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Faculty: Professor encourages students not to take notes, p. 4 Tuesday, April 26, 2011 • Volume 115, Issue 130

S T U EN T S C OMP E T E ON W E E L O F F OR T UNE EVENT Sydni Dunn Staff Writer

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Otisha Reed, mass communication junior, spins the Wheel of Fortune on April 16 during the game show’s “College Week” series. See more photos from the taping at lsureveille.com.

The cameras rolled, the spotlights danced, and the famous multi-colored wheel spun as three University students competed on “Wheel of Fortune.”

Hundreds of local guests packed into the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on April 16 to watch as students from around the region tested their luck on the acclaimed game show that has added a twist to the classic game of “hangman” for 28 seasons.

The University’s contestants were joined by 12 students from various institutions in the South for the “College Week” series. The show taped for the entire day, amounting to a week’s worth of episodes by the final cut.

No winnings are allowed to be announced until after the episodes air.

James Lowder, University contestant and kinesiology sophomore, said each student was selected after a two-part process starting with “Wheel of Fortune’s” Wheelmobile campus auditions that stopped on campus in November.

Lowder said a handful of students were called to New Orleans in January for a trial show and final selections were made in March.

“Wheel of Fortune” “It’s a once-ina-lifetime opportu- College Week will air nity,” he said. “Ten May 9 - 12. thousand people applied for College Week, and only 15 people made it.”

Lowder said he was shocked when he was notified he made the final cut.

“I grew up watching the show with my family,” Lowder said. “I applied for the Teen Week about four times on the Internet. Luckily, they came to LSU and I

decided to give it one more try, and I made it.”

Arquavious Gordon, contestant and history junior, said the opportunity to appear on “Wheel of Fortune” was a lifelong dream.

“I’ve been watching ‘Wheel’ since I could spell,” Gordon laughed. “I still can’t believe I was on it. ... It probably won’t hit me until it airs.”

Otisha Reed, contestant and mass communication junior, said the experience was memorable.

“I’ve always wanted to be on it, but I never thought I could,” Reed said. “It was loads of fun.”

All three contestants said they mastered the rules of the game but never realized the pressure of participating live.

“It’s easy to play from the comfort of WHEEL, see page 6

POLITICS

Budget battle takes center stage in regular legislative session Matthew Albright Chief Staff Writer

As students return to campus to face finals, state legislators are flocking to the State Capitol to deal with a $1.6 billion budget shortfall.

The battle to fill that gap has considerable implications for students, who could face increased tuition and fees and a radically changed system of higher education.

The state constitution requires legislators to pass a balanced budget in this year’s regular session, which began Monday.

The Legislature will not build a budget from scratch. It will modify

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s executive budget, proposed earlier this year.

Jindal’s proposed budget keeps higher education funding the same this year as it was last year. University administrators have applauded this fact after months of dire predictions about university funding.

Still, Jindal’s budget must be approved by the Legislature. In fact, the executive budget hinges on several key funding mechanisms that don’t currently exist and would require legislative approval to take effect.

If these proposals are not approved, holes would materialize in the budget that could begin to affect higher education, leading to further cutbacks.

Many of these proposals fill funding gaps using university “self-generated funds” — the majority of which are tuition and fee increases for students.

The bill that would most impact students’ pocketbooks is House Bill 448 by Rep. Hollis Downs, R-Ruston, which would increase the full-time tuition cap from 12 to 15 hours.

Currently, any student taking more than 12 hours is considered “full-time” and pays a flat rate. Jindal’s proposal would allow universities to increase the tuition cap from 12 to 15 hours, increasing tuition costs for students taking 15 hours.

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Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks Monday on the first day of the regular legislative session at the State Capitol. The session will address several higher ed issues.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

INTERNATIONAL

NATIONAL

STATE/LOCAL

Italy to take part in Libyan bombing to protect civilians

Virginia judge denies Muslim inmate’s lawsuit over beard

Jindal fundraising report to show $9.5M on hand for Oct. election

ROME (AP) — Italy will take part in strategic bombing raids in NATO’s Libya mission, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Monday, following a phone call with United States President Barack Obama.

Berlusconi’s office said in a statement that Italy had decided to beef up its military action in Libya to better contribute to protecting civilians.

Italy had previously said it would not participate in airstrikes against Libyan targets, given its 40-year colonial rule over the country, but in Monday’s statement it said it had decided to increase its “operational flexibility.”

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s prison system did not violate a Muslim inmate’s religious rights when it refused to allow him to grow a 1/8-inch beard, which he believes is required by his religion, a federal judge has ruled.

William Couch, a 50-year-old Sunni Muslim, is a medium-security prisoner serving multiple life sentences for rape and other convictions. He challenged the Virginia Department of Corrections’ grooming policy, which bans long hair and beards.

(AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal has boosted his campaign’s bottom line, reporting $9.5 million in his campaign account six months before the fall election.

The Republican governor’s campaign says Jindal’s latest finance report will show $1.7 million raised since January.

Jindal’s taken in $13.8 million so far for this election cycle.

The new report was due to be filed Monday with the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program. The election is Oct. 22.

With Barbour out, GOP ponders as 2012 field takes shape

Audit inspects spending under Southern Lab School ex-director

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Gov. Haley Barbour bowed out of presidential contention Monday with a surprise announcement just as the 2012 campaign was getting under way in earnest, 18 months before Election Day. The Mississippi governor said he lacked the necessary “absolute fire in the belly” to run.

Barbour’s declaration, unexpected because he had been laying the groundwork for a campaign for months, thins a Republican cluster of no less than a dozen potential candidates to take on Democratic President Barack Obama.

(AP) — A state audit raises questions about more than $60,000 in expenses by a former director of the public school run by Southern University in Baton Rouge.

The Legislative audit says Derek Morgan made disbursements from a Southern University Laboratory School account totaling more than $60,000 that may be personal in nature.

In his response to the audit, Morgan said he reimbursed the school by cashier’s check to cover the expenses listed as questionable plus $469 more.

480 inmates escape from southern Afghan prison by tunnel KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — During the long Afghan winter, Taliban insurgents were apparently busy underground.

The militants say they spent more than five months building a 1,050-foot tunnel to the main prison in southern Afghanistan, bypassing government checkpoints, watch towers and concrete barriers topped with razor wire.

The diggers finally poked

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Spring is in the air, and that means an unpleasant smell for one greenhouse at Ohio State University. Joan Leonard, a supervisor at the Ohio State University Biological Sciences greenhouse, measures a corpse flower on April 15 in Columbus, Ohio. The 8-foot-tall rain forest plant is known as a “corpse flower” because it smells like rotting flesh when it is ready to bloom.

through Sunday and spent 4 1/2 hours ferrying away more than 480 inmates without a shot being fired, according to the Taliban and Afghan officials. Most of the prisoners were Taliban militants.

Accounts of the extraordinary prison break, carried out in the dead of night, suggest collusion with prison guards, officials or both.

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CRIME

BRPD: Automobile, residential burglaries will increase in summer Celeste Ansley Staff Writer

The University campus and surrounding areas are often the scene of burglaries, and the Baton Rouge Police Department says the frequency of incidents will increase when summer begins.

According to BRPD maps and statistics, the department has dealt with more than 40 residential and vehicle burglaries in District 2, which includes the University, in the past few weeks.

Sgt. Don Stone, BRPD spokesman, said he advises students to get to know neighbors, ask them to keep a watchful eye on their residence and leave valuable items with a friend before leaving an apartment or house for the summer.

“We do see an increase when kids are out of school,” Stone said.

Stone said the crime is considered burglary when something is stolen from an “enclosed structure.”

Stone advises students to take precautions, especially if there will be “no traffic in the home.”

Stone said a good way to prevent residential burglary both now and during the summer is to get to know neighbors and look for suspicious activity around the neighborhood.

“So many people today don’t know their neighbors,” Stone said.

Sofia Miranda, petroleum engineering freshman, said she has discussed possible precautions for her empty residence this summer with her roommate.

Miranda said her friend’s unit at Burbank Commons was robbed a few weeks ago, which sparked the idea of possibly having a friend check on her home during the summer or leaving a light on.

Monique Giarrusso, kinesiology freshman, said she lives at Brightside Estates and has heard about burglaries in first-floor units. She said the unit she lives in dealt with a burglary before she moved in.

“We always lock the door when we are there and when we leave,” Giarrusso said.

Sgt. S. Scheivert, patrol officer at the Highland Road Station, said 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. is the most common time for burglaries because criminals aren’t likely to encounter other people.

Scheivert said burglary is a “city-wide problem” and offered advice on ways people can protect their belongings.

“At night, leave a couple of lights on outside and inside,”

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Scheivert said.

Scheivert also said keeping curtains closed and foliage trimmed will deter prowlers.

Scheivert said it’s important to be aware of where valuable items are kept, especially to deter vehicle burglars.

“A smart thing is to not leave things in plain view,” Scheivert said.

Scheivert said valuable items in a car should be removed or secured in the trunk.

Stone said students leave laptops, books, GPS navigation systems and other valuable items in their cars, which attracts burglars.

Giarrusso said she has a hiding place for all her valuable items in her

car. She puts her sunglasses in the glove box, laptop under the seat and iPod in the center console.

Stone said vehicle burglary is common in areas around the University because parking lots attract criminal activity.

“Burglars prey on parking lots,” Stone said.

Stone said criminals walk around parking lots checking for unlocked cars.

“So many of the burglaries we investigate in the area, the cars aren’t locked,” Stone said.

Contact Celeste Ansley at cansley@lsureveille.com

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FACULTY

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

ACADEMICS

Southern Professor tapes lectures, discourages note taking Students better Review able to participate ‘They come to class editor dies because they find value in it.’ in accident Celeste Ansley Staff Writer

Rachel Warren Staff Writer

Jeanne Leiby, editor and director of the University literary magazine The Southern Review and associate professor of English, was killed in a car accident April 19, according to an LSU Media Relations news release.

Mary Katherine Callaway, director of the LSU Press, worked closely with Leiby because of the planned merger between the LSU Press and The Southern Review.

Callaway said she was shocked to hear of Leiby’s passing.

“It’s really a tragic death to take on,” she said.

Jeanne Leiby Callaway Southern Review said she has editor heard several faculty members and editors of other literary magazines across the country expressing their sympathies.

Callaway said Leiby will be missed because of what a great co-worker she was.

“She was very energetic,” Callaway said. “She loved the University, she loved Baton Rouge and she loved anything to do with the written word.”

Leiby became the magazine’s first female editor more than three years ago, according to the news release.

“No one had better ideas than Jeanne,” Callaway said.

Leiby previously held positions at the University of Central Florida, the University of Alabama, the University of Tennessee and Rutgers University, according to the release.

She had also edited The Florida Review at the University of Central Florida and Black Warrior Review at the University of Alabama.

“We are deeply saddened to learn of Jeanne Leiby’s tragic death,” Chancellor Michael Martin said in the release. “This is a great loss to the LSU community, both personally and professionally. The students, faculty and staff with whom she worked will miss her greatly.”

Callaway said she believes plans to merge the LSU Press and The Southern Review will continue through this tough time.

Details of the accident were not immediately available.

Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com

Note taking is not encouraged in one chemical engineering class at the University, and the concept could spread to others in coming years.

Krishnaswamy Nandakumar, chemical engineering professor, tapes his lectures and posts notes made before class and supplemental notes made during class to encourage his students to forgo note taking during class.

“It’s effective in providing additional help outside the classroom,” Nandakumar said.

Nandakumar said class attendance hasn’t decreased, but visits to his office have.

“They come to class because they find value in it,” Nandakumar said.

Pritishma Lakhe, chemical engineering junior, said

Nandakumar’s class is demand- material can also help students ing, and students still attend de- when they miss a class. spite the lectures being online, Nandakumar said he created especially coma class YouTube pared to her other channel to post classes. a version of the “The videos lecture and has are supplemenreceived feedback tal,” Lakhe said. from viewers in Nandakumar Europe. said he encour- Krishnaswamy Nandakumar According ages students to chemical engineering professor to the YouTube “listen, pay attenchannel, the vidtion and participate” during class eos have anywhere from eight to instead of taking notes.

150 views this semester and nine It takes 10 minutes before subscribers. class to set up the equipment and Nandakumar said data shows about 30 minutes after class to up- students’ attention spans decrease load the videos and notes, Nanda- after 15 minutes, and students kumar said. can watch the videos to catch “Whatever I write on the segments they may have missed white board, I capture and put on- while dozing off. line,” Nandakumar said.

Nandakumar said this style of Nandakumar said he can teaching is becoming popular with monitor how many students are websites like academicearth.com. viewing his lectures, and the numT. Gilmour Reeve, vice ber is quite high. provost for Academic Affairs, said Lakhe said she watches the videos to help with exams, assignments and homework.

Lakhe said the supplemental

the technology in classes today was not common 10 years ago.

“Students may not appreciate it as much as those who taught with chalk and a blackboard,” Reeve said.

Reeve said technology considered innovative in classrooms today probably won’t be in a few years.

Reeve said professors should take caution in making sure the innovative technology is facilitating learning and applies to the class content.

Lakhe said she believes if this method of teaching were used in general education classes, attendance might decrease.

“I’m an engineering major, and most classes are hard and demanding,” Lakhe said.

Contact Celeste Ansley at cansley@lsureveille.com

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$288 fall tuition increase approved Sydni Dunn Staff Writer

The LSU System Board of Supervisors adopted the recommendation to increase tuition by $13.8 million for the LSU System campuses during its recent monthly meeting.

Each campus will be impacted differently by the increase, but the University will see a $288 annual boost.

The increase marks the fourthconsecutive year of 5 percent annual increases for the University and is a result of Act 915, commonly referred to as the “3, 4, 5 Plan,” passed by the Legislature in 2008.

Board Member Laura Leach said at the meeting that though the board has repeatedly passed the tuition hikes, it still “disturbs” her.

“We are putting our financial needs on the backs of the college students,” Leach said. “I consider higher education the highest issue

that we have, the single most important issue.”

In the end, Leach said she would “vote yes on this because I feel it’s necessary.” The board unanimously approved the act’s extension.

Danielle Krumm, nutritional sciences freshman, said the increase will be a burden.

“The increases are ridiculous,” Krumm said. “We have to pay so much already. There are only so many scholarships you can get.”

Krumm said she hopes this hike is the only one for the fall. But that might not be the case, according to conversation among the board members.

The board was presented an update on the fiscal year 2011-12 Appropriation Bill and approved the recommendation for the preliminary budget distribution methodology.

The distribution of funding to the campuses is based on a number of factors, many of which depend on

the Legislative session, which began Monday.

Other potential tuition increases for the fall include a tuition cap, which would move the full-time hour mark from 12 hours to 15 hours, as well as increases from the LA GRAD Act and the Operational Fee. Another pending factor that stirred conversation is Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposal to cap the Millennium Trust Fund and dedicate excess funds to TOPS. “If that measure doesn’t pass, we are still at risk of a $100 million loss,” said Wendy Simoneaux, assistant vice president for Budget and Finance for the LSU System, referring to the TOPS legislation.

The 2011 legislative session will adjourn June 23.

Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com

Film industry partners with Red Cross Rachel Warren Staff Writer

The Louisiana film industry will soon see a lot of action, and it doesn’t have anything to do with movies.

Patrick Mulhearn, director of Raleigh Studios Baton Rouge and president of the Louisiana Industry for Film and Entertainment, said LIFE expects to sign an agreement soon to partner with the Louisiana Red Cross to improve disaster response.

“In the event of an emergency, the film industry will be there for the Red Cross,” he said.

Mulhearn said studios can offer help to the Red Cross in the form of generators, trucks, lights and living space. Mulhearn said film studios aiding in disaster services isn’t a new concept.

Mulhearn said several companies in the New York City film industry sent mobile kitchens and trailers to the site of the World Trade Center towers after Sept. 11.

“The industry has a history of reaching out in times of need,” Mulhearn said.

Bobbi Zaunbrecher, CEO of the Louisiana Capital Area Red Cross, said the film industry in New York also sent industrial-strength lamps to provide light to rescue workers at the site.

“They were the first ones on the scene,” she said.

Mulhearn said LIFE first began planning the partnership with the Red Cross last fall because the two industries use similar resources like food, shelter, lighting and emergency generators.

“It just seems like a natural partnership,” he said.

Mulhearn said companies in the film industry can also offer help to the Red Cross because there isn’t a lot for them to do during disasters.

“Obviously, if there was a hurricane the film industry here would kind of shut down,” he said. “This way, the resources could really be put to use.”

Zaunbrecher said the Red Cross and LIFE have both signed a

memorandum of understanding stating they want to move forward on this initiative and create a formal agreement.She said no money has exchanged hands yet.

Zaunbrecher said Raleigh Studios will lend the Red Cross certain buildings to use as evacuation shelters and the organization will reimburse the film company depending on the length of stay, which is never predictable.

“Some sheltering during Katrina went on for five months,” she said.

Zaunbrecher said one company the Red Cross has been working with is Hanna Brothers Extreme Motion Picture Catering Service. She said the contract the organization will soon sign with the catering company will outline health laws and standards, nutritional content and specific meal prices.

Zaunbrecher said the contract will allow the Red Cross to know exactly what companies to contact in case of an emergency, which saves

the organization time.

“Basically, the contract can be activated during a disaster,” she said.

“We’re just getting our ducks in a row beforehand.”

Zaunbrecher said the agreement between the two industries is another way for the Red Cross to be as prepared as possible for emergencies.

Contact Rachel Warren at rwarren@lsureveille.com

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your couch,” Reed said. “You can play for all three people, and if you scream ‘R’ and it’s wrong, there is no consequence at home. If you scream ‘R’ on the show and it’s not right, it goes to the next person.”

Gordon said he tried to remain calm before the show began.

“You’re so scared when you’re up there, but you have to focus,” he said.

All contestants agreed the show was an experience they will never forget.

College Week will begin the week of May 9 and will be televised on Channel 3. Lowder will appear in the first episode, followed by Reed on May 10 and Gordon on May 12.

But College Week was not the only series filmed while “Wheel of Fortune” invaded the Big Easy.

Theme weeks including “Celebrating New Orleans” and “Fabulous Food” also taped during the weekend.

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The increases would be covered

by TOPS, but out-of-state students and those not on TOPS would foot the bill.

Another bill that would increase costs for students is House Bill 97 by Rep. Frank Hoffmann, R-West Monroe, which would increase the operational fee students already pay.

Created in 2004, the fee cost 4 percent of tuition, or $80 for LSU students. Hoffmann’s bill would index the fee to current tuition costs, increasing it from $80 to about $115 for LSU students.

Other bills would not impact student costs directly but would restructure the state’s higher education funding and administrative systems.

Most notable among these is House Bill 390 by Rep. Jane Smith, R-Bossier City, a constitutional amendment that would dedicate money to fund TOPS. The money would come from capping the Millennium Trust Fund, which is fed with funds from the state’s infamous 1998 Tobacco Settlement, at $1.38 billion. All money the MTF earns past that cap would go to TOPS. Jindal’s budget removes general fund money from TOPS to finance other parts of the budget, counting on the new dedicated revenue to fill the hole.

Since HB 390 is a constitutional amendment, it will require a twothirds vote of the Legislature and a popular vote to pass.

If the amendment fails, TOPS will face a funding hole. Jindal’s administration has vowed to fully fund the wildly popular scholarship, which means money will have to come from some other part of the budget.

Another bill, Senate Bill 50 by Sen. Butch Gautreaux, D-Morgan City, would cap TOPS awards,

The taping sessions marked the first time “Wheel of Fortune” has returned to New Orleans since being evacuated for Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Harry Friedman, executive producer of “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy,” said the crew was rushed out hours before the storm.

Friedman said the crew was safe and most of the set was able to be moved, but some equipment was lost.

“When we watched the effects of the storm, it was absolutely weird and surreal,” he said.

Pat Sajak, “Wheel of Fortune” host, said it was “heartbreaking” to witness, but “it is great to see how the city has bounced back.”

Friedman agreed, saying the show felt it was finally time to return.

“We wanted to wait until the city was ready for celebration again,” he said. “The wait wasn’t because of lack of desire. We love the people, the city and the sense of community.”

And the food isn’t half bad either, Sajak joked.

Vanna White, co-host, said the New Orleans tapings have always been entertaining, and she enjoys the College Week episodes.

“The students are very special,” White said. “I love the energy they have. They are fun and happy.”

Lowder said participating in the show was a new way to represent the University and the state.

“New Orleans is such a culturally rich city,” he said. “For Louisiana and LSU to be represented, it is really cool.”

Gordon said the Louisianathemed programming is a way to show the nation how unique the state is. “Wheel of Fortune” embraced the culture by transforming its set into an authentic Cajun country complete with French Quarter flavor and photographs from Tulane University.

meaning the award might not cover all tuition costs — especially not for students attending more expensive universities like LSU. Other bills would restructure higher education management boards throughout the state. SB 183

by Sen. Conrad Appel, R-Metairie, would implement a controversial proposal to merge Southern University-New Orleans and the University of New Orleans within the University of Louisiana System.

That proposal, a result of a Board of Regents study, has earned Jindal’s support.

It has incited widespread criticism from SUNO supporters and members of the state’s Black Caucus, who have said the merger would imperil SUNO’s Historically Black

College or University designation.

But other bills might get rid of the University of Louisiana System entirely — along with all the other higher education management boards.

HB 391, sponsored by Speaker of the House Jim Tucker, would abolish the entire system of higher education management boards, from the Board of Regents down to individual system boards like the LSU System.

The state’s public higher education systems would then all be lumped under a new “Louisiana Postsecondary Education Board of Trustees.”

Contact Sydni Dunn at sdunn@lsureveille.com

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Today in sports: Baseball faces Nicholls State in Alex Box Stadium at 6:30 p.m.

Sports

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Free Fall

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GOLF

Lady Tigers No. 3 seed in NCAA regional

LSU hosts Nicholls State tonight after dropping both SEC series during the break

Play will begin Thursday in Ind. Hunt Palmer photos courtesy of LARRY McCORMACK / The Tennessean

LSU junior outfielder Mikie Mahtook dives for a ball but fails to make a catch in the Tigers’ April 22 loss to Vanderbilt, 11-3. LSU has lost eight of its last nine SEC games as it heads into a series against Nicholls State.

entire SEC. “I’m a little ashamed that we’re in the position we’re in right now,” Mainieri said.

While many University students were “I’m sure I’ve let a lot of people down, but floating in the ocean during spring break, this season’s not over, and we’re going to fight right to the end.” the LSU baseball team was sinking.

Before LSU can possibly redeem itself The Tigers were swept by No. 4 Vanin the SEC it will play Nichderbilt this past weekend olls State tonight with freshand lost their series to Auman pitcher Ryan Eades on burn the first weekend of the the mound. break.

LSU traveled to NichLSU (24-17, 4-14) olls for its first road trip this sprinkled in a win in the Walseason March 16. The Tily Pontiff Jr. Classic against gers battled back for a narNo. 15 Southern Miss berow 12-8 victory after falltween the two Southeastern Paul Mainieri ing behind, 6-0, in the first Conference series losses but LSU baseball coach inning. has now dropped eight of its Eades is in the middle last nine SEC games.

“As far as I’m concerned there’s no to- of the pack among Tiger pitchers with a morrow,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. 5.68 ERA in 19 innings. His 10 walks are “There’s no moral victories. It’s time to go the second most among pitchers not in the weekend starting rotation, but Mainieri still out there and get the job done.”

LSU sits in last place in the SEC West, has confidence in his young hurler.

LSU junior shortstop Austin Nola counsels pitcher Kurt three games behind fifth-place Mississippi “I believe Ryan Eades has the ability to McCune after the freshman had given up several runs in State (24-16, 7-11). LSU shares the same the first inning of the April 22 game against Vanderbilt. record as Kentucky for last place in the NICHOLLS, see page 11 Rowan Kavner Sports Writer

‘This season’s not over, and we’re going to fight right to the end.’

Sports Contributor

The No. 6 ranked LSU women’s golf team is headed to South Bend, Ind. Following a third-place finish a week ago in the Southeastern Conference tournament, the Lady Tigers begin NCAA regional play Thursday as the No. 3 seed in the Central Regional at the Warren Golf Course.

LSU is one of 24 teams to tee it up in South Bend with the top eight advancing to the NCAA Championship in College Station, Texas, beginning Wednesday, May 18.

The Central Regional field is headlined by No. 1 seed UCLA and No. 2 seed Duke. SEC rival Arkansas and Texas round out the top five.

“We are very excited about what lies ahead of us,” LSU coach Karen Bahnsen said in a news release. “It’s where I thought we were going to end up going. We look forward to some good things happening for us there.”

GOLF, see page 11

Hornets surpass expectations, still have long way to go SCHWEHMMING AROUND ANDY SCHWEHM Sports columnist I don’t think I’ve ever been as nervous during any sporting event as I was during Game 4 of the New Orleans Hornets against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night (yes, that includes the Saints’ Super Bowl game a few years back).

I didn’t sit the entire second half. I just paced back and forth yelling at the TV. I’m happy Lent was over come game time because my whole giving up cursing thing would have come to an abrupt end.

Now I may have to go through three more of these things? It could be rough on the heart.

The series most people saw being the least competitive has

turned into the best series in the playoffs. Nobody saw this coming, myself included. I had the Hornets out in four, and not a single “expert” had the Bees taking more than one game from the Lakers.

Yet here they sit heading into Game 5 with the series tied at two, leaving what is pretty much a best-of-three in the next week.

In order for the Hornets to have any shot at winning this series (and the realist in me still has strong doubts), it’s going to start with production from those not named Chris Paul.

Specifically, Marco Belinelli must shoot the ball better. During the regular season, the Italian Stallion shot 41 percent from beyond the arc. In this series, he’s shooting a paltry 22 percent.

He has averaged only 6.5 points in nearly 27 minutes per game and hasn’t gone to the charity stripe once.

I don’t know if Hornets coach Monty Williams is trying to get him into a rhythm by keeping him in the game or what, but Belinelli has to find his stroke.

He is a starter, and his skill set is a pure shooter. Lord knows he can’t defend Ron Artest, which has been his assignment this series.

If he can’t start to drain a few open looks, Williams needs to keep him on the bench and out of the starting lineup. I’m thinking Jarrett Jack deserves a start tonight after his clutch closingseconds bucket in Game 4 and his solid play throughout the series.

But Belinelli is really the only Hornet who hasn’t done much this series. Everyone else who is getting minutes has played well in their time on the court.

The biggest help has come from Carl Landry, who has HORNETS, see page 11

GERALD HERBERT / The Associated Press

Hornets point guard Chris Paul battles for possession Sunday against Lakers point guard Derek Fisher in New Orleans’ 93-88 win that tied the series 2-2.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

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Senior Andrew Loupe advances to PGA’s Zurich Classic Peterson narrowly misses in playoff Luke Johnson Sports Contributor

LSU senior golfer Andrew Loupe will compete in his first professional tournament this week, after he won a one-hole playoff to be one of four golfers from a field of 65 to advance to the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana in Avondale.

Loupe was one of three golfers competing for two spots in the playoff. One was PGA Pro Jim Carter, and the other was his teammate and fellow senior John Peterson, who all finished at 3-under 69.

The duo got to the final qualifying round at LaTour Golf Club in Mathews, La., by advancing from the pre-qualifying round last Friday.

Loupe and Carter punched their tickets to the big show this week, while Peterson finished as the last man out.

Loupe’s appearance will mark his first in a PGA event, though he was a second alternate as a 16-yearold for the 2005 U.S. Open.

But the Baton Rouge native said he wasn’t merely content with showing his ‘The course face.

“I’m very did not excited to be play easy there,” Loupe because of said. “But at same time, the wind. I the I haven’t done struggled anything yet. I to go take with my need advantage of approach it.”

Loupe sank shots. But a flurry of birdI just kept ies on the back battling.’ nine to secure his spot in the Andrew Loupe Zurich Classic. senior golfer With the wind gusting to what both Loupe and Peterson estimated to be 35 miles per hour, Loupe struggled to find his comfort zone on the front nine where he finished with a 1-over 37.

“The course did not play easy because of the wind,” Loupe said.

“I struggled with my approach birdie putts on 18 to force a playoff shots. But I just kept battling.” against me,” said a frustrated PeLoupe responded by post- terson. “I’m just thinking, when is ing birdies on four of the final six it going to be my turn?” holes, finishing the The Fort back nine with a I am very excited to be Worth, Texas, na4-under 32. tive said PGA pro Loupe expects [in the Zurich Classic]. Kirk Triplett came the greens at TPC But at the same time, I up to him after the Louisiana to pose haven’t done anything playoff and gave the biggest threat him some advice. to his scorecard yet. I need to go take “He came up rather than the pro to me and said, advantage of it.’ length. ‘keep at it, keep “I played in your head up,’” Andrew Loupe a state-am [amaPeterson said. senior golfer teur] there a cou“Having a guy like ple years ago, and it was really Kirk Triplett come up to me, who well-manicured with fast greens,” has won a couple times on tour, Loupe said. that was cool.”

The finish was especially frusAs a consolation, Peterson trating for Peterson, who lost his and Loupe were named First-Team second playoff in eight days. He All-SEC performers Monday after finished as the runner-up in the their stellar senior campaigns.

Southeastern Conference tournaLSU senior Clayton Rotz ment April 17, after losing a one- also participated in the qualihole playoff to Florida’s Andres fier, missing out on the playoff by Echavarria. two strokes.

Both Echavarria and Carter birdied the eighteenth hole in their respective events to force Contact Luke Johnson at the playoff. ljohnson@lsureveille.com “I’m just tired of guys sinking

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Andrew Loupe watches as he makes a putt. Loupe won a one-hole playoff and will compete in the Zurich Classic this week, the first PGA event of his career.

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Les Miles’ sister dies in car wreck Friday afternoon Staff Reports The sister of LSU football coach Les Miles died in a car accident Friday afternoon in Addis, according to multiple reports.

Ann Browne, of Zachary, was hit by a pickup truck around 12:30 p.m. as she attempted to merge from Sugar Mill Plantation Parkway onto the southbound lane of La. 1, The Advocate reported.

Yancy Guerin, chief

investigator with the West Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office, told The Advocate that Browne was hit on the driver’s side of her 2007 Nissan Sentra and died on the scene.

Miles kept the matter private during the Easter weekend and didn’t comment for obvious reasons, but issued a statement Monday via Twitter.

“Thanks to all of you who have sent messages with thoughts

and prayers for our family during this difficult time. It’s very much appreciated,” he tweeted.

Browne, 54, worked for a residential security system company and had met with a client in the Sugar Mill Plantation subdivision shortly before the wreck.

None of the six people in the truck were injured, according to the report.

Browne was originally from Elyria, Ohio, which is where Miles

SOFTBALL

LSU moves into second place in SEC West with five straight wins

Tigers bounce back from Tenn. sweep Hunter Paniagua Sports Contributor

The No. 23 LSU softball team didn’t let a bump in the road deter it from a successful spring break.

A week after sweeping thenNo. 1 Alabama, the Tigers (31-15, 13-9) had an 11-game winning streak snapped when they dropped three straight games to then-No. 6 Tennessee. The Volunteers brought the Tigers back to earth, outscoring them 24-2 in the series.

But the Tigers didn’t hang their heads ­— they swept a midweek doubleheader at then-No. 25 Auburn. The victories put LSU in sole possession of second place in the Southeastern Conference Western Division.

“It’s a never-say-die squad,” said LSU coach Yvette Girouard.

“We got our behinds handed [to us]

by Tennessee, but we managed to bounce back right after that. They don’t hang their heads, they don’t pout, they’ve never given up and they play hard.”

LSU continued the road trip, traveling to Oxford, Miss., for a weekend tilt with Ole Miss. The Tigers swept the Rebels, shutting them out in all three games of the series.

“Mission accomplished,”

Girouard said. “The midweek [seAfter starting the SEC ries] against Auburn was a tough season in an 0-6 hole, the Tigers matchup. And to be able to beat have won 13 of their last 16 conOle Miss three times is an accom- ference games. Mack said the faplishment, espemiliarity with concially on the road.” ference opponents The five conhas helped put secutive victories, them in a favorcombined with two able position with straight losses by the SEC tournaAlabama, leaves ment on the horiLSU three games zon. behind the Crim“We feel like son Tide for the we’ve faced evdivision lead. Gireryone enough Yvette Girouard ouard said peaking to know exactly LSU softball coach at the end of the how their pitchseason is crucial to ers throw,” Mack landing a high seed in the confer- said. “And from a pitcher’s point ence tournament. of view, we know how their hitters “We want to finish as high as are hitting against us. Going into we can,” Girouard said. “The SEC the tournament we feel like we can has been thrown into a turmoil with dominate.” people beating up on each other.

With just eight games remainWe just want to play well and get ing for LSU, junior infielder Juhot.” liana Santos, who had four RBIs The Tigers continue to roll against Ole Miss, said the team is behind the leadership of pitchers riding high into the climax of the Brittany Mack (13-5) and Rachele season.

Fico (12-9). The two pitchers were “We’re definitely playing ball shelled by Tennessee for 24 runs in the way we want to play, and the three games, but since then the duo way we can and the way we should hasn’t allowed a run in four con- have been the whole season,” secutive games.

Santos said.

“They can take us as far as we can possibly go,” Girouard said.

“Any time that our pitchers give us an opportunity to win, I think we’re in the ballgame. And we do Contact Hunter Paniagua at have two pitchers that can do that for us.” hpaniagua@lsureveille.com

‘We got our behinds handed [to us] by Tennessee, but we managed to bounce back right after that.’

is from.

Browne is survived by two children, ages 18 and 22.

One of the daughters, Jessie, is a pitcher on Southeastern

Louisiana’s softball team.

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TENNIS

SPORTS BRIEFS

Men’s team preps for NCAA tourney

Mack nabs SEC Pitcher of the Week

Ladies end season with Kentucky loss Rachel Whittaker Sports Writer

The LSU men’s tennis team will be back in the NCAA tournament this year after a one-year absence.

The No. 33 Tigers (11-13, 5-6) will likely be either a No. 2 or No. 3 seed, according to LSU men’s coach Jeff Brown. The NCAA tournament team brackets will be unveiled May 3, and the first round begins May 13.

The top 44 teams in the rankings get into the tournament.

LSU lost to No. 5 Georgia, 4-1, in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament April 22 after shutting out Alabama.

Brown said the doubles point was the most encouraging part of the tournament.

LSU won the point in both matches, with the No. 10-ranked team of junior Neal Skupski and senior Sebastian Carlsson and the duo of sophomore Olivier Borsos and senior Julien Gauthier going undefeated.

“Our best doubles of the year was against Georgia. We really kept our composure,” Brown said. “All three teams are clicking.”

Meanwhile, the LSU women’s tennis team bowed out in the first round at the SEC tournament, and the Lady Tigers (11-13, 5-6) will not advance to the NCAA tournament.

LSU led 3-1 against Kentucky but could not hold on as junior Whitney Wolf, sophomore Keri Frankenberger and junior Olivia Howlett all lost in singles to give the Wildcats the win. LSU had beaten Kentucky four straight times before last Thursday.

The Lady Tigers had a young team this season with four freshmen and Howlett, a junior college transfer who played in just eight matches.

They also endured four sweeps in conference play, losing 7-0 to Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Vanderbilt.

Contact Rachel Whittaker at rwhittaker@lsureveille.com

7:20 a.m., 8:20 a.m.

Noon, 3:20 p.m.

4:20 p.m., 5:20 p.m.

LSU junior pitcher Brittany Mack is making a habit of this.

Mack, who notched three wins this past week, earned Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Week honors, the league office announced Monday.

The award was her third this season.

Mack shut down Auburn in the first game of LSU’s midweek sweep and Ole Miss twice in the Tigers’ sweep of the Rebels. She fanned 17 batters in the efforts.

The wins improved Mack’s record to 13-5 on the season and her ERA to 1.88. She has pitched an astounding 130 innings this season with opponents batting .198 against her.

In Sunday’s win against Ole Miss, Mack retired 17 of the 18 batters she faced, only allowing a single in the fifth frame.

O’Bryant named to All-USA Team Star recruit Johnny O’Bryant was named to 2011 USA Today All-USA Boys’ Basketball Team on Monday.

O’Bryant, a Cleveland, Miss., native, earned third-team center honors.

The East Side High standout signed with LSU and coach Trent Johnson in November 2010, becoming one of Johnson’s most touted recruits since his arrival in Baton Rouge.

O’Bryant averaged 19.2 points, 14.7 rebounds and 6.2 blocks per game this past season.

He has competed in two all-star games thus far — the McDonald’s All-American game and the Jordan Classic. He scored nine points and 10 points in those games, respectively.

The 6-foot-10-inch, 260-pound O’Bryant was reportedly out of shape, according to tweets from noted prospect evaluation site DraftExpress.com.

That didn’t phase the USA Today panel.

The selection process was headed by USA Today reporter Jim Halley. Assisting in the decisions were Rivals.com college basketball recruiting analyst Jerry Meyer and Hoopmasters.com managing editor Van Coleman.

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Ogbourne wins Jesse Owens Award Senior jumper Melissa Ogbourne was named recipient of the Jesse Owens Athletic Award, an honor reserved for performance in the classroom.

Ogbourne received the award April 3 at the Black Scholars Awards Program.

Given to the minority student athlete with the best cumulative GPA, the award is the second for the LSU track and field team in the last four years.

Ogbourne, who traveled to LSU from St. Catherine, Jamaica, is no slouch on the track, either.

Her performances have earned her two All-America selections and two All-SEC honors.

“It’s an honor for me to represent my team and university,” Ogbourne said in a news release.

“That’s what I always try to do.”

Ogbourne’s highlight reel includes a fifth-place finish at the 2010 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the triple jump and a seventh-place mark in the triple jump at the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011 NICHOLLS, from page 7

be an impact pitcher in this program,” Mainieri said. “I’m talking about a weekend starter next year.”

Starting pitching, which had been one of the few consistencies for LSU to start the season, struggled mightily against Vanderbilt. Each LSU starter allowed five runs or more in each game this weekend.

Freshman Kurt McCune surrendered eight runs in 3 2/3 innings Friday, freshman Kevin Gausman held Vanderbilt to one run until allowing four in the sixth inning Saturday and senior Ben Alsup lasted only 2 2/3 innings Sunday, giving up six runs on nine hits and three walks.

“The way Alsup pitches there’s just a very small margin for error,” Mainieri said. “He wasn’t hitting spots and got behind in counts.”

The pitchers received no help from the Tiger bats until late in the third game. LSU hit .212 and registered 11 runs to Vanderbilt’s 31 in the series. The Commodores scored at least 10 runs in each game.

Sophomore right fielder Mason Katz wasn’t available in the series and is out at least two more weeks after fracturing his hand in the third game of the Auburn series.

“We were outmanned this weekend,” Mainieri said Monday. “There’s no question about it. They had a pitching staff that rivaled Florida’s.”

LSU won’t have to play another top-10 team this season.

The Tigers already faced Vanderbilt and then-No. 1 Florida and won’t see No. 2 South Carolina in the regular season.

The final four SEC teams LSU plays this season — Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi State — are all unranked.

“Other teams in the Western Division have very tough schedules ahead of them,” Mainieri said. “I guess you could say probably more difficult schedules than we do.”

Mainieri said he’s still hopeful about making the postseason, and a late push could define the Tigers’ season.

“If we’re worthy of being in the SEC tournament and being in the NCAA tournament, we’re going to prove it over these next four weekends,” he said.

Follow Rowan Kavner on Twitter @TDR_Kavner.

Contact Rowan Kavner at rkavner@lsureveille.com

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stepped up in monster ways to fill the big shoes of the injured David West. He is averaging 17 points and six rebounds per game this series.

And somehow, he is playing smothering defense against the taller Pau Gasol (Gasol has 3 inches on Landry).

I hate to say it (not really, but I feel like I should say that), but Marcus Thornton wouldn’t have been able to do that.

In addition, Aaron Gray has played well when Emeka Okafor has gotten into foul trouble

(which he has done far too often this series).

He’s averaging only five points and three boards this series, but he had a huge Game 1 against the Lakers and a solid Game 4, despite tweaking his ankle in the Game 1 victory.

His defense against Gasol and Andrew Bynum has been far above par, and without him, the Hornets wouldn’t be where they are now.

No matter the outcome of the series, fans and bandwagon fans alike should be proud of this team for how hard it fought. I have a friend who is a lifelong Lakers

PATRICK SEMANSKY / The Associated Press

Hornets forward Trevor Ariza goes up for a shot Sunday against Lakers forward Pau Gasol. Ariza contributed 19 points in New Orleans’ 93-88 win.

page 11 fan who tweeted how impressed he has been with the Hornets’ unwillingness to roll over.

That says a lot.

This team has undoubtedly earned the respect of the league.

I hope they have won some support from New Orleans.

Andy Schwehm is a 21-year-old English and psychology major from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_ASchwehm.

Contact Andy Schwehm at aschwehm@lsureveille.com

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Senior Megan McChrystal qualified for the NCAA championship last season and shot a course-record 64 in the final round to finish fourth.

The LSU men qualified for the NCAA championship in South Bend at the Warren Golf Course last season.

Contact Hunt Palmer at hpalmer@lsureveille.com

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SHOW ALL COMMENTS As usual, our website, lsureveille. com, has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments. Check it out today, and let your voice be heard.

Regarding The Daily Reveille article, “SG officials use student fees to buy parking permits,” readers had this to say: “This is a complete joke. SG doesn’t get crap done anyway, so how us being a few feet closer to a building going to change anything?

Leave it up to Hudson to have a lack of judgement in any situation, especially something as petty as this. I’m not surprised.”

-Anonymous “Student government is clearly

taking advantage of parking on campus. They should buy a temporary parking pass, and use it when they need to. With budget cuts and possible raises in tuition, cutting ‘free’ parking passes to the SG officials should be at the top of the list. It is a waste of money that could be saved or used for better purposes. Former SG President, J. Hudson, said, “The parking permit gives me access to what I’m supposed to be doing.”

What are they doing between the hours of 7:30 AM and 4:30 P.M. when most students can’t drive onto campus? They’re in school, so they don’t need to use ‘student’ fees.

Hopefully our new SG officials see this issue is taking advantage of their colleagues.”

-Anonymous

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

“I think they need the parking pass for efficiency gains, and the expenditure should come from all students. In the end, they represent us!”

-Mr. Dreaux

cover page when we have real problems with real impact happening.

Any true newspaper would laugh at this as a cover story” -Anonymous

precious TOPS. You get paid already to do what you do. Do you really need more?! Other schools pay for their perks, not the students.”

-Anonymous

“How does the parking pass make him more efficient? He says he needs it, yet never explains why. I hope Wells and Bordelon do pay for the passes. I don’t want to pay for SG members to have access to prime parking spots that I can’t get to between 7:30 and 4:30.”

-Anonymous

“This is ridiculous. How does this make a person more efficient?

I understand that as part of the SG that you have a lot of area to cover, but you can’t walk? Leave five minutes earlier than usual and you’ll be just as efficient, or are you just too lazy to actually do your job on time?

If you’re elected by the students we expect you to use our money in an efficient way for US, not just yourself. For those of us who actually pay all of our tuition and student fees, this hits hard, it’s expensive to go to LSU as an out of state student who can’t even qualify for your

“It’s hard hitting journalism like this that has made TDR a treasured institution of the 4th estate. Of course, two days later the front page is plastered with bunnies.”

-Anonymous

“This has been going on for years & is pitifully small in scale compared to the monstrous wastes elsewhere. Is this what passes for journalism these days? Isnt it irresponsible to have this be on the

“The bunnies are OK since it’s the day before spring break and all. maybe a bit over the top, sure, but it doens’t affect the papers overall value” -Anonymous Contact The Daily Reveille’s opinion staff at opinion@lsureveille.com

THE C-SECTION

La. named most violent state, but it’s not really surprising Ready to hear some bad news?

For some, this news may be dismaying. Others may simply say, “Duh.” But here it is: Louisiana is the least peaceful state in the United States.

That’s right — the Institute for Economics and Peace has named the Sportsman’s Paradise the most violent state of 2011.

Louisiana earned a score of 3.97, making it the lowest-ranking state in terms of peacefulness.

The rest of the top five violent states includes Tennessee, Nevada, Florida and Alabama.

The score was based on the state’s number of homicides (we have the most), number of violent crimes (we’re No. 44), number of jailed people (most again), number of police employees and the availability of small arms (we’re No. 48). The rankings were based upon the number per 100,000 people, i.e., number of homicides per 100,000 people.

While this news isn’t good, it also isn’t surprising.

Just look at The Advocate’s or The Times-Picayune’s crime pages every day.

On Saturday, a 21-year-old man was murdered in Westwego. On Friday, a man was shot dead in Algiers.

On Thursday, a woman was shot four times. On Wednesday, a Lafayette bank was robbed (the burglar can be seen in a surveillance camera stuffing money into an LSU bag).

If you check the sites regularly, you’ll be entertained by other stories of drive-by shootings, burglaries and the like. It’s like reading the screenplay of the first 10 minutes of a CSI

episode.

As you can see, there’s never a dull day for ballistics and crime specialists in Louisiana.

But why is Louisiana like this?

Why can’t we just be peaceful?

Louisiana Public Square attributes the violence to poverty, access to firearms, lack of education, poor health and unemployment.

Chris Grillot These reaColumnist sons seem pretty valid.

According to the United States Peace Index, Louisiana ranked 45th in percentage of people in poverty.

The state also ranked 46th in percentage of people with at least a high school diploma and 35th in percentage of people without health insurance.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the state’s unemployment rate is at 8 percent.

And finally, you do not need a permit to purchase a handgun in Louisiana. The only requirements are that you’re at least 21 years old and can pass a background check.

All of these factors could easily breed violence.

But while the above reasons give some insight, I’d say there are more influences to the violence that are overlooked — specifically in people that many in Louisiana and across the country consider “role models.”

There’s no doubt New Orleansborn rapper Lil Wayne has influence

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on the youth of our state. Wayne rose from poverty to stardom to prison then back to stardom, and many people still look up to him. While Weezy displays how a poor African American became a millionaire, he also sets a bad example for his followers after being arrested numerous times on drug and gun charges.

Which brings us to another major player in Louisiana — Lil Boosie.

Boosie had a similar success story to Lil Wayne’s, but he’s in jail on drug and weapon charges and has been indicted for first-degree murder.

I wrote a column on the “Free Boosie” movement earlier in the semester, and received numerous comments from people stating they don’t

care what Boosie did. They still think he’s the best rapper alive.

Obviously, people look up to him.

In Boosie’s video “We Out Chea,” Boosie and his boys constantly shove pistols in the camera lens. And get this — there are two children in the video.

Need I say more?

I think it all speaks for itself.

It’s impossible to argue it’s good for people to look up to gun-toting criminals.

Overall, the Institute for Economics and Peace’s poor rating of Louisiana should act as a wake-up call to residents.

Personally, I think we should

put a greater emphasis on improving public education. If everyone could have a solid high school education, they would be better set up for a successful future, and violence and crime may decrease.

In the end, being the most violent state may be upsetting, but hey, look on the bright side — Louisiana’s still 17 percent safer than it was in 1997.

Chris Grillot is a 20-year-old English and mass communication sophomore from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_cgrillot.

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iPhone tracks users’ locations, even with feature turned off

People have become overdependent on their GPS systems these days.

One of my favorite episodes of “The Office” comes from the fourth season, where Regional Manager Michael Scott tries to win back clients with gift baskets instead of an online ordering system.

While driving back to the office after many failed attempts, Scott’s in-car GPS system instructs him to turn right.

But there was no road to the right, only a lake.

After arguing with Assistant (to the) Regional Manager Dwight Schrute, Scott proceeds to knowingly drive his car into the lake because his GPS told him to.

The episode ends with Scott explaining how technology only tries to “murder you in a lake.”

While Scott’s off-road driving may be a bit of an exaggeration, many people today can’t do a simple task like driving around town without a GPS. Though traditional in-car GPS units have come down

considerably in price, today’s smartphones (especially those running iOS or Android) come equipped with a full-feature, turn-by-turn GPS system.

The GPS feature on my phone has definitely come in handy while driving around New Orleans and even downtown BaAdam Arinder ton Rouge.

Columnist However, the trade off with a phone having a positioning system built in means you are easily traceable.

That’s how satellites work.

However, there are benefits of somebody always knowing where your phone is.

For instance, Apple’s MobileMe service allows users to “Find my iPhone” if their Jesus Phone becomes lost — as well as remotely change the password, set off an alert chime (even with the phone on silent) or even fully erase the phone’s contents.

It’s a great feature for the

absent-minded iPhone user.

Unfortunately, someone at Apple can always find out where you are. iPhones have a setting for users to turn off their location settings, which supposedly disables phone tracking.

But this isn’t the case.

Last week, The Wall Street Journal conducted a field test after two British researchers discovered how easily someone could discover your location for the past month through your iPhone.

The test got more interesting after WSJ testers shut off their location feature yet still noticed their location still being tracked through their phone — just a bit more inaccurate.

This location information is collected and stored in the iPhone and transferred to any computer the phone syncs with.

While this information supposedly remains anonymous, it could easily become public information because of the unencrypted files on which the data is stored.

Personally, I don’t care whether Steve Jobs or anyone from Apple (or Google, in my case) knows where I’ve been.

It’s not like I plan to become a drug dealer or superhero or cheat on my nonexistent girlfriend.

But to many others, it could amount to a huge invasion of privacy.

Earlier this month, online radio site Pandora got busted for leaking users’ information — sex, birthday and location — to advertising companies via its Android app.

Currently, there is no fix for the iPhone tracking.

If you’re concerned by Steve

Jobs constantly knowing where you are, your best bet is to turn the service off whenever you’re not using it.

You could also completely wipe your backup files from the computer you sync your iPhone with — eliminating any restoration option.

But that’s a little excessive.

You could also just get rid of your iPhone completely.

But who am I kidding?

There’s a better chance of the world ending next year than people giving up their precious Jesus Phones.

Adam Arinder is a 21-year-old communication studies senior from Baton Rouge. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_aarinder.

Contact Adam Arinder at aarinder@lsureveille.com

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SEEMANN SAYS

Proposed Tenn. bill an embarrassment to education, progress It’s been nearly 86 years since the Scopes Monkey Trial ensnared the attention of the American public.

John Scopes, a high school teacher in Dayton, Tenn., willingly became the defendant in a court case intended to challenge the Butler Act, a piece of legislation authored by TenRep. Chris Seemann nessee John Butler that Columnist prohibited the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools.

Scopes’ all-star defense team, which included famous lawyer and orator Clarence Darrow, used the trial as a platform to advocate the primacy of science in classrooms.

Though Scopes was convicted, the most noted moment in the trial came when Darrow cross-examined former Secretary of State and chief prosecutor William Jennings Bryan, turning him into a blithering mess on the witness stand while he struggled to defend the scientific merits of various biblical stories.

While Scopes’ conviction was later overturned by the Tennessee Supreme Court on appeal, the

case deeply affected public opinion regarding the competing roles of science and religion in American education.

Nationwide coverage of the trial mocked the state of Tennessee and the city of Dayton and, for the most part, reduced to ruins the fundamentalist Christian effort to prevent evolution from entering American classrooms.

Surely, then, the state of Tennessee has learned its lesson. About 86 years removed from such a colossal embarrassment, the Volunteer State would have to be the last in the nation to enact an innovatively absurd law intended to eliminate even the mention of a politicallycharged topic in its schools.

Right?

Enter Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, whose proposed “Don’t Say Gay” bill would make it illegal to mention homosexuality to students below the ninth grade.

The bill has been Campfield’s pet project since 2005, but it finally passed committee April 20 and is up for consideration by the Tennessee State Senate.

Incredibly, Tennessee’s “family life curriculum” already prohibits any mention of homosexuality as a part of sexual education. Campfield insists, however, that extra

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protection is required for children who are still in danger of being exposed to the “scourge” of homosexuality.

The pesky truth Campfield apparently refuses to acknowledge is that many students who come under the purview of his proposed law are either just forming their sexual identity or have family members who are themselves homosexual.

Like Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Campfield would like to believe homosexuals don’t really exist in his fair state.

In a radio interview in 2009, Campfield made his opinions on homosexuality abundantly clear.

When asked why the gay rights movement should not have a place beside the civil rights movement in Tennessee classrooms, Campfield replied, “If I want to talk about the

bestiality movement, do you think we should be teaching that?”

Faulty and offensive metaphors aside, Campfield’s bill has the potential to do tangible damage.

A recent study of Oregon teens by Columbia University found suicide attempts by homosexual teens in areas that offered support and acceptance were 5 percent lower than in areas that were less tolerant.

Additionally, the problem of gay bullying can be dealt with more effectively by teaching students about homosexuality in the classroom before they reach high school. Teaching children to respect their fellow students and imparting the knowledge that human sexuality does not always conform to the “family life curriculum” would not eliminate gay bullying, but it would likely make school a more tolerant

and accepting environment for a vulnerable minority group.

Campfield has other ideas, though. In the spirit of John Butler, he wants to make the simple mention of a phenomenon that he personally condemns illegal in Tennessee’s schools.

Unfortunately, he’s willing to cast aside the welfare of a sizable number of his own citizens to achieve this.

Chris Seemann is a 20-year-old mass communication senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_CSeemann.

Contact Chris Seemann at cseeman@lsureveille.com

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