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Faculty: SG still trying to instate online teacher evaluations, p. 3

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Music: Students’ pieces to be featured in festival, p. 11

Thursday, March 24, 2011 • Volume 115, Issue 113

Student Government presiden- 973 votes. Garrett Dupre and Jarrett tial and vice presidential candidates Richard of “Open Source” earned from the “Together LSU” and “De- 5.1 percent with 301 votes. fining Our Future” tickets will face Wells and Bordelon attributed off in next Tuesday’s runoff elections their votes to the “team effort” of after initial election their campaign, results were ancalling it a “grassAndrea Gallo nounced Wednesroots” effort. BorStaff Writer day afternoon amid delon said she and the candidates’ cheers and cries.

Wells will try to ensure whomever Cody Wells and Kathleen initially voted for them votes for Bordelon of “Together LSU” won them again in the runoff election.

48.7 percent of the vote, totaling “We came 1.3 percent away 2,879 votes, and David Jones and from winning it outright, and I think Kacey Brister of “Defining Our Fu- that really speaks volumes about ture” won 29.7 percent of the vote, our team and what we want to acamounting to 1,755 votes. complish for the students here,” The “NOW” ticket’s presiden- Wells said. tial and vice presidential contenders, Bordelon said she and Wells Aaron Caffarel and Alli Robison, earned 16.5 percent of the vote with ELECTIONS, see page 5

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ELECTION RESULTS

‘When ... the vote split isn’t so much of a disparity ... I think we have a shot.’

David Jones

Cody Wells & Kathleen Bordelon 48.7% David Jones & Kacey Brister 29.7% Aaron Caffarel & Alli Robison 16.5% Garret Dupre & Jarrett Richard 5.1%

“Defining Our Future” presidential candidate

Total votes: 5,908

STUDENT TRENDS

Majority of LSU medical school grads to stay in La. this year Sydni Dunn Staff Writer

About 60 percent of the graduating students from LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans are choosing to remain in Louisiana to complete their medical training, according to a March 17 news release.

“The high number of LSU graduates choosing to remain in Louisiana again this year and those who chose LSU residency programs is a testament to the quality of both the undergraduate and graduate medical

education programs here at [LSUHSC-New Orleans],” LSUHSC-New Orleans Chancellor Larry Hollier said in the release.

Hollier said the institution is gratified by the students’ confidence in LSU and its programming.

The residency programs also accepted 132 new residents who will begin their programs next summer.

“We are again pleased to provide the majority of new physicians for our state,” Steve Nelson, dean of the School of Medicine at LSUHSCNew Orleans, said in the release.

“We are delighted to keep so many of our own graduates here at home while also attracting quality residents from other schools.”

The 104 medical students of the 178-person graduating class identified their decision to stay instate by participating in the National Resident Match Program, a survey conducted annually by the National Resident Matching Program.

NRMP is the primary system that partners applicants to residency MEDICAL, see page 5

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‘We came 1.3 percent away from winning it outright, and I think that really speaks volumes about our team.’

Cody Wells

“Together LSU” presidential candidate

CRASH COURSE

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Paramedics tend to a two-car collision on Nicholson and North Stadium drives Wednesday. LSUPD said both drivers are believed to be University students.

One suffered minor injuries and was treated at B.R. General Medical Center.

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Nation & World

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Nearly 4,000 forced to evacuate Eiffel Tower after bomb threat

Big Island damage in Hawaii totals more than $14 million

Bobby Jindal, Jay Dardenne in dispute over state tourism budget

PARIS (AP) — A bomb threat and the discovery of a suspicious package spurred French authorities to briefly evacuate nearly 4,000 tourists from the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday, tower officials and police said.

No explosives were found, and the site in the French capital was reopened to visitors more than two hours after the original warning, said a Paris police official.

Police officers cordoned off the sandy plaza beneath the tower and soldiers in camouflage gear patrolled the site after the evacuation.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — A county agency says the Big Island suffered more than $14 million in damage during a tsunami triggered by the earthquake in Japan.

Hawaii County Civil Defense Administrator Quince Mento says the new estimate includes $11.1 million in damage to businesses.

Hawaii News Now reports businesses that were affected include the Kona Inn and the King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. Residences incurred about $2.5 million. County facilities in Kona suffered $562,000.

(AP) — Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne objects to the governor’s budget proposal for the state tourism agency, saying it shortchanges advertising and marketing efforts for the state and improperly uses a park maintenance fund for ongoing operations.

Dardenne told the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday that the 2011-12 spending plan offered by Gov. Bobby Jindal would remove more than $13 million from two setaside funds to pay for expenses that don’t match the intention of those pots of money.

Condom machine stolen from Washington state sports bar

NO hospital parent company reach in Katrina class action lawsuit

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A condom machine has been stolen from a shuttered Washington state sports bar, where fixtures are being auctioned off.

Police spokesman Mark Young also says an ATM machine was damaged in the break-in early Tuesday at the old Quarterback Pub. It’s been closed for more than a year.

The Bellingham Herald reports an auction company employee discovered the burglary.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major New Orleans hospital and the company that owned it have settled a class action lawsuit in the deaths and injuries of patients who were stranded there during and after Hurricane Katrina.

The settlement was reached Wednesday as lawyers were picking a jury to hear the case. The agreement is subject to court approval, which attorney Joe Bruno, who represented one of the families, said should come in a few weeks.

NATO forces Gadhafi troops to roll back as rebels try to organize BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — NATO ships began patrolling off Libya’s coast Wednesday as airstrikes, missiles and energized rebels forced Moammar Gadhafi’s tanks to roll back from two key western cities, including one that was the hometown of army officers who tried to overthrow him in 1993.

Libya’s opposition took haphazard steps to form a government in the east, as they and the U.S.led force protecting them girded for prolonged and costly fighting.

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The Mexican government said on Wednesday a Mayan-style statue that brought $4 million at auction is a fake.

Mexico says $4 million Mayan statue is a fake, sellers dispute MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says a Mayanstyle statue that brought $4 million (euro2.9 million euros) at auction is a fake. The auctioneers say it is genuine.

The Paris-based gallery that sold the shield-toting, clay warrior figure says the attack on its authenticity is an attempt by Mexican officials to ruin the market for preHispanic artifacts.

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SG continues fight for online teacher evaluation system Faculty Senate opposes survey Celeste Ansley Staff Writer

‘Teachers may say they use the book, but sometimes they don’t.’

Student Government is reworking its goal of adding a fiveAllie Piehet question, online teacher evaluation psychology senior after Faculty Senate expressed opobject to the survey for multiple position to the idea at its March 15 reasons. meeting.

Reeve said cost, relevance to SG would like to have a separate evaluation asking students students and legal issues in human how a teacher communicated the resources are all reasons to oppose subject material, if the textbook the survey.

Wale said although he is not was relevant to the graded material, if the instructor was accessible out- trying to call the University a busiside class, how likely the student is ness, students are in some ways to recommend the teacher and how customers.

“This is somewhat a customer class information is presented.

Jeffrey Wale, SG director of satisfaction survey,” Wale said.

Wale said SG plans to keep academics, said he met Wednesday with Bobby Matthews, director of data for two years.

Cope said students can benefit the Office of Assessment and Evaluation, to discuss the feasibility of from taking classes that don’t cater to their learning the survey. styles.

Wale said “Students there would be a benefit from varicost associated ety and challengwith the project to es,” Cope said. cover the preparaWale said the tion, software and project was creatdelivery of the sured to help achieve vey. fair evaluations of Wale said Jeffrey Wale teachers, as opSG is waiting for SG director of academics posed to those on a cost estimate websites like Uniand, if necessary, would pay for the survey with versitytools.com.

“It’s more of an effort to fix a available funds.

Faculty Senate President Kev- problem,” Wale said.

Cope said he feels the project in Cope said SG has the right to distribute funds as it pleases, but may only appear to help fix a probhe isn’t convinced the evaluation lem while providing an elevated is the most productive use of re- form of gossip.

Yoshinori Kamo, sociology sources.

Wale said the survey would be associate professor, said he shows an additional document distributed a printout of some comments from with the teacher evaluation filled Universitytools.com on the first out by students at the end of the day of the semester.

“An official source would semester.

T. Gilmour Reeve, vice provost of Academic Affairs, said in many cases students don’t have a choice when scheduling, especially in upper level classes.

Reeve said faculty will likely

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‘This is somewhat a customer satisfaction survey.’

‘A lot of upper level classes don’t have a lot of sections.’

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be better than an underground source,” Kamo said.

David Sobek, political science associate professor, said students will continue to use outside sources whether or not the University provides data.

Wale said SG has presented the proposal to Faculty Senate, but there is no official resolution. He will no longer be in office when Faculty Senate meets April 11, but he plans to see the project through by aiding the new director of academics.

Samantha Fields, biology senior, said the online survey would be more helpful for freshmen and scheduling lower level classes.

Drew Samaha, petroleum engineering junior, said he uses outside websites and “the more input the better.”

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

STATE

NOTICE

Student Budget calls for selling, privatizing prisons implications Media to Plan’s worry legislators host runoff debate Matthew Albright Chief Staff Writer

Student Media will host a runoff debate March 28 between Student Government presidential candidates David Jones and Cody Wells.

The runoff is March 29.

The show will air live at 7 p.m. from the Tiger TV studio, and a watch party open to the University community will be concurrently held in the Live Oak Lounge of the Student Union.

The Daily Reveille and Tiger TV will host the 90-minute debate, asking candidates to delve into previously discussed issues. The debate will be followed by a post-show analysis featuring representatives of Tiger TV, The Daily Reveille and former SG officials.

Both the debate and the analysis will run on campus channel 75.

Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at news@lsureveille.com

One of the most controversial proposals in Gov. Bobby Jindal’s executive budget would allow the sale and privatization of several state prisons.

Jindal’s plan would privatize the J. Levy Dabadie Correctional Center in Pineville and the Avoyelles Correctional Center in Cottonport.

Dabadie would shrink from 580 beds to 300 beds and Avoyelles would not shrink, according to the Division of Administration plan.

The administration estimates the Dabadie proposal would net the state $4.8 million for the general fund in the coming fiscal year and $5.9 million in the next. The Avoyelles proposal would net $2.6 million in the coming fiscal year and $6 million in the next.

The budget also calls for the outright sale of Avoyelles, Allen and Winn Correctional Centers to private prison companies. Whereas the privatization plans would simply use private workers to run public

facilities, this plan would sell both operations and the facilities themselves.

Allen and Winn were each appraised at $32 million each, according to the Division of Administration.

The prison sales proposal will require legislative approval.

If the bill passes, the state will issue a request for proposal for the sale of facilities.

The state would then hold SHOW a competitive ME THE bidding process, which the MONEY after private prison company that A series makes the best looking at how deal will be Jindal plans awarded a 20year contract. to preserve Once the higher ed prisons are sold, funding the state would continue to house inmates. The administration says the state would pay less per inmate in a private scenario.

Jindal’s prison proposal has drawn sharp criticism from many state legislators on several fronts.

Some legislators criticized the program on a fiscal basis, saying it

STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Senate passes caucus creation bylaw bill at Wednesday meeting

“We hope to formalize the way we deal with caucuses from here on out,” Voss said. “A caucus is a body that will meet to discuss legislation and problems they have with it.”

Catherine Threlkeld The need to create bylaws reContributing Writer garding forming caucuses came After nearly an hour and from the formation of the caucus a half of debating Wednesday on March 3.

After much heated debate, night, Student Government Senthe resolution to ate passed a bill form a black cauto amend SG bycus passed 32-11laws to address 2. the formation of Senate also caucuses after the passed a resoluSenate created a tion for the Uninew black caucus versity to meet earlier this month. the Leadership in The bill esEnergy and Envitablished a set of ronmental Design laws on proper Sen. Jackson Voss standards to cremembership, University Center for ate a more susleadership, duties, Freshman Year tainable campus. meetings and reMili Reyes, strictions on cauSG assistant director of sustaincuses.

Sen. Jackson Voss, Univer- ability, said the purpose of the sity Center for Freshman Year, resolution is to have all future said the bill “will create a foun- buildings on campus to meet dational process for the forma- LEED standards.

Reyes said the benefit of tion of caucuses and the way they meeting these standards is recogwill be restricted.”

The new bylaws said caucus- nition, reducing waste and reduces must have at least five active ing water usage.

Reyes said SG wants to make members and will give reports a difference in sustainability on during Senate meetings.

The bylaws also state cau- campus and have builders keep cuses can endorse a piece of leg- the LEED standards in mind islation but cannot pass a bill or when designing and constructing buildings. resolution.

Groups can endorse, not pass resolutions

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‘We hope to formalize the way we deal with caucuses from here on out.’

Sen. Marcus Alexander, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, authored the bill and said many of the University’s peer institutions are already meeting these standards.

“We just want to put the bug in their ear to make sure they understand this is something they’re looking for,” Alexander said of construction companies.

SG President J Hudson also encouraged SG senators to send e-mails to state Sen. Yvonne Dorsey, encouraging her to agree to meet with him.

Hudson said Dorsey represents the area including the campus in the Legislature, and she is the only Baton Rouge-area lawmaker he hasn’t been able to reach.

Contact Catherine Threlkeld at cthrelkeld@lsureveille.com

uses one-time money — prison sales — for recurring expenses.

“This is the worst kind of money we can use to plug the budget,” said Sen. Eric LaFleur, D-Ville Platte, at a March 4 meeting of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. “We’re just going to have to use this money later.”

LaFleur interrogated Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater during the meeting, saying he didn’t understand how the state could make money in the long term.

Rainwater said private prisons

would find efficiencies that would allow them to reduce overhead and thus cost.

Other legislators have argued that the corporate profit motive might encourage prisons to cut corners in terms of safety or rehabilitation programs.

“There’s a lot of concern in the public about this,” said Rep. Mack “Bodi” White, R-Denham Springs.

Contact Matthew Albright at malbright@lsureveille.com

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BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

Downtown area could be recognized as cultural district Rachel Warren Staff Writer

Part of the downtown area is already recognized as a cultural product district, and the entire region will be designated as such by summertime if Downtown Development District employees get their way.

Jake Holinga, DDD assistant executive director, said the Arts and Entertainment District downtown was designated as a cultural district in 2009 by the Department of

ELECTIONS, from page 1

may change the placement of their campaign tents to attract more voters, but other than that, they will not change their campaign.

“Support from other people will really help in pushing us to getting the 50 percent that we need to win,” Bordelon said.

Jones and Brister said they still believe the student body will elect to “define their future.”

“In a one-on-one situation, when there aren’t so many good candidates in the field to choose from and the vote split isn’t so much of a disparity, when it comes down to that 50 or 50, whoever gets the most votes out of 50 percent, I think we have a shot,” Jones said.

Brister complimented both the Together LSU and NOW campaigns, saying they were “phenomenal.”

Jones and Brister said they will strengthen their campaign to attract

MEDICAL, from page 1

programs with available positions at teaching hospitals and academic health centers, the release said.

Forty-four percent of LSUHSC medical graduates are going into primary care this year, according to the release. Primary care specialities encompass family practice, internal medicine, medicine-preliminary, obstetrics-gynecology, pediatrics and medicine-pediatrics.

“Our very successful Rural Physicians Program is addressing the need for greater numbers of primary care physicians for our state,” Nelson said.

The Rural Physicians Program is a course tract where students who agree to go into primary care upon completion of medical school and agree to practice in a rural area will have their tuition paid, according to Dr. Kim Edward LeBlanc, professor, head of the Department of Family Medicine and director of Rural Education.

LeBlanc said for every 12 months of tuition paid by LSUHSC, the medical student must practice 15 months in a rural area. For example, if LSU pays the student’s full fouryear tuition, the student must practice for five years.

He said this program is vital, as nearly one-third of the state’s population resides in a rural area.

LSUHSC medical graduates training in other states will be transferring to prestigious programs like Harvard-Massachusetts General, Johns Hopkins, Mayo Clinic, Duke and Vanderbilt, among several others.

Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

The Arts and Entertainment District was formed in 2008 and is a square of land bound by North Boulevard, Main Street, River Road and Fourth Street.

Holinga said the DDD applied for the rest of the downtown area to become a cultural district earlier this month.

Holinga said the designation exempts original, one-of-a-kind pieces of artwork from state sales tax.

Areas considered cultural dis-

tricts also offer residents a tax credit of up to $25,000 if they rehabilitate a structure in the area, according to the DDD website.

Holinga said the process to apply for cultural status is difficult.

City employees were required to fill out a 16-page application that specifically details the cultural significance of the area, he said.

Once an application is filed, it’s reviewed by the state. Holinga said he is not sure if the area will receive the designation.

“It’s hard to say right now,” he said. “It’s in the state’s hands.”

Holinga said he and the rest of the DDD hope a decision will be made by June.

He said he’s excited about what the designation would mean for downtown Baton Rouge.

“It would become a more marketable area,” Holinga said.

Katherine Golemi, elementary education junior, said the sales tax exemption would encourage her to purchase artwork downtown.

“If I saw it was tax exempt, I’d definitely be more inclined to look around,” she said.

Golemi said she thinks downtown should be designated as a cultural district because of its historical significance.

“That would definitely be a good thing,” she said.

more votes in the runoffs.

“We saw some things that worked, we saw some things that could have worked a little differently, and we’re going to make the necessary changes,” Jones said.

All runoff election candidates expressed their pride for the individuals who ran on their campaigns and won positions or advanced to runoff elections, saying they will continue to collaborate.

“We’re excited, but we’re not going to slack this week,” Wells said.

Jones said the experience has been humbling because “you are going to peers and asking them to vote for you and asking them to place their education and their future in your hands.”

Caffarel declined to interview but Robison spoke in his place, also emphasizing her happiness for her candidates.

“We had some great candidates elected today,” she said. “We picked

some great people who are ready to serve LSU now. We wouldn’t have changed anything.”

Robison said she and Caffarel tried “really hard,” and she said their staff and candidates were “great.”

“Aaron and I are going to continue to serve LSU now,” she said.

Robison said she and Caffarel’s “NOW” ticket will not endorse another candidate.

Dupre said he and Richard knew they “only had a shot in the dark at winning,” but they also would not have “done anything differently.”

Dupre said they will endorse the Jones and Brister ticket.

Richard was not available for an interview.

The total voter turnout for this year’s presidential and vice presidential elections was 5,908. The Office of Budget and Planning reported the University had 27,027 students

on Feb. 11, making this year’s voter turnout about 22 percent.

Last year’s voter turnout was 5,315, amounting to 19 percent.

Current SG Vice President Dani Borel reported the University had the lowest voter turnout in the Southeastern Conference after attending an SEC SG exchange. Borel said this year’s voter turnout can be a “stepping-stone” for the future.

“I’m happy that it increased,” she said. “I don’t think anyone should be happy with the level that

it’s at.”

The other SG positions that were announced were senate seats and college council presidents, vice presidents, secretaries and treasurers. Several of the winners will be determined after the runoff elections, though some won outright.

“You have to realize a certain percent will go out of state, but LSUHSC-New Orleans is a historically wonderful producer of physicians,” LeBlanc said. “LSUHSC has produced about 70 percent of Louisiana physicians.”

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Sports

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Louisiana Sunday Nights? Tigers SOFTBALL

shut out Colonels on road Hunter Paniagua Sports Contributor

scheduling of games and attention given to the sport, could be impacted by the NFL’s unresolved labor issues.

“If in fact the NFL went into September and October without a deal done, without question college games would be moved to Sunday,” said Rene Nadeau, college football analyst for ESPN and TigerVision.

Nadeau said the exposure of the national stage would be too enticing for teams to pass up.

“If there’s not NFL games, you couldn’t keep college football from playing on Sunday,” Nadeau said.

The last time the LSU softball team met Nicholls State, the game only lasted five innings.

The Wednesday night meeting didn’t last any longer as the No. 25 Tigers (18-12) shut out the Colonels (8-17) in Thibodaux with an 8-0, five-inning victory.

The mercy rule came into effect as LSU led the Colonels by eight runs after five innings.

“Everybody’s really happy on the bus,” said LSU coach Yvette Girouard. “We did a lot of really good things [Wednesday night].

Nicholls didn’t play so great, and we took advantage of everything.”

The Tigers capitalized on two errors by Nicholls to string together seven runs in the third inning.

Freshman third baseman Tammy Wray opened the scoring for LSU in the second inning with a solo home run, her fourth of the season.

Six Tigers recorded RBIs in the game, and junior outfielder Ashley Langoni said the offense has rediscovered its comfort zone at the plate.

“We’re starting to be a lot more confident at the plate,” said Langoni, who has recorded an RBI in four straight games.

“We’re swinging at our pitches.”

The LSU pitching staff dominated, as well, recording its seventh shutout of the season.

Freshman Meghan Patterson

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Tigers run onto the field while fans cheer them on before the game against Florida on Oct. 10, 2009 in Death Valley. The Tigers lost to the Gators, 13-3.

College football could gain attention, see schedule changes from NFL lockout Michael Lambert Sports Writer

Saturdays in the fall are sacred for LSU fans. Games are marked on calendars months in advance to prepare for the day-long celebrations of college football, friends and food.

But Sunday, typically reserved for church and the NFL, could become the new Saturday for college football next season.

NFL owners and players remain divided on labor issues like revenue distribution, an 18-game regular season and a rookie wage scale.

The two sides are no longer negotiating and will take the dispute to court April 6 to

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‘If in fact the NFL went into September and October without a deal done ... college games would be moved to Sunday.’

Rene Nadeau

college football analyst for ESPN, TigerVision

settle an antitrust suit the former NFL Player Association filed against the NFL a couple weeks ago.

College football, especially the

WOMEN’S TENNIS

LSU beats Colorado, Southern in marathon matches Adamek shines in place of Morton Katherine Terrell Sports Contributor

The LSU women’s tennis team had quite a long day Wednesday.

The Lady Tigers played more than six hours of tennis in a two-match doubleheader at W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium. LSU defeated Colorado, 6-0, and came back on the court an hour later to beat Southern, 6-1.

LSU (9-7, 3-1 Southeastern

Conference) started its first match at 3 p.m. and didn’t finish until 10:30 p.m. The last point resulted in a two-hour marathon between LSU freshman Hayley Everett and Lois Alexis of Southern, with Alexis winning 7-6, 6-2 to earn Southern’s lone point.

“I was pretty happy with today,” said LSU women’s coach Tony Minnis. “We played very solid in singles against Colorado.

We came out a little flat in doubles but picked it up nicely and played well overall against Southern.”

The Lady Tigers have found the key to success this season doesn’t come without changes. LSU went through a lineup

shuffle for the second time this season with the absence of freshman Ariel Morton, who sat Wednesday out.

Minnis said Morton fell off a skateboard and will likely be out for a while after injuring her arm.

Morton attended both matches with her arm wrapped up in an ace bandage.

The new doubles lineup looked different from the one LSU started with this season.

Minnis paired sophomore Keri Frankenberger and freshman Yvette Vlaar together last month after Frankenberger and junior WINS, see page 10

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LSU freshman Yvette Vlaar returns a serve Wednesday during a doubles match against Colorado at W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium. The Lady Tigers won, 6-0.

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

FOOTBALL

Walk-on kicker Alleman ready to take reigns from Jasper them],” Crappell said. “Drew has developed his leg watching Jasper.

If he gets in the situation to kick a 60-yard field goal, I know he can do it.”

Alleman, a preferred walk-on, Michael Lambert said spring practices have given Sports Writer him time to adjust to being the No. Junior kicker Drew Alleman is 1 guy on special teams. no stranger to pressure.

“There’s a little difference Alleman nailed a 32-yard field [being a walk-on], but it’s not that goal in the waning seconds to lead bad,” Alleman said. “Now that I’m Acadiana High School past Sul- in there, I feel like everyone else.” phur, 13-10, in the 2006 LHSAA The Lafayette native said he 5A state championship game. hopes to prove worthy of a scholarSince then, he’s only been able ship this season. to imagine pushing the ball through “It’s there,” Alleman said on the uprights and sending fans into a the chance of earning a scholarfrenzy. ship. “It’s coming. I just need a “I try to put myself in that little more time.” situation every practice,” Alleman Alleman’s backup is redshirt said. “When the game’s on the line, freshman kicker Seth Mannon. you have to make Punting duthat kick.” ties aren’t the top This year priority for Allethe spotlight will man even though solely be on Allehe said he’s in the man after patiently running for a job, waiting three seathat appears to be sons behind legopen for the takendary LSU kicking.

Les Miles ers Colt David and “I’m not necLSU football coach Josh Jasper. essarily ready to “He could commit to the have vied and competed against punter just yet, but I like what Jasper very evenly except there we’re doing,” Miles said. was no need to because we had Crappell said punters redshirt ... the best field goal kicker in the freshman Brad Wing and senior DJ country,” said LSU coach Les Howard are neck-and-neck to reMiles. place former punter Derek Helton.

Jasper holds the LSU record Alleman said Wing has been for field goals in a season, and impressive in his first spring pracDavid scored a school-record 369 tices. points during his four-year career.

“He’s been hitting the ball “When you watch [Alleman] great,” Alleman said. “He’s been as a backup, you see talent and unleashing those punts.” ability,” Miles said. “When you get Wing played one seathat other guy out of the way, he son for Parkview Baptist High steps up. It’s a completely different School after moving from view, but it’s the same guy.”

Melbourne, Australia.

Alleman, who has inherited “Brad Wing is punting. ... He’s the No. 30 jersey from his prede- punting Australian,” Miles joked. cessor, said it was tough to watch “We need to translate a little bit Jasper knowing he may have been better into the English version.” able to make the same kicks.

The punting competition will “I was ready to go,” Alleman heat up in the summer when James said. “I was able to back him up, Hairston from Dallas joins the but he did an awesome job.” team.

Senior long snapper Joey Crappell has firsthand experience Follow Michael Lambert on with all three kickers. Crappell has Twitter @TDR_Lambert. been on the team since 2007, David’s junior season.

Contact Michael Lambert at “Drew’s just as good [as mlambert@lsureveille.com

Punter spot open for competition

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‘When you watch [Alleman] as a backup, you see talent and ability.’

ZACH BREAUX / The Daily Reveille

Josh Jasper (30) kicks a field goal Oct. 23 against Auburn. Jasper’s position will be filled by junior Drew Alleman, his backup kicker, in the fall. Alleman could also be the punter, along with redshirt freshman Brad Wing and senior DJ Howard.

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SPORTS BRIEFS

LaSondra Barrett named NCAA All-America finalist Staff Reports LSU junior forward LaSondra Barrett has been named a 2011 NCAA Division I State Farm Coaches’ All-America finalist, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced Wednesday.

Barrett is one of 40 finalists for the 10-member team, which will be announced April 2 during the WBCA National Convention.

The Jackson, Miss., native finished the season with 12.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. Those numbers earned her First-Team All-Southeastern Conference status.

“It’s an honor to be recognized as a finalist for the highest honor in women’s basketball,” Barrett said in a news release.

“That gives me a lot of motivation for my senior year.”

BRIANNA PACIORKA / The Daily Reveille

LSU junior forward LaSondra Barrett (55) moves past Ole Miss defenders Jan. 20 during the Lady Tigers’ 78-43 victory against the Rebels in the PMAC.

MORRISON EARNS ALL-SEC FRESHMAN HONORS LSU freshman gymnast Sarie Morrison earned a spot on the All-SEC Freshman team and

SWIMMING AND DIVING

Heyel, Hamilton enter Championships Albert Burford Sports Contributor

After strong showings at their previous two meets, two LSU swimmers will compete in this week’s NCAA Men’s Championships starting today and ending Saturday.

Senior Hannes Heyl and sophomore Craig Hamilton will represent the Tigers at the University of Minnesota’s Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

Heyl, an eight-time NCAA AllAmerican, earned a fourth trip to the NCAA Championships in four years after finishing third in the 100-yard butterfly at last month’s Southeastern Conference Championships with a personal best of 46.55 seconds.

Hamilton will be competing in his second NCAA Championships meet. His school-record time of 15

minutes, 2.64 seconds in the mile freestyle secured his nationals spot.

LSU swimming coach David Geyer said the experience will be an advantage for the swimmers.

“They know about the anticipation,” he said. “They just have to be patient and wait for their swims.”

Heyl is seeded 15th in the 100yard butterfly, in which he has already earned an All-America accolade. Heyl finished 17th in the event at last year’s NCAA Championships.

He will also compete in the 100yard backstroke and the 100-yard freestyle, a race he placed 20th in at last year’s championships.

“They both want that All-American status,” Geyer said. “They want to get that top 15 in the country.”

Hamilton is seeded 17th in the mile freestyle. He will also compete in the 500-yard freestyle, in which he

set a school record at the SEC Championships. Hamilton raced in both events at last year’s NCAA Championships as well.

“Craig seems to be carrying his pace pretty well in the water,” Geyer said. “It bodes well for his mile.”

The men will look to build off the strong performances of the Lady Tigers, who placed 14th at last week’s NCAA Women’s Championships, their best finish since 1993.

Geyer was in Austin, Texas, last week with the Lady Tigers, so he couldn’t watch Hamilton and Heyl practice. He said based on this week’s practices the Tigers look sharp and ready to go.

Contact Albert Burford at aburford@lsureveille.com

All-SEC Second Team, the league announced Wednesday.

The All-SEC teams were determined by the finishes at the SEC Championship on March 19. The individual event champions and top three all-around performers earned first-team honors, while the event runner-up and the next three all-around finishes made the second team.

Morrison’s score of 9.90 on the vault tied for second place to give her Second-Team All-SEC honors. She is the first LSU gymnast to earn Freshman All-SEC honors since April Burkholder in 2003.

TRACK TEAMS CRACK PRESEASON TOP 5 A day before the LSU track and field programs are set to host the LSU Relays, both men’s and women’s squads debuted in the top five of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Preseason Top 25 Power Rankings for the outdoor season.

The Lady Tigers begin the

outdoor season as the No. 3 ranked team in the country behind Texas A&M, who has won the past two outdoor national championships, and Oregon.

The Tigers start out at No. 5 behind Florida, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Florida State.

Both teams earned sixthplace finishes at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports staff at sports@lsureveille.com

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“Moving games to Sunday — yeah, I could [see it],” Miles said.

Miles said he thinks players and owners will come to an agreement before the season starts. But for now, both sides are working to get the best deal.

“It’s a fundamental negotiated strategy,” Miles said. “If you have a pair of aces down, you bet those suckers, or you’re making a mistake.”

The seventh-year LSU coach doesn’t see the positive side of stalled negotiations.

“If there isn’t an NFL season or if it looks to be a little bit less ... that’s not good for anybody,” Miles said. “Of all the NFL guys I know, nobody’s happy about it.”

Nadeau said it would be more likely for less nationally known schools to want the chance to play on Sundays instead of a team with LSU’s reputation.

“You’d see the smaller team looking for exposure,” Nadeau said. “Teams in Conference USA or a conference similar ... they would jump at that.”

The backlash from die-hard LSU fans would be another reason to keep games on Saturdays, Nadeau said.

“It’s too big of a tradition,” Nadeau said. “They would irritate their fans if they [switch to Sunday].”

Regardless if the schedule changes, Mike Detillier, local NFL draft analyst, said a possible extended lockout could benefit college football.

The game may have been an official road game for the Tigers, and sophomore Rachele Fico each but Girouard said LSU fans may allowed only one hit and com- have outnumbered Nicholls fans. bined for 10 strikeouts.

Patterson added having Tigers Patterson (6-1) recorded her fans in the crowd makes a big difsecond win of the season against ference when battling opponents Nicholls after deon the road. feating them Feb. “It’s defi19 at the Hilton nitely uplifting Houston Plaza whenever you Classic. Patterson make good plays struck out nine in and you can hear that game, an 11-2 people cheering in LSU victory. the crowd,” Pat“We took it terson said.

Yvette Girouard pitch by pitch,” The victory LSU softball coach Patterson said. boosted LSU’s “Anyone can beat record against inanyone on any given day. We just state opponents to 59-6. But Girhave to come through and make ouard said her team can’t take any sure we pitch well and do every- Louisiana opponent for granted. thing fundamentally well, and “We always preach that any that’s what we did today.” one of those players would die to

be wearing the uniform that we wear,” Girouard said.

LSU will face Nicholls again April 6 with hopes of sweeping the season series against the Colonels. Nicholls has not defeated LSU since 1998.

LSU has the weekend off before returning to action Tuesday at Southeastern Louisiana. The Tigers defeated the Lions 9-0 in Baton Rouge on Feb. 16.

Langoni said some players will take the time off to recuperate.

“A lot of us have been sick lately,” Langoni said. “So we have to get over our sicknesses and get healthy from now on.”

court six.

“I was very impressed with Whitney Wolf started the season Kylie,” Minnis said. “She’s ev0-4. erything you look for in a colleLSU has won eight of its 10 giate athlete. She walked onto the matches since then, and Franken- team, and she’s made tremendous berger and Vlaar have established strides.” an 8-1 record.

Vlaar and sophomore Ebie Vlaar and Wilson also made Frankenberger quick work of used Wednesday their opponents, to rebound from with both winning their first doubles in straight sets. loss last week.

Vlaar defeatThey defeated ed Anuszkiewicz Colorado’s Ab6-1, 6-1, followed bie Probert and

by Wilson, who M. Hedelund defeated Winde Tony Minnis Jensen 8-4. Wolf Janssens 6-0, 6-2. and sophomore Burns defeated LSU women’s tennis coach Kaitlin Burns folAbbie Probert lowed suit with an 8-3 win against 7-5, 6-0 to end the match. LSU Ania Anuszkiewicz and Kristina called the match before FrankenSchleich to win the doubles point berger finished her set. for the Lady Tigers.

The Lady Tigers came back Senior Kylie Adamek, who out on the court at 7 p.m. to defeat stepped in for Morton, got singles Southern. LSU swept all three play off to a quick start with a 6-0, matches in doubles play and de6-1 defeat of Kristina Barber on feated Southern in straight sets on

five of six courts before Everett’s defeat.

The Lady Tigers will return to SEC play when they host Georgia at 3 p.m. on Friday for the last match of a five-game homestand. Minnis said junior college transfer Olivia Howlett, a junior college national champion, will likely make her debut against the Bulldogs at court two.

LOCKOUT, from page 7

LSU senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson had mixed reactions about possibly playing a day later than usual.

“I really like Saturdays,” Jefferson said. “If we have to play on Sunday, it’s what we have to do, but it would be very awkward.”

College football has recently extended games to Thursday, Friday and even Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

LSU will join the ranks of teams playing Thursday when it faces Mississippi State on Sept.

15, four years after playing the Bulldogs on a Thursday.

LSU coach Les Miles already has experience coaching on Sundays as an assistant coach

SHUTOUT, from page 7

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‘We did a lot of really good things ... we took advantage of everything.’

WINS, from page 7

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‘I was pretty happy with today. ... We played very solid singles against Colorado.’

Contact Hunter Paniagua at hpaniagua@lsureveille.com

Contact Katherine Terrell at kterrell@lsureveille.com

Thursday, March 24, 2011 “College football has to be thrilled,” Detillier said. “Once the draft is over, you’d have to cover college football.”

Jefferson is open to the possibility of a new college football fan base.

“You can’t have a life without sports,” Jefferson said. “People that may have not watched college football before ... would probably start watching if there was no NFL.” Nadeau said there could be more attention given to college football spring games. LSU’s spring game will air April 9

on ESPN. “You have some hardcore NFL fans, and they will always be NFL fans,” Nadeau said. “It may have affected people on the border. They may have shut the door on the NFL and switched to college football.”

Follow Michael Lambert on Twitter @TDR_Lambert.

Contact Michael Lambert at mlambert@lsureveille.com

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ART

Wearable art gives creators US exposure Uncommon Thread now accepting work Cathryn Core Entertainment Writer

SHAINA HUNTSBERRY / The Daily Reveille

Works by L SU graduat e s t udents in th La. Sinfonietta plays works written by grad students e Festival of Contempo at 7:30 p.m. at the LSU School of Music’s Taylor Balkom rary Music Recital Hall. The concert, performed by Entertainment Writer • “< the Louisiana Sinfonietta, will showcase The Louisiana Sinfonietta orchestra rehearses Wednesday evening for the Festival of Contemporary Music in the School of Music Recital Hall. The concert will feature works composed by University graduate students.

Nick Hwang, University graduate student, originally studied microbiology at the University of Florida. He never became a doctor.

Instead, he got a bachelor’s degree in music theory and composition from Florida.

Then he earned a master’s degree in music composition. Now, he’s a doctoral student studying music composition and experimental music in digital media at LSU. “In my life I came to the realization that I liked music above anything else,” Hwang said. “Especially studying microbiology.”

Hwang’s work, along with several other LSU students’ pieces, will be featured in the Festival of Contemporary Music tonight

the skills of the composers LSU has to offer.

Dinos Constantinides, Boyd professor of music and founder of the Louisiana Sinfonietta, believes Baton Rouge has tremendous talent in music.

“Sometimes the public doesn’t get that,” Constantinides said. “There is a lot of good talent in Baton Rouge, and particularly at LSU. That’s why we have this free concert, so everyone can see the talent that we have.”

Alex Wise, a graduate student, composer and conductor whose work

Insert Movie Title>” by A • “Sinagua lex Wise ” by David C ortello • “America na” by Matt hew Evanch • “Crescen o t City Catac lysm,” “Interlude T hrough Hell and High Water” by E dward Ande • “Darkish rs on Knob” by J. Corey Knoll • “Homage to Louisiana Sinfonietta”

by Paris Pa raschoudis

COMPOSERS, see page 14

Students seeking to free their inner artists can submit pieces to Baton Rouge’s own Uncommon Thread wearable art show.

Culture Candy’s Uncommon Thread is a national competition for wearable art, and prospective artists from all mediums are encouraged to apply by April 25 to have their work featured in the ‘The idea event. was that The art Baton show will be held May 13 at Rouge the Old Governor’s Mansion. could host Erin Rolfs, this really Culture Candy quirky, offexecutive director and creator the-radar of Uncommon art form.’

Thread, said Erin Rolfs she created the Culture Candy show with a executive director specific, elegant and Southern tone.

“The idea was that Baton Rouge could host this really quirky, off-the-radar art form on a national level,” she said. “And, we could do it in a respectful and classy way but still have this genuine, grassroots feel to it.”

WEARABLE ART, see page 14

PHILANTHROPY

Local bar, pub crawl raise money for Japan relief effort Charities combine fun, fundraising Andrew Price Entertainment Writer

Louisianians typically don’t need an excuse to party, but it’s not every day an opportunity arises where partying and fundraising for charity blend together seamlessly.

In the wake of the tragedy that recently struck Japan, locals are gathering to drink for a worthy cause.

Bogie’s Bar hosted the “Bogie’s Japan Relief Palooza” Wednesday to raise money for the relief effort in Japan.

The “Relief Palooza” was “I gave Shota the go ahead spearheaded by bartender and to try and help as much as posUniversity sible,” Saulnier said. alumnus Shota “He talked about Kamo, who has Japanese people who family living in donated money for the Tokyo area Katrina relief, and so of Japan, out of I decided we ought to harm’s way. have a relief. We’ll K a m o donate all of the door said he and his money, and I’ll dofather began nate $500 on top of Madeleine Ricks spreading the that.” marketing sophomore word among Saulnier left the their friends decision about where about different donation oppor- the money will go up to Kamo. tunities through text messaging, “We’ll be donating the moniTunes and other methods. ey either to the American or the Eventually, word reached Japanese Red Cross,” Kamo said.

Aaron Saulnier, Bogie’s owner, “The Japanese Red Cross has who decided to allow Kamo to orJAPAN, see page 15 ganize the event.

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‘I think that people know [Japan relief is] a good cause and will do what they can to help.’

GRANT GUTIERREZ / The Daily Reveille

Steven Toubs, agricultural business junior, pours shots for patrons at Bogie’s Bar on Wednesday as part of the “Bogie’s Japan Relief Palooza” charity fundraiser.

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THEATRE

Pulitzer Prize finalist opens play Thursday Production explores small-town hatred Jeanne Lyons Entertainment Writer

Students can explore censorship and controversy in smalltown America with Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Adam Rapp’s thought-provoking play “The Metal Children,” appearing March 24 through April 10 at the Reilly Theatre.

“The Metal Children” centers around conflicts between a writer and his critics over his banned young adult novel. The play tackles subjects like abortion, religion and modern feminism as well as the culture clashes between big city and small-town communities.

Rapp’s young-adult novel “The Buffalo Tree” was banned from a small-town school in Pennsylvania, and Rapp defended his work at a town meeting.

“The Metal Children” is based on those events.

“The play follows youngadult novelist Tobin Falmouth and his emotional journey to overcome the heartbreak of his wife leaving him for another man,” said Joanna Battles, director of “The Metal Children” and Master of Fine Arts student.

Battles said the setting of Tobin’s story leads to the banning of his controversial novel “The Metal Children.” She said through the play, audiences discover the main character of the book had an abortion. The book is banned, so Tobin speaks on the book’s behalf at the town meeting, Battles said.

Some of the cast met Rapp in December. Battles said she was originally intimidated and assumed he would be unapproachable, but said he was incredibly open, warm and positive.

“Adam Rapp is a fantastic new voice for a younger generation, and that is what we need to

cultivate,” Battles said. “The theatre attracts an older generation, and we’re missing out if we don’t bring in a newer, younger audience.”

Josephine Hall, MFA student, said her character Edith runs a motel and acts as the voice of reason amid extreme views.

Consequentially, Edith doesn’t stand out the way the other characters do because she is more rational, Hall said.

Hall said “The Metal Children” is going to be a different production at the University from its premiere in New York, where people are considered more liberal.

“It’s going to be very interesting to hear these words in front of a Southern audience, who aren’t used to hearing such shocking language, not just in terms of swear words, but all the issues,” Hall said. “I hope people will stay open minded and hear both sides of the argument.”

Hall thinks “The Metal Children” will be a conversation starter. She said if they come with friends people will be able to discuss the play.

“It’s going to be a challenge for a lot of people, but I think that’s good,” Hall said.

See a gallery of photos from “Metal Children” at lsureveille.com Contact Jeanne Lyons at jlyons@lsureveille.com

EMILY SLACK / The Daily Reveille

“Metal Children” actors rehearse Tuesday in preparation for the March 24 opening night in the Swine Palace Theatre.

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STUDENT LIFE

Theater senior competes for chance to audition for off-Broadway ‘Rent’ Andrew Price Entertainment Writer

Shelley Regner is singing her heart out.

The theater senior is competing in an online contest for an opportunity to audition for an offBroadway revival of the critically acclaimed musical “Rent.”

The company bringing the beloved musical back to the stage is New World Stages, whose website states its motto as “New Venue.

New Artists. New Audiences. The new face of Off-Broadway, continuing the tradition of excellence.”

A successful audition in New York could mean huge career opportunities for Regner, whose audition video currently sits in first place — provided she can win over the hearts of Internet devotees.

“It’s really exciting to think about the possibility that this might actually happen for me, but I’m trying not to get my hopes up,” Regner said. “There’s still four more days of voting, and you never know what could happen.”

Regner has been involved in musical theatre since middle

photo courtesy of SHELLEY REGNER

Shelley Regner, theater senior, plays Maureen in the Baton Rouge Little Theater’s production of ‘Rent.’

school and said she fell in love with “Rent” after performing in the show at the Baton Rouge Little Theater.

“Musical theater is definitely my passion,” Regner said. “When I was younger my parents used to take me to the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans to see the touring

shows. So I’ve definitely grown up in that style of theater.”

“Rent” first hit Broadway in 1996 to wild success, winning a Tony award for Best Musical, among others. When the show closed in 2008 it had become the ninth-longest-running Broadway musical and was adapted into a major motion picture in 2005.

The casting contest ends March 27, and the “Rent” revival is scheduled to premiere this summer.

Win or lose, Regner said the experience thus far has been a positive one.

“The process that’s been going on has been amazing,” Regner said. “I’m absolutely overwhelmed by the support from the community. People that I don’t even know have sent me messages letting me know they’re supporting me. It’s been a humbling and gratifying experience.”

Contact Andrew Price at aprice@lsureveille.com

COO-COO KITTU

Pop makes the world go ’round

Take a step back and think of your favorite pop song. Think of the last time you heard that song and what you were doing.

Were you grinding on some college co-ed, jamming out with friends or just studying?

Either way, the song made you feel better about Kittu Pannu life, right?

Entertainment Now that Writer we’ve got that out of the way, let me start by telling you to stop judging pop music. It happens to be perfect just the way it is — thank you, Bruno Mars.

Pop music, by definition, is a collection of whatever music is in vogue at a given moment. As a society, we define what is cool and popular. It just so happens that the music topping the charts tends to involve mindless lyrics on a pulsating, slick beat, and I don’t think there is anything wrong with that.

Let’s look at the current state of the world. With recent natural disasters like the Haiti and Japan earthquakes and the recent uprisings in the Middle East, it’s no wonder that pop music demands less from the listener than before — even if the conflict is a world away.

This generation has more to deal with when it comes to social responsibility. Sometimes we don’t have the time to fully process what we eat, let alone what we listen to — for example, students still pack Taco Bells nationwide even after the mystery meat scare.

We still eat unhealthy things, even though we know they are bad for us, just because they are more accessible. We, as a nation, tend to frequent places that are easy and familiar, even when it comes to music.

In our society, we appreciate instant gratification, a society where we do not have to understand the banal words that pump out the speakers. For example, international pop artist Pitbull raps about how he knows girls want him in his hit single “I Know You Want Me.” If we had fully analyzed the lyrics blaring at the bar, it would reconfirm how ridiculous some of these songs really are.

The fact is, no matter how ridiculous they are, modern-day American citizens will eat them up.

Previous generations have all embraced the power music holds over their daily activities.

Think about the shallowness of disco during the ’70s. In the shadow of the Cold War and part of the Vietnam War, America and the rest of the world wanted something light, easy and fun to take their minds off reality. With dance-friendly beats and lyrics about more trivial matters, the disco music scene saved people from their own lives.

From this era arose songs like KC and the Sunshine Band’s “Shake Your Booty,” Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music,” ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” and Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” People in the mid- to late-’70s loved this music because it was an escape from their troubled reality.

It is during times of worldwide unrest that pop music turns to its

senseless counterparts to make the general public feel better.

Think about last year’s end-ofthe-year chart: the majority of the songs in the Top 20 were about forgetting your problems and having a good time.

Songs like Ke$ha’s “TiK ToK,” Usher’s “OMG,” Taio Cruz’s “Dynamite” and Enrique Iglesias’ “I Like It” dominated the airwaves last year, and they all have one thing in common: appreciating fun and enjoying their comrades in party.

This message was what the world tried to live up to despite the looming devastation of more natural disasters and war. It gave people something with which to distract themselves instead of being depressed by all the destruction in the world.

Either way, pop music helps people escape from the craziness of their lives, if only for three minutes and 30 seconds.

Contact Kittu Pannu at kpannu@lsureveille.com

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TAYLOR MADE

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Read about Elizabeth Taylor’s death on the LMFAO blog at lsureveille.com.

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WEARABLE ART, from page 11

SHAINA HUNTSBERRY / The Daily Reveille

The Louisiana Sinfonietta orchestra rehearses Wednesday evening for the Festival of Contemporary Music, which will feature works composed by LSU graduate students.

else, you need to work hard, and if you do, you up your chances of is featured in the show, said the doing well.”

All the composers, students concert brings the “composers’ or otherwise, are trying to exideas to life.”

“The concert is a collection press a thought through music. of works written specifically for Wise said the voyage from that this concert by LSU composers,” thought to reality is “wonderful.”

“What was an idea three Wise said in an e-mail. “These pieces will have gone from dots months ago in the heads of myon paper to a finished work in a self and my colleagues is now a tangible thing,” Wise said. “The matter of four days.” process is incredible H w a n g ’s because we get to be piece, entitled involved in every “Nocturne step, from the works’ for String Orfirst inception to chestra,” is putting it down on based on an paper to now being Asian story rehearsed with very about “a hero capable musicians.” who suffers a Constantinides mortal wound praised the efforts of while fighting LSU’s composers. abroad,” ac“[The composcording to the ers] wanted to find concert’s protheir own voice. gram. The dyEach of them have ing hero asks Dinos Constantinides an inspiration. Each the moon to Boyd professor of music make their own talsend his good ented composers,” wishes to his family. Unfortunately, it’s cloudy Constantinides said.

Hwang doesn’t want people that night, so the moon can only be reached when it peeks out to come to the concert with a closed mind. He said that when from behind the clouds.

“It’s an arrangement from the words “contemporary” and a string quartet piece I wrote,” “orchestra” are put together, people decide whether they will like Hwang said.

Hwang described the piece the music before they hear it.

“Come to the concert with as emotional and dissonant. The music spreads apart and comes no preconceived notion of what together when the moon disap- to expect,” Hwang said. “Listen pears and appears from behind to the music with an open mind.

Don’t think you’re showing up to the clouds.

Wise’s composition for the a normal orchestra concert.”

Constantinides said if nothconcert, titled “<Insert Movie Title>,” is a collection of various ing else, come to the concert to ideas that Wise describes as fit- see the brilliant works of seven other University graduate stuting for a movie soundtrack.

“It’s an opening title se- dents. quence that portrays various characters and moods from a movie Contact Taylor Balkom at that does not yet exist,” Wise tbalkom@lsureveille.com said. “One of my favorite types of music is a movie soundtrack.

I’ve always enjoyed listening to them both with and without the film.”

Hwang, Constantinides and Wise all agree effort and practice is the best way for aspiring composers or musicians to improve their work.

“One of the misconceptions I feel is in pop culture today is that people think that you can just fool around and be good at it,” Hwang said. “Like anything

COMPOSERS, from page 11

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‘There is a lot of good talent in Baton Rouge and particularly at LSU. That’s why we have this free concert: so everyone can see the talent that we have.’

Uncommon Thread is teeming with participants from all art forms and will feature D.J. Otto and Of Moving Colors dancers, Rolfs said.

“There’s a lot of collaboration and input behind the scenes from the artists that are involved with the production of the show — with the dancers, musicians, set designers and costume designers,” she said. “We try really hard to make sure that they’re happy, that they’re getting some exposure and learning something from it.”

Rolfs said the communication behind the scenes produces a wonderful experience for audiences.

“On the surface, to an audience, it’s just this really cool presentation of artwear,” she said.

“It’s almost like a fashion show, but with the bodies in these clothes [it seems like] more of sculpture or armature than the models of a runway show.”

Danielle Honeycutt, coordinator of the show and French studies graduate student, said applicants must produce a piece and write a statement about how their work fits into the theme of the show.

“This year’s theme is transmogrify,” she said. “So, this whole concept of morphing — kind of like changing or evolving from one thing to another. And we’re hoping it’ll encourage people’s pieces to, in some way, shape or form, start off as one thing and evolve into something else.”

Honeycutt said the show is a great opportunity for artists to get exposure and draws artists from a broad range of artistic mediums.

“It’s actually a juried competition that draws artists from all over the U.S.,” she said. “You could be in sculpture, you could be in fashion merchandising, visual arts. No matter what type of artist you are, as long as you can make a piece of art that can go on a body, you can participate.”

Besides national recognition, the competition’s winner earns $1,000, Honeycutt said.

“Any artist, a lot of what they do at this point in their lives is to build their portfolio,” she said.

“Or, for graduate students who might want to have this as some sort of dissertation focus, it’s a great outlet to do that — to get your work seen and out there in the public eye.”

Vickie Suplee, a past participant in the show, said she has attended every Uncommon Thread

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Textiles, apparel, design and merchandising senior Victoria Richard models a wearable art piece in the 2009 Uncommon Thread show. This year’s show will be held May 13.

Show but finally decided to participate as an artist last year.

“It is an excellent experience as an artist and an audience member,” she said. “The show is fun, the environment is exciting, and it’s really great to see all the mediums of art come together.”

Suplee said participating in the show as an artist is incredibly rewarding.

“It’s a big commitment,” she

said. “In the past, I just never had the time to create a piece for application, but after I did and was selected for the show, it was worth all the effort.”

Prospective entrants can check out culturecandy.org for more information.

Contact Cathryn Core at ccore@lsureveille.com

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Reveille Ranks

The Strokes, “Angles”

RCA/Rough Trade

“Angles,” the fourth album by garage-rock band The Strokes, is a refreshing change of pace for a group that was almost swallowed by its early success. Songs like “Gratisfaction” still use the band’s near-perfect rock formula, but others, like “Machu Picchu” and “Call Me Back,” sound radically different from anything The Strokes have released. The only problem with the album is its lack of flow. The songs seem to be placed at random with no clear theme. Despite this, “Angles” is still a great album and definitely worth picking up.

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TAYLOR BALKOM

Britney Spears, “Femme Fatale”

Jive Records

Pop trendsetter Britney Spears shows everyone she still can make people dance with “Femme Fatale.” At 12 tracks, “Fatale” flows cohesively compared to her last endeavor, “Circus.”

“Fatale” pushes the boundaries of dance-pop, producing hypnotic melodies to backdrop lyrics about love, sex and partying. Cuts like “I Wanna Go,” “Criminal” and “Seal It With a Kiss” show that no matter how much negativity and hatred is thrown her way, Britney will never disappear into the pop landscape. Spears re-establishes her sovereignty as pop princess with her best album since “Blackout.”

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KITTU PANNU

Bright Eyes, “The People’s Key”

Saddle Creek Records

Bright Eyes’ seventh and final release, “The People’s Key,” is the band’s strongest and most developed album. “Key” is more melodically driven than the band’s past works. Oberst does drift into his typical overwrought and often despairing lyrics, but these moments only pepper the album and don’t come off as whiny. Standout tracks on the album are “Ladder Song” and “Shell Games.” Bright Eyes also tries out more experimental sounds on tracks like the electronic-infused “One for You, One for Me.” “Key” is a surprisingly captivating listen.

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GRACE MONTGOMERY

Panic! at the Disco, “Vices and Virtues”

Fueled by Ramen

The third studio album from Panic! at the Disco, “Vices and Virtues” is a solidly mediocre attempt and exactly what one should expect when investing in the product of a leftover emo band that refuses to die quietly. To be fair, the album is listenable from start to finish, and a few songs like “Memories” and “Ready to Go” nearly qualify as catchy. However, true shining moments are few and far between on the record, and for the most part, it sounds like it was made entirely on a child’s keyboard.

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ANDREW PRICE

The Lincoln Lawyer

Lionsgate

Matthew McConaughey performs the role of a lifetime as Mickey Haller, a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who hustles his law practice from the back of his Lincoln Town Car. Haller’s career gets a facelift when he defends Beverly Hills playboy Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe), who is accused of rape and attempted murder, but turns sour as the lines of truth blur. Based on the bestselling novel by Michael Connelly, “The Lincoln Lawyer” takes audiences through plot twists that test Haller’s morality and may even threaten his life.

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JEANNE LYONS

Soundgarden, “Live On I-5”

A&M

“Live On I-5,” Soundgarden’s recent album, is a blast from the past that features 17 songs from the band’s time on the road during its ’96 Pacific Coast tour. As far as this listener is concerned, Soundgarden can stay in the past. Take the obnoxious voice, too-loud guitars and so ’90s garage band sound and let us 2011 kids listen to our music in peace.

“Live on I-5” doesn’t just suck, it literally hurts. Give the album a listen, if you dare, but prepare for some serious ear bleeding.

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partake in alcoholic assistance should head downtown Friday promised that all of the donations night for the Japan Relief Charity Pub Crawl. they receive will Each month go towards people Manu Kamat, in need.” economics and In addition to Spanish senior, the door money hosts the downand Saulnier’s town pub crawl personal contributo raise money for tion, Kamo is also various charities. donating all the “The whole money he made purpose of startduring the night ing the downtown as a bartender, pub crawls for and both Saulnier me was to find and fellow owner Manu Kamat innovative ways Clayton Mahaffey promised half of economics and Spanish senior to create a selfsustaining charthe total income ity event,” Kamat from the evening said. would go toward the relief effort.

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EDITOR’S PICK: Josh Kelley, “Georgia Clay” MCA Nashville

Pop singer Josh Kelley transitions to a country sound in his new release “Georgia Clay.” The album is a decent listen, as many of the songs retain traces of his pop past. Kelley’s voice becomes the country style — his voice carries the tracks on the album more than the accompanying instruments. “Naleigh Moon,” a sweet lullaby to his daughter, and the title track stand out on the album.

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GRACE MONTGOMERY

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‘The whole purpose of ... the downtown pub crawls for me was to find innovative ways to create a ... charity event.’

page 15 Brewing Co., and 100 percent of the proceeds are going to the American Red Cross to benefit Japan.

Student support of the pub crawl online has been strong, and Kamat expects a large turnout.

Madeleine Ricks, marketing sophomore, said these fundraisers are an important and fun way for students to make a difference.

With relatives of her own living in Japan, Ricks felt helpless to assist those in need but said events like these are an opportunity for her and others to help.

“I think that people know it’s a good cause and will do what they can to help,” Ricks said.

Contact Andrew Price at aprice@lsureveille.com

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Farmers care about land, animals Ms. Bhatia is not my target audience for this letter. Someone with that extreme of an agenda will not listen to reason. My target audience is the 98 percent of the population that is three generations removed from farming. Less than 2 percent of the American people feed 100 percent of the population. America is a net exporter of food and is not

importing beef from Central America, as Ms. Bhatia implies.

Farmers take good care of their animals and provide safe, quality food. The American people have demanded year after year for a cheap but safe protein source, and the animal agriculture industry has done just that.

Farmers have kept the prices in grocery stores low by providing the best care for their animals and raising them in the most efficient ways possible. Animals that are not well cared for, not treated humanely and stressed, do not grow and reproduce as they should.

Therefore, farmers care for their

animals and keep the stress to a minimum, allowing the animal to thrive and produce, and in turn, allowing the farmer to make a living.

I personally have a great love for production animals (pigs, cattle, chickens). I love to raise them, provide veterinary care for them, and I love to eat them.

Production animals serve a noble purpose in life — to provide for us. Not only do they provide us with a source of protein, but they are also a part of numerous inedible by-products, such as laundry detergents, asphalt, paint, deodorants, cosmetics, toothpaste

and 350 different pharmaceutical products. Additionally, agriculture contributes more than 16 percent to the gross national product each year, employs 20 million people and significantly reduces the nation’s trade deficit.

Instead of challenging you to eliminate an entire food group from your diet (which is not endorsed as a healthy lifestyle by the United States Department of Agriculture), I would challenge those of you who have doubts about the way animals are treated on farms to actually visit a farm or talk to a farmer. I believe that most people would recognize

Thursday, March 24, 2011 that farmers — whether they own large or small farms — care greatly for their animals and the environment. Farmers know better than anyone how important it is to preserve the land that provides their food and their livelihood.

Kathleen Elstrott B.S. in Animal, Dairy, and Poultry Sciences at LSU 4th Year Veterinary Medicine Student at LSU

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POP GOES THE CULTURE

News media atmosphere changing, hinges on advertisers If someone asked me, “What’s the state of the news media?” my first response would probably be laughter.

Then, I’d simply mention infamous transgressors like Glenn Beck or the plagiarizing Pulitzer winner Sari Horwitz. Call me critical of my own professional aspirations, but quality journalism just doesn’t make the headlines as often as it should.

But for a more objective assessment, I’d offer the eighth-annual “State of the News Media” report, compiled by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism.

The study, conducted in

January and published last week, might sound like a report card for the American news industry. But rather than an internal evaluation, the PEJ paints a more telling portrayal of the outside forces influencing journalism: audiences and Kelly Hotard advertisers, Columnist who were characterized as digital and mobile.

First, the digital aspect: Only online outlets experienced audience growth, 17 percent, and although we’ve heard print

journalism’s eulogy for years, Americans have just begun to favor Internet news to newspapers — 46 to 40 percent. It’s also refreshing that cable networks like MSNBC, Fox News and even CNN lost viewers to the Web. As for advertisers, the report cited a “milestone” the audience numbers already suggested: Online marketing surpassed its newspaper equivalent for the first time.

Obviously, the digital news revolution is linked to advertising trends as well as the changing human experience, and both Internet-bound emigrations decrease delivered news — we must seek it out. But given the option, will we?

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Our mobile news consumption tendencies suggest not.

According to the PEJ, 47 percent of American adults obtained “some local news and information” via portable media. But this is falsely optimistic, as the breakdown of smartphone usage illustrates. Forty-two percent of mobile-device owners use them for weather updates, and 37 percent get data about local businesses, but only 13 percent employ these applications for news. Even less (10 percent) actually pay for them.

Mass media might think they’re saving journalism and our society by having an “app for that,” but not if news is the least popular feature. Having headlines in one’s pocket might be convenient for citizens-on-the-go, but you have to want to use your smartphone for that purpose.

Unfortunately, knowing weather forecasts or game scores doesn’t really make us informed members of an increasingly globalized community. The format and environment in which mobile news is consumed significantly diminishes the quality of content and the reading experience.

If the above statistics lack context and analysis, you’re in luck: The PEJ summarized what it all means for the journalism field.

The bad news is downright disturbing.

“Beneath all this ... a more fundamental challenge to journalism became clearer in the last year,” the review states. “In the digital realm the news industry is no longer in control of its own future.”

The source-audience relationship — and the revenue flow — has become more

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convoluted with aggregators, social media, independent ad networks, software programmers and device makers all influencing the newsmaking process.

The PEJ also predicts “the future will belong to those who understand the public’s changing behavior and can target content and advertising to snugly fit the interests of each user.”

But it’s not business-as-usual, and the issue is more than structural. Journalism records history in the making and, by deciding what constitutes “the news,” sets the agenda for the past, present and future. The news is also the result of interactions among audiences, headline makers and headline writers, though it’s increasingly difficult to distinguish the three.

If the news industry’s fate — and therefore, ultimate ideological power — is out of its own hands, who’s in control?

Even in our consumer culture, nobody likes paying for stuff. This reluctance to relinquish our money and financial security online is especially acute in an age where information has traditionally been — and, many argue, still should be — free.

But in journalism, you really do get what you pay for.

Kelly Hotard is a 19-year-old mass communication junior from Picayune, Miss. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_khotard.

Contact Kelly Hotard at khotard@lsureveille.com

Quote of the Day “I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”

Sophocles Greek poet 496 B.C.E. — 406 B.C.E.

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ROCKING THE CRADLE

Opinion

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Criticism of intervention in Libya inevitable, not rational

Now that we are officially involved in Libya’s civil war, many are questioning America’s position in regards to the numerous revolutions taking place.

President Barack Obama is already being blamed for dragging the U.S. into another war in which it does not belong, and many have criticized him for inconsistent stances regarding the various violent suppressions taking place about the region.

This criticism is inevitable and Clayton perhaps even Crockett necessary to Columnist ensure Obama maintains a cautious mindset toward the military action, but that does not mean the criticism is rational.

Our aid to the innocent people of Libya has no bearing on our position toward other revolutions taking place. As of now, no other countries in the Middle East are undergoing a civil war the likes of that in Libya — that is, one where the rebels are severely outgunned and have been promised certain death by their own leader.

Skeptics who ask why we choose to help Libya while neglecting other nations fail to see what high standards our current administration holds to justify intervention.

Sovereignty is key. Sovereignty is why a number of U.N. Security Council members abstained from voting on — yet

condoned — intervention in Libya, and it is why America would be rightfully vilified for actively taking sides in any conflict in the Middle East right now.

Libya is the exception because its leader, who has maintained autocratic rule for decades, has killed innocent men, women and children in his desperation to keep power and thus has by unanimous decision lost legitimacy to rule.

We have not chosen sides in Libya. We are neither arming the rebels nor fighting on their behalf — our mission is purely to protect the innocent.

We cannot forget the three standards Obama displayed for our participation in the intervention: that it be limited, as he promised there would be no ground troops deployed; that it be finite, lasting “days, not weeks;” and that it be done cooperatively as an international effort agreed upon by the U.N. Other criticisms claim the Western world’s intervention betrays a double-standard by ignoring the oppression of the Bahraini Shiites — because Shiites typically are anti-Western — while engaging Libya, perhaps because it possesses economic promise in oil.

Our administration’s standards come to mind again, as the situation in Bahrain has not escalated to civil war and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has already condemned the Sunni leadership of Bahrain for the suppression of the protesters.

The inconsistency actually comes from nations like the

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United Arab Emirates, which retracted its decision to send military aid to Libya solely because America condemned its participation in Bahrain’s crackdown.

As for the economic potential of intervention in Libya, if the rebels do succeed, they will know who protected them. Future gains, however, in no way undermine the obvious danger facing the people there, i.e., the immediate reason for our involvement.

I dare say if there is a proper way to make friends with a nation in hopes of future economic partnership, protection from a murderous dictator is one of them.

Besides, we cannot forget the U.S. did not even lead the

coalition into action. France did, which makes far more sense following the logic of economic benefit because the European Union has much more to gain from Moammar Gadhafi’s ouster than we do.

The only real concern is how and when America will step down as the largest contributor to the effort. Obama has assured the nation of the dissolution of our leadership within days, hoping to pass leadership on to NATO, but the international community is struggling to make that possible.

These are the pains of possessing the best military in the coalition: Our weapons are more effective, therefore our military

leadership is only practical.

We simply must not forget the cooperative and consensual nature of our actions in Libya.

The Libyans praise and celebrate the intervention on their behalf, and had we not acted immediately, thousands of civilians would have been killed as Gadhafi promised they would.

Clayton Crockett is a 19-year-old international studies freshman from Lafayette. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_ccrockett.

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SHOCKINGLY SIMPLE

Students should be wary of self-deception, Cramster

According to recent research conducted by the Harvard Business School and reported on by Ed Yong of Discover magazine, cheaters don’t just trick their teachers — they deceive themselves without even realizing it.

Harvard doctoral candidate Zoe Chance gave 76 students a short math test and attached an answer key to half of the class’ exams. After the exam, subjects were asked to predict their score on a hypothetical second test.

Even though the subjects who received answer keys on the first test were explicitly informed they would not receive a key the second time, they were overall far more confident than their answerless counterparts.

The average predicted test score of a student with access to an answer key was 82 percent compared to the predicted score of 72 percent found in the control group. When the two groups were actually given a second test

without answer keys, there was no significant difference between the scores of the two groups, pointing to the answer keys and an overestimation of personal ability as the cause of the difference in predictions.

Chance has also shown Andrew that some perShockey sonalities are Columnist more readily self-deceived than others. After the first test, Chance measured the ability of subjects to persuade themselves with a questionnaire, and found subjects who she ranked as “high self deceivers” were more likely to overestimate their abilities than their average contemporaries.

Obviously, these results apply to students who actually cheat on tests to pass classes, but how

many students at the University are victims of this brand of selfdeception?

If Chance’s first test was relabeled homework, the answer key relabeled as Cramster.com, the popular textbook solutions website, and the second test an exam in a difficult class, these results could probably be generalized to a large portion of the student body.

Students enrolled in challenging “weed out” courses in science and engineering would be particularly well represented.

In 2009, LSU was the fourth -best represented university on Cramster.com and Baton Rouge was the No. 6 city in the nation in website usage, according to The Daily Reveille.

The website is intended to be used by students to supplement their learning and help with homework, but in classes where homework is graded for correctness and not just completion, students faced with the prospect of up to

several hours of homework in multiple classes are sure to abuse Cramster at least occasionally.

Chance’s research suggests students who have access to homework solutions may actually do their understanding of the material more harm than students who don’t even bother to attempt their assignments.

Copying homework solutions from the Internet (a breach of the College of Engineering’s Code of Student Conduct) will improve students’ grades in the short term, but their overall grade, based primarily on tests, will likely suffer for it.

Cramster and other solutions manuals can have beneficial effects on student understanding, but only if they are utilized responsibly. Fighting through a difficult problem set definitely can teach a student a lot, but in some cases looking at a solutions manual can help students past stumbling blocks and increase their overall

understanding of the material.

Some teachers have reduced the importance of homework grades in determining final grades, or abolished homework grades entirely because of the popularity of resources like Cramster, reducing the immediate incentive of students to do the homework.

While this approach will probably result in fewer students completing assignments, looking at the results of Chance’s research, the students only doing homework for the grade might be better off without copying solutions, receiving perfect homework grades and deceiving themselves.

Andrew Shockey is a 20-year-old biological engineering sophomore from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Ashockey.

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