Today in Print - November 23, 2010

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Drop date extension proposal denied by Faculty Senate, p. 3

Reveille

Caterie will not return to former spot, restaurant may take its place, p. 4

The Daily

Volume 115, Issue 64

Few turnovers since bye week helps LSU to 10-1 record, p. 5

www.lsureveille.com

Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010

GRAD SCHOOL

Admin. shift to cut red tape in colleges Matthew Albright Staff Writer

identified the dock as an unutilized community asset. “[The developer] asked the question of how do we begin to restore commerce,” Trahan said. “We believe the portion between LSU and downtown is essential to growth and success of the city.” Trahan said the project would cost anywhere from $20 to $30 million. Plans to start building have not begun, but Trahan said the project has generated interest from developers. “We asked the question of how do you build economically out there in the river and not experience high construction costs, as well as memorialize the memory of the place,”

Graduate students should see less bureaucracy, and individual colleges should get greater control over their graduate programs after structural changes were made Friday. University administrators moved graduate school programs into individual colleges and shuffled personnel into different administrative roles. Chancellor Michael Martin said Monday the shifts were not a result of budget cuts. “This is more related to just a philosophical change,” he said. The most important change is the decentralization of graduate programs from the general administration to the individual colleges. Martin said the shift would allow the colleges greater leeway to spend graduate program funds as they see fit. “Graduate programs are best served when closest to the discipline in which they work,” Martin said. Martin said grad students should expect less bureaucracy

RIVERFRONT, see page 11

GRAD PROGRAMS, see page 11

SHEILA DE GUZMAN / The Daily Reveille

The Baton Rouge dock, located off River Road near downtown, is overrun with plants and graffiti. See photos of the old municipal dock at lsureveille.com.

Riverfront Revamp

photo courtesy of TRAHAN ARCHITECTS

This rendering proposes what the new, revamped riverfront structure would look like.

Architect proposes riverfront revival project to be built atop municipal dock Catherine Threlkeld Staff Writer

Between the bends of the Mississippi River, a multi-story residential and commercial structure may soon grace the bank between downtown Baton Rouge and the University’s campus. The proposed structure would be built on top of the current municipal dock, located between downtown and LSU’s campus along the east side of the river. It will feature a public space for gatherings and performances, as well as apartments, offices and a restaurant. The upper deck would include a garden overlooking campus, downtown and the river. Trey Trahan of Trahan Architects, the firm designing the project, said a developer came to him and

POLITICS

Dardenne sworn in as lieutenant governor, unveils new state f lag Matthew Albright Staff Writer

Former Secretary of State Jay Dardenne unveiled a revamped state flag yesterday at a ceremony in which he was sworn in as the state’s new lieutenant governor. The flag, like the old one, features Louisiana’s trademark brown pelican, but the new design adds three red drops of blood on the bird’s chest above

the bird’s chicks. The blood symbolizes Louisiana’s commitment to “sacrifice itself for its citizens,” according to a news release from the Secretary of State’s office. The state Legislature passed a bill in 2006 requiring all new flags to include the drops. In his last official act as secretary, Dardenne unveiled the new state flag at the Old State Capitol ceremony.

Dardenne, a former Republican leader in the Legislature, defeated Democrat Caroline Fayard in a statewide election earlier this month to take the position, earning 57 percent of the vote. Dardenne fills the seat vacated by Mitch Landrieu, who left the office after being elected mayor of New Orleans. Dardenne will have to run for re-election next year. FLAG, see page 11

ADAM VACCARELLA / The Daily Reveille

Jay Dardenne gives a speech Monday afternoon in the Old State Capitol after he was sworn in as lieutenant governor. Dardenne also unveiled a revamped state flag.


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