Engineering: What can fly and be used to spy on people? Find out on p. 6
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BUDGET CUTS
Impact of proposal on students unclear Xerxes A. Wilson Staff Writer
of 80 first-edition etchings. The “Los Caprichos” collection is one of four complete sets printed by Goya in 1799, according to Judi Stahl, Student Union Art Gallery director. “It’s very exciting to have such a high caliber of art in our gallery,” said Ellen John, assistant director for marketing at the Union. The exhibition was booked more than three
The million dollar debate about how exactly Gov. Bobby Jindal’s proposed budget will affect the University prompts a question with many answers. And it all depends on who you ask. According to the Governor’s Office, higher education appropriations are at the same level as last year, as outlined in the governor’s budget summary. This is true, when considering part of the governor’s budget — which will be debated, amended and ultimately passed by legislators — includes appropriations from students’ pockets in the form of tuition hikes and fee re-indexing. This increase includes about $50 million in increased costs coming from students at the LSU-Baton Rouge campus. The University projects an overall budget increase of $23.6 million in the approaching fiscal year if Jindal’s proposals are implemented, according to University Vice Chancellor for Finance and
GOYA, see page 15
BUDGET, see page 6
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English instructor Nolde Alexius, left, and English assistant professor Solimar Otero view the “Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos” exhibit Monday at the Student Union Art Gallery.
The stuff of dreams
Union Art Gallery features Goya exhibit that examines subconscious
Josh Naquin
Contributing Writer
University students no longer need to sleep to explore the dark depths of the subconscious realm. The University Student Union Art Gallery is featuring the “Francisco Goya: Los Caprichos” exhibit now through May 15. The free exhibit, which opened March 20, is open to the public and includes an entire collection
GUEST SPEAKER
Famous survivor, author emphasizes importance of values ‘127 Hours’ movie inspired by Ralston Morgan Searles Contributing Writer
A diverse crowd scrambled for seats in the Student Union Theater on Tuesday to listen to the inspiring but grisly story of adventurer Aron Ralston. Ralston made headlines in 2003 when he was forced to amputate his own arm after a hiking accident in Blue John Canyon, Utah. After his accident, Ralston wrote a book about his experience called “Between a Rock and a Hard
Place,” which inspired the movie “127 Hours.” He has also been traveling around the nation as an inspirational speaker. This was the second lectureship series for the LSU chapter of Delta Gamma sorority, the first since Steve Ford, son of President Gerald Ford, spoke to the University in 2008. The event was free and open to the public, which was made possible by fundraising and a $50,000 match given by Delta Gamma’s national chapter for lectureships. Sabrina Trahan, mass communication junior and director of public relations for LSU’s Delta Gamma chapter, said it is interesting to compare Ralston’s speech to
the movie “127 Hours.” “We’ve been planning this since before the movie was nominated for Academy Awards,” said Trahan, a former Daily Reveille employee. “It’s been fabulous because we didn’t even realize how much of a buzz the movie would cause.” Ralston described his trip down the canyon, the days of entrapment and his eventual freedom and rescue. “I never cried, never said ‘Ow.’ There were no tears, there was definitely pain, but even more than that was joy. ... My feet moved, I stepped out of my grave and into my life,” Ralston said. RALSTON, see page 6
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Aron Ralston speaks Tuesday at Delta Gamma’s lectureship series. Ralston was trapped for 127 hours in a canyon and had to amputate his own arm to free himself.