Today in Print - May 2, 2011

Thousands fl ock to the Big Easy for fi rst weekend of annual Jazz and Heritage Festival

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All that Jazz

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Locals and visitors left the New Or-leans Fair Grounds this weekend satisfi ed from substantial servings of multifarious music and tastes from traditional Louisi-ana cuisine.

The 42nd annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival served up a plethora of acts over three days with more to come next weekend.

Gates opened Fri-day, and the festival featured folk favor-ites Mumford and Sons and The Avett Brothers, along with soulful Haitian Wyclef Jean and English rock guitarist Jeff Beck.

Mumford and Sons stole Friday af-ternoon with their raw renditions of new unreleased tunes and favorites like “Little Lion Man” that brought the English group from obscurity to Grammy-nominated in-ternational phenomenon.

“I’ve never experienced New Or-leans before this week, but it’s by far my favorite city in the U.S.,” lead singer Mar-cus Mumford told the crowd during the performance.

The Avett Brothers concluded the fi rst day with a similar energy as Mum-ford and Sons, only with a larger setlist and following. In the crowd, hips shook, heads bobbed and hands clapped to the aggressive banjo, guitar, piano and cello

played throughout the performance.The band informed the crowd that it

played in New Orleans two years ago and is happy to be back and hear the great acts at Jazz Fest.

Friday’s bright sun brought in more hats than a royal wedding, but for some

New Orleanians, Jazz Fest is an equally worthy institution.

Michael Stevens, geology senior, has attended the festival for the past eight years, saying it never changes and continues to be great. The New Orleans native listened to Friday’s performance of Mumford and Sons and plans to revisit the festival next Saturday to hear Lauryn Hill.

Saturday’s weather was not as bright as Friday’s, but local musicians like Wayne Toups and The Pine Leaf Boys shined with their zydeco tunes, and New Orleans staple Jeremy Davenport ser-enaded the scene with trumpet and jazz.

The day ended with hits like Bon Jovi‘s “Living on a Prayer,” followed by college favorite Jason Mraz who conclud-ed the festival’s second day.

Amber Guinn, a school puppeteer from Gwinnett County, Ga. , said she fell in love with the city when she volunteered

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OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD, p. 2Bin Laden killed outside Pakistani capital

President Obama: “Justice has been done.”

Osama bin Laden has been killed, and the U.S. has his body, President Obama announced late Sunday night in an unusual late-night press confer-ence at the White House.

The president said bin Laden was killed in a “U.S.-led” anti-terror-ist operation last week that involved Pakistani anti-terrorist forces and in-telligence offi cials. Obama said he re-ceived a lead months ago of the where-abouts of bin Laden deep in Pakistan outside the capital city of Islamabad, and he told CIA Director Leon Panetta to make the hunt for bin Laden the top priority of the agency.

After a fi re fi ght in his hiding place at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, bin Laden was killed, and the U.S. took possession of his body, Obama said.

Obama said bin Laden had de-clared war with Pakistan, and today is a historic day for both the U.S. and Pakistan — a country whose relations with the U.S. have declined in recent years.

“Finally last week I decided we had enough intelligence to take ac-tion,” Obama said Sunday.

Obama did not mention the status of No. 2 in al Qaida command Ayman

al-Zawahiri.He said no American troops or ci-

vilians were harmed in the fi ght.

Obama said the U.S. is not and never will be at war with Islam, calling bin Laden not a Muslim but a mass murderer of Muslims.

“His demise should be welcomed by all who believe in world peace and human dignity,” Obama said.

“On nights like this one, we can

say to all those families [affected by 9-11] ... Justice has been done.”

The Associ-ated Press reported before Obama’s speech that bin Laden had been killed a week ago, and the U.S., in possession of the body, was waiting

for the results of a DNA test confi rm-ing his identity.

The al Qaida leader’s death comes

almost 10 years after the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that sparked the intense man-hunt that included multiple evasions by bin Laden of anti-terrorist forces.

Before and during Obama’s an-nouncement in Washington, onlook-ers gathered outside the White House, chanting “U-S-A” and singing “Amer-ica the Beautiful,” among other patri-otic songs.

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President Obama announces Sunday night that al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is dead after a dual U.S. and Pakistani intelligence operation killed him in a fi re fi ght in Pakistan. Obama didn’t mention the status of al Qaida’s No. 2 in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Check lsureveille.com for more news throughout the day.

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Watch a special on the Gulf Coast oil spill one year later Thursday on Tiger TV.

About 150 professors from Louisiana universities banded to-gether Friday to discuss diverse topics addressing the aftermath of last year’s Gulf Coast oil spill.

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Conference, a consortium or-ganized by Matthew Lee, interim associate vice chancellor for the Offi ce of Research and Economic Development, was co-sponsored by LSU, Tulane University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Univer-sity of New Orleans and Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium.

The conference featured 10 discussions on issues including the microscopic zooplankton and the food chain, the wetlands, human impacts, engineering issues and so-lutions and food safety.

The conference also had a poster session where professors pe-rused about 60 research posters.

Lee said the consortium hopes to submit one major inter-univer-sity proposal and several individual proposals for the second round of BP funding.

Chr i s topher D’Elia, School of the Coast and En-vironment dean, called the effort “truly interdis-ciplinary” and applauded the diverse range of research from science to social sci-ences.

D’Elia said the consortium and individual universities should be awarded BP funding due to the “lo-cal knowledge” of the region that other universities lack.

“We’re not seeing the truly dramatic effects [of the oil spill] many predicted,” D’Elia said. “The lack of news is the news.”

D’Elia and Lee added that such a lack of news is “encouraging.”

During the human impacts session, the presenters pointed out public opinion about the oil spill varies depending on prox-imity to the spill. For example, their research showed people in

Louisiana were happy with Gov. Jindal’s handling of the spill, while people farther away from the state said Jindal’s handling of the spill was poor.

The engineering session dis-cussed the possi-bility of an engi-neering response system to contain-ment of blowouts, and John Smith, LSU engineering professor, said the design of oil wells is truly engineering knowledge.

Lee has said previously LSU has not only sought money from BP, but also has been awarded numerous National Sci-ence Foundation grants. He said LSU has received more than $8 million in oil spill research funding.

“There simply is no institution that can respond as comprehensive-ly as a place like LSU,” Lee said.

Lee specifi ed the comprehen-siveness within several LSU col-leges and programs. He said he headed interviews of more than 900 households about stress and anxi-ety. The Manship School of Mass Communication surveyed attitudes after LSU’s Earth Scan Labora-tory allowed them to visually track the oil spill on the ocean’s surface, and LSU’s Center for Advanced

Microstructures and Devices re-ceived a grant to identify the el-emental composition of the oil.

Kevin Carman, dean of the College of Science, has said be-fore the conference that NSF fund-ing came rapidly after the oil spill, while the BP funding took longer. Carman said many NSF projects were able to be continued by the use of the later-arriving BP funds.

Carman said his proposal was not successful for the fi rst round of BP funding, and he teamed with professors to study coastal marshes and the mud surrounding them.

“In a sense, this oil spill is a big experiment,” Carman said.

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John Smith, petroleum engineering professor, speaks Friday about the issues and solutions that engineering has concerning offshore drilling.

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The area backstage at the Union Theater was buzzing with sounds of English and Chinese on Saturday night as performers ad-justed brightly colored costumes, applied layers of makeup and organized props — some while swinging four feet of hair.

Chinese Culture Night, pre-sented by Yang Guang Chinese Dance Troupe and sponsored by LSU Chinese Students and Schol-ars Association, included perfor-mances of dance, music and mar-tial arts.

Li Li, vice president of the Yang Guang Chinese Dance Troupe and University kinesiol-ogy professor of biomechanics, said the Yang Guang troupe or-ganized the last Chinese Culture Night in 2009 at BREC’s Indepen-dence Park.

“With this event, actually one of the themes we’re trying to achieve is the diversity of the Chi-nese culture,” Li said. “Not only do we present different groups in China, we present a diverse time spectrum, with classic ethnic and modern performances. We cross the different ethnic groups, time periods and backgrounds of the Chinese people.”

Guiyuan “Gwen” Wang, pres-ident of Yang Guang, explained the dancing represented two major groups, one classical and compa-rable to ballet, and one ethnic and representing various folk ethnici-

ties in China.“The dance group has been

growing bigger and bigger,” Wang said. “We have students, profes-sionals and homemakers. Basical-ly it’s everybody from all different backgrounds who love Chinese culture and want to express that love through dancing.”

Wang said the troupe started in 2005 as a group of three or four people who gathered regularly to dance and exercise while express-ing cultural identity. The troupe has grown to include about 30 per-formers presently, many of them University students.

Xiaoyu Cai, treasurer of LC-SSA and mechanical engineering doctoral student, said it’s becom-ing increasingly important for Americans to understand Chinese culture.

“Lots of Chinese students come to America, and some of them will stay in the U.S. to work,” Cai said. “So it is very important for Americans to under-stand the culture of China.”

Maida Owens, director of the Louisiana folklife program of the Louisiana Division of the Arts, said the Yang Guang Dance Troupe received a grant last year to help them get organized and improve the quality of production.

“They’ve trained with a dance master in Houston,” Owens said. “They bring such rich cultural tra-ditions and art forms that will help diversify the city. They have been very well received, and the media has responded nicely.”

Lu Lu, chemistry graduate student, said she and several of her friends are performers in the troupe.

“It was great because it’s all about China, and it is a country with a different culture,” Lu said. “It’s interesting. You can watch and relax and get to know more about the world.”

Li said the presence of Chi-nese people in the Baton Rouge community is increasing.

“Right now we have two Chi-nese schools, one Chinese church, and at LSU we have about 500 Chinese students and about 100 Chinese professors,” Li said. “I would say it is encouraging to see

more and more diverse culture performances in the region. Ev-eryone needs to pitch in to make sure all cultures of all regions of

the world understand each other.”

HERITAGE

LSU celebrates Chinese culture

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Dancers preform “Miao Umbrella Dance,” an ethnic folk dance of the Miao people, during Chinese Culture Night in the Union Theater on Saturday night.

DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY

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LSU dance students perform Saturday during LSU Theatre’s Dance Concert at Shaver Theater. See more photos from the concert at lsureveille.com.


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Laser tag, glow sticks illuminate SAB event Friday

University students glowed in the dark Friday night at the Student Activities Board’s second annual Glow Wild event.

On the dark UREC Student Recreation Complex fi eld, students could be spotted only by their glowing necklaces and glasses while they danced to top-40 hits spun by a live DJ, played laser tag and raced against each other on in-fl atables.

Erica Sherman, Glow Wild event liaison and mass communi-cation junior, said because of the success of last year’s event, SAB wanted to make the second rendi-tion bigger and better.

She said SAB rented an ad-ditional laser tag dome, added an infl atable bungee run and obstacle course and emphasized a glow-in-the-dark theme.

Sherman said en estimated 600 students and guests were in at-tendance.

Craig Marcus, SAB adviser and assistant director of Campus Life, said though the bill hasn’t been fi nalized, the event cost about $6,000 , which is funded by stu-dent fees. SAB originally budgeted $8,700 for the event.

The expenses include adver-tising, security personnel, rental of the UREC fi eld and infl atables, music system and DJ, sports equip-ment and glow sticks.

Marcus said SAB purchased a total of 1,500 glow items.

“We don’t have many other events like this,” said Brandon Anderson, computer engineering freshman. “It’s different. I like it.”

Roben West, SAB associate chair of public relations and po-litical science junior, said the laser tag took place in portable infl atable domes with small rooms divided

by black lights like an obstacle course.

“It’s creative and interesting to see,” West said.

Students also played sports in the dark with glowing footballs, soccer balls, fl ying discs and vol-leyballs provided by SAB.

“I’m glowing wild,” laughed Edward Lynch, computer engi-neering freshman, as he lamented over his struggle to win a race in the bungee run. “It’s a lot of fun. I’d defi nitely come again.”

Sherman said Glow Wild was

at the UREC because of security, the ample amount of space and ac-cessibility to outlets for equipment.

SAB was able to monitor who was at the event by securing the UREC fi eld entrance by LSUPD offi cers and having SAB members check in event-goers. Students were required to present a Univer-sity ID and could sign in one guest with offi cial identifi cation.

Emily HerringtonContributing Writer

EMILY SLACK / The Daily Reveille

Students enjoy an infl atable bungee game Friday at Glow Wild, an event hosted by the Student Activities Board at the UREC Student Recreation Complex fi eld.

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A WORLD OF CELEBRATION

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Children perform Saturday night at the Maju ‘11 Indian Banquet held in the PMAC. The Indian Student Association at LSU hosted the event.


BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY

City hosts first annual Art WalkThe sounds of live music

flooded the streets of downtown Baton Rouge on Saturday as people walked in and out of local restau-rants and bars to view the works of local artists.

The music came from Fes-tForAll, an art and music festival hosted by the Arts Council of Great-er Baton Rouge, and the artwork was a part of the first annual Down-town Spring Art Walk hosted by the Downtown Development District.

People walked in and out of each location to view showcases of paintings and photography.

According to the DDD web-site, 17 galleries, bars and restau-rants participated in the event.

John Gallagher, a Baton Rouge photographer, had his artwork dis-played at the Baton Rouge Area Convention and Visitors Bureau building.

Gallagher said he likes to par-ticipate in art walks because it gives him an opportunity to show his work in a public setting.

He said he agreed to showcase his photographs because he likes to encourage development downtown.

“It’s important to have a good vibrant downtown scene,” he said.

Ray Mosteller, a photographer from South Carolina, had a booth set up near the LSU Museum of Art for FestForAll.

Mosteller said he sells his art-work at festivals and art shows across the country, and he attends more than 40 art shows a year.

He said fewer people walked past his booth than he expected, which he attributes to all the events happening downtown at the same time.

“Usually it’s nothing but an art show, so everyone there wants to look at and buy art,” he said. “They’re coming here to eat and drink, and they sometimes walk over here.”

The LSU Museum of Art Store participated in the event, and store manager LeAnn Russo said she saw a steady stream of visitors walk through Saturday.

Russo said she thinks events like FestForAll and the Art Walk help dispel the myth that the down-town area is an unsafe place.

“There are so many art galler-ies,” she said. “There are so many things to do here.”

Baton Rouge resident Holly Rayne spent her time downtown Saturday listening to FestForAll’s live music and stopping in at vari-ous restaurants to see art.

“I like being downtown,” she said. “I like all the art and the jew-elry.”

Rayne said she and her daugh-ter often go downtown together to attend different events.

“It’s good to mingle with other people,” she said.

Artist Matt Thompson spent the day showcasing his art at Lucy’s Retired Surfer’s Bar and Restaurant.

Thompson said he recently moved to Baton Rouge from Cali-fornia, and the restaurant manager approached him to participate in the event.

“It really brings everyone to-gether,” he said.

Thompson said he was glad to be a part of the Art Walk because he found a large number of people were interested in his artwork.

Erik LeBlanc, co-general man-ager of Third Street bar Boudreaux and Thibodaux’s, said the bar hosts art shows twice a week for Icon Stu-dios, so he was happy to participate in the Art Walk event.

He said he saw several people come into the bar to view the art and stay for a drink, which he appreci-ated.

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on a mission trip after Hurricane Katrina. Ginn said she and a friend saw the music lineup for the festival this year, particularly noticing The Avett Brothers, and knew they had to come back to the city

“I just love New Orleans and the diverse group that fills the city,” Guinn said. “The people and the party atmosphere keep bringing us back, and Jazz Fest reiterates that energy.”

The first weekend concluded Sunday with favorable weather. After fueling up on local cuisine like jambalaya, fried oysters and soft shell crab po-boys, and drinks ranging from rum punch daiquiris to cold beers, festival-goers had the opportunity to take in Louisiana and Haitian culture from exhibits throughout the festival.

Karma Colby, of Ellenwood, Ga., worked her father Henry Colby’s legendary art and jewelry booth, Timbuktu Art Colony.

Colby, an African-American artisan, and 12 other vendors have been pioneers of Jazz Fest’s Congo Square, presenting works of art at the festival for the past 31 years. Colby said they are the only booths at Jazz Fest that get to stay both weekends, unlike other vendors who are only allowed one weekend.

Marie Cazaubon, sports admin-istration sophomore, said she has gone to Jazz Fest every year of her life — her mother even attended the festival while she was pregnant with Cazaubon. She traveled to the festi-val Sunday to hear hall-of-famer Dr. John play at the Acura Stage.

Cazaubon said the festival gets larger and more organized every year. She said there are noticeably more trash cans, recycling bins and tables for sitting.

After Dr. John rocked the piano,

award-winning John Mellencamp tardily began his set and swooned fans of all ages. The Congo Square Stage saw a packed audience for John Legend and The Roots, while The Decemberists rocked out with hipsters next door at the Sheraton New Orleans Fais Do-Do Stage.

As festival-goers left and the

sun set over New Orleans, a sign near the exit summed up the first weekend in the international event: “Come hungry, leave soulful.”

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SportsMonday, May 2, 2011 page 7

LSU has always been a breeding ground for future NFL stars, creating a pipeline from Baton Rouge to pro teams across the country.

NFL teams have drafted a for-mer LSU player in the first round in seven of the last eight drafts, and the 2007 class became the gold standard of drafts when four former Tigers were taken in the first round.

But LSU’s 2011 draft class, which was supposed to lack early round talent after cornerback Pat-

rick Peterson, left its own mark as five former Tigers came off the board in the first three rounds, a record for LSU.

Linebacker Kelvin Sheppard was the first former LSU player

off the board after Peterson, going in the third round with the 68th overall pick to the Buffalo Bills.

Three more NFL teams fol-lowed suit as running back Ste-van Ridley (New England Patri-ots), defensive

tackle Drake Nevis (Indianapolis Colts) and offensive lineman Jo-seph Barksdale (Oakland Raid-ers) were also taken in the third round.

The only other former Tiger drafted was defensive lineman Pep Levingston, who went in the seventh round to the Seattle Seahawks.

Wide receiver Terrence Toliver and kicker Josh Jasper went undrafted. They will have to wait until the lockout is lifted before they will get a chance to sign a free agent contract.

“The inconsistencies built up, and guys passed on them,” Nadeau said. “I thought some-one would give them a shot in the seventh round at least.”

The players selected, espe-cially the four in the third round, will join teams with ties to LSU.

Sheppard will suit up with Bills defensive lineman Kyle Williams, who played for LSU

Michael LambertSports Writer

NFL

Toliver, Jasper left out as six former Tigers taken in draft

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Former LSU wide receiver Terrence Toliver hauls in a pass in traffic January 7 in LSU’s 41-24 win in the Cotton Bowl. Toliver did not get picked in the NFL Draft.

The LSU softball team keeps rolling.

Behind another gem from ju-nior pitcher Brittany Mack and a first-inning bomb from junior first baseman Anissa Young, the Tigers (35-15, 16-9) nabbed a 3-1 win Sunday against Mississippi State (23-29, 9-16) in Starkville, Miss.

The win completed the sweep of the Bulldogs and marks LSU’s ninth-straight victory.

“We’re not thinking about it too much,” said LSU coach Yvette Girouard of the streak. “At this point, especially with finals com-ing up, we try not to stress them out too much.”

With the win, LSU moves into a tie for first place in the South-eastern Conference Western Divi-sion with Alabama, who the Tigers swept three weeks ago.

Young’s blast was all Mack needed. She pitched all seven in-nings, allowing only three hits and struck out 10.

“She was phenomenal,” Gi-rouard said. “A very good defen-sive effort for her as well.”

Young went 1-2 in the game with two RBIs, and freshman cen-ter fielder Simone Heyward drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

The Bulldogs’ lone run came in the seventh frame with two outs.

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SOFTBALL

Mack key as Tigers sweep Bulldogs

PLAYERS, see page 11

Sophomore Mason Katz is defying the odds.The outfielder-turned-first baseman re-

turned a week earlier than anticipated from a hand injury to hit 8-for-11 with five doubles and a home run during the weekend to catapult the LSU baseball team (28-17, 7-14) to its first Southeastern Conference sweep of the season against Kentucky (20-15, 4-17).

Katz, still sporting a brace on his throwing hand, capped the sweep Saturday afternoon go-ing 3-for-5 with a home run and two doubles.

“I worked real hard with my injury, doing

everything I could do to make sure when I came back my swing would be as good as possible, and it’s paying off,” Katz said.

The Tiger pitching staff whiffed just three batters Saturday but induced 17 combined fly-outs and popouts.

“I don’t think they were ready for exactly what we were going to throw, especially at the beginning of the game just mixing pitches and letting them put it in play,” said senior pitcher Ben Alsup.

Alsup (6-4) surrendered four runs in 5 2/3 innings. He allowed only two runs before Ken-tucky senior right fielder Neiko Johnson deliv-ered on a two-out RBI double in the sixth inning.

Alsup was then pulled for freshman pitcher Kevin Berry, who allowed an RBI double to the first batter he saw.

Berry buckled down, allowing just the one hit in 2 1/3 innings of relief.

“His slider was sharp, his fastball had some life to it, and that was the Kevin Berry we’ve seen for most of the year,” said LSU coach Paul Mainieri.

The Tigers grasped a 3-0 lead in the first in-ning and never trailed as Kentucky booted the ball around for five errors.

The imposing first frame began with a walk by leadoff hitter Trey Watkins, who scored on

Sophomore shakes off broken hand to lead Tigers to Kentucky sweep

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LSU sophomore outfielder Mason Katz celebrates with the team Saturday after hitting a home run during the Tigers’ 8-4 win in the series against Kentucky.

Comeback Katz

‘Sheppard will be an immediate fit there. ... He can play all three [linebacker}

positions.’Rene Nadeau

analyst, ESPN and TigerVision

Rowan KavnerSports Writer

KENTUCKY, see page 10Contact The Daily Reveille’s sports

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There’s no doubt the Los Ange-les Lakers were the better (read: big-ger) team in their first-round series against the New Orleans Hornets. So the fact that the Hornets were able to somehow steal two games in the se-ries was impressive in itself.

I just wish New Orleans could have kept it a little more respectable in last Thursday night’s 98-80 loss to Los Angeles. I may seem like I’m being negative. The positives will come later.

To me, it’s as heartbreaking to lose in lopsided fashion as it is to lose a close game. It was hard to sit in the New Orleans Arena and watch the Hornets play as poorly as they did. It seemed nobody except Carl Landry showed up to play. And that lack of good basketball all starts with the captain: Chris Paul.

He didn’t do what makes him best — dribble-drive penetration that forces defense to focus on him, thus opening up lanes and shots for team-mates.

He settled for jumpers instead.On top of that, he never worked

the ball inside to the big men. The Hornets just kept shooting — and missing — contested jumpers.

Maybe Paul was trying to prove a point, as one of my unbiased ob-serving friends pointed out. In other words, he wanted to show manage-ment that he needs help because he can’t do it by himself.

I doubt this. He’s too much of a gamer to give up that soon, espe-cially on his home court.

But it looked like he gave up on the game when things weren’t going his way. He didn’t assert himself as he normally would.

There’s a lot to be done during the offseason. Whether it involves trading Paul or trying to find a few more pieces is yet to be seen. But something has to be done because the bench just didn’t cut it down the stretch.

However, there are a few posi-tives that come out of the pair of vic-tories in the postseason.

First, looking further into the future, season ticket sales are rising as fans are starting to be “in” for the Hornets and their future in the city.

The more immediate impact is

the fact that the Hornets sold out all three of their home playoff games. People in the city caught playoff and Hornets fever, especially after the first road victory.

Fans started to believe in the team, and they showed up in droves. I’ve never been so happy (while sad) to be a Hornets fan as I was in that 98-80 loss in the final game against the Lakers. The place was packed in blue, and everyone was loud.

When the game was ending and coach Monty Williams called a time-out with just under two minutes left to get the scrubs into the game, the arena stood up and cheered for the rest of the game. For a solid three or four minutes, everyone was applaud-ing and there was even a “Thank you, Hornets” chant that reverber-ated throughout the arena.

That makes me proud. I’m glad the fans realize the bright future of this team in the city. But it’s only going to happen if they continue to support the Hornets next season by going to games that don’t involve NBA superstars.

I hope the momentum from the end of this season can carry into next season. And maybe — with a few offseason moves — the Hornets can

be “in” the second round of the play-offs.

Andy Schwehm is a 21-year-old English and psychology senior from

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NBA PLAYOFFS: SECOND ROUNDMemphis vs. Oklahoma City

Memphis leaders

ZachRandolph—34points,10reboundsMarcGasol—20 points, 13 reboundsMikeConley—15 points, 7 assists

Oklahoma City leaders

KevinDurant—33 points, 11 reboundsRussellWestbrook— 29 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists

Quick stats

Memphis:49.4% FG, 37.5% 3FG, 82.1% FT 45 REB, 21 AST, 7 TOOklahoma City:44.9% FG, 42.9 3FG, 78.1% FT 42 REB, 16 AST, 18 TO

Miami vs. Boston

1 2 3 4 TBOS 14 22 26 28 90MIA 20 31 25 23 99

Miami leaders

DwayneWade—38 points, 5 assistsLeBronJames—22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assistsJamesJones—25 points, 5-7 3PM-A

Boston leaders

RayAllen—25 points, 5-8 3PM-APaulPierce—19 points, 7 reboundsRajonRondo—8 points, 7 assists, 7 rebounds

Quick stats

Miami:47.1% FG, 47.4% 3FG, 81.3% FT, 39 REB, 17 AST, 16 TOBoston:42.7% FG, 50% 3FG, 77.8% FT 39 REB, 18 AST, 13 TO

AVONDALE – With a massive gal-lery ringing the 18th green at TPC Louisiana, Bubba Watson calmly rolled in a three-foot putt to defeat Webb Simpson and win the Zurich Classic after a two-hole playoff.

The crowd roared, jazz music blared from speakers throughout the course and Better Than Ezra took the stage for a post-tournament concert. Watson got his trophy, but not with-out placing beads around his neck.

Ironically, the New Orleans-flavored atmosphere was one of the biggest reasons Watson even entered the tournament.

Following a first-round perfor-mance that left him tied for the lead, Watson let out a bit of a confession.

“The honest truth is I wasn’t in this field until some time last week,” he said. “About a month ago, I backed out because I had so much going on.”

An emotional year that included his first PGA Tour win, a spot on the Ryder Cup team and the death of his father built up to the point that he took two weeks off following the Masters and had planned to make it three after withdrawing from the Zu-

rich Classic.That is,

until someone asked him to re-consider.

“My mom always comes to this golf tourna-ment, so when my mom says she wants to come, I’m here,” Watson said.

Four days later, trophy in hand, Watson was asked if he wanted to say anything to his mother.

“Yeah, I want to ask mom where else I should play at,” he deadpanned.

The win represented Watson’s third on the PGA Tour and gives him fully-exempt status as a PGA Tour member through the end of the 2014 season.

In addition to taking the advice from his mother, Watson credited his

success in part to some advice he got from his father as a child.

“When I was growing up, my dad said, ‘We don’t have any money, so you’re going to have to be really smart in school or really good at a sport,’” Watson said. “And I was too lazy to be good in school, so I’m de-cent at a sport right now. That’s the best thing he’s taught me. I have to be good at something.”

Playing in the field as an ama-teur, LSU senior golfer Andrew Loupe showed occasional glimpses

that golf may the ‘something’ he’s good enough at as well.

Loupe bested teammate and fel-low senior John Peterson to gain a spot in the field through open quali-fier.

In the opening round Thursday, he finished second in driving dis-tance – only trailing Watson – after averaging 334 yards per drive.

However, dreams of making the cut and playing the weekend were greeted with a harsh reality after Loupe shot a 10-over-par 82 in the

opening round, placing him last in the field.

“Overall, it’s been a valuable experience,” Loupe said. “Everyone

here has been great.”


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Through the first two days of the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, the top-ranked Lady Tigers provided much of the highlights for the LSU track and field teams.

Senior sprinter Gabriel Mvum-vure changed that in a big way on Saturday as he led the Tigers to a sweep of the men’s 4x100 and 4x200-meter relays and added a victory of his own in the 100-meter dash to complete one of the most

impressive performances by an LSU track and field athlete.

Juniors Keyth Talley and Hora-tio Williams and seniors Tristan Walker and Mvumvure opened the third day for the Tigers by posting a time of 38.77 seconds — the sec-ond-fastest in Penn Relays history — to run away with the 4x100-me-ter relay title by more than a second.

Mvumvure, Williams and Walker then combined with ju-nior Riker Hilton just an hour later to clip rival Texas A&M by just 0.1 of a second for the

4x200-meter relay crown.Mvumvure put his name in

elite company by joining former LSU sprinter Trindon Holliday as the only LSU men ever to win the 100-meter dash at the Penn Relays as he posted a wind-legal time of 10.33 seconds to clip TCU’s Charles Simon.

“I’m in the best shape of my life. All of the hard work that I’ve put in my first three years is paying off for me this season,” Mvumvure said in a news release. “To come here to Penn and get a win in both

relays is very special to me.”Freshman Jasmin Stowers tal-

lied LSU’s fourth victory of the fi-nal day by running a time of 13.16 seconds for a narrow victory in the women’s 100-meter hurdles.

LSU notched seven victories overall in the final two days.

Senior Walter Henning contin-ued his unprecedented dominance, as he won the men’s hammer throw at the Penn Relays for the third- straight year Friday with a toss of 208-3 feet.

Senior Melissa Ogbourne put

the Lady Tigers on the board early in Friday’s action with her victory in the women’s triple jump champi-onship.

The quartet of juniors Semoy Hackett and Cassandra Tate, senior Brittany Hall and sophomore Kim-berlyn Duncan teamed up to capture the Championship of America sprint medley title by nearly two seconds Friday, solidifying the Lady Tigers’ relay prowess.

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Mvumvure leads Tigers with dominating final day at relays

a Katz RBI double to right field. Sophomore designated hitter Raph Rhymes smacked an RBI single, moved to second on an error and scored after stealing third on a sin-gle by junior third baseman Tyler Hanover.

LSU scored one run in the third, fourth and fifth innings.

With the Tigers nursing a 6-4 lead in the eighth inning, junior center fielder Mikie Mahtook add-ed two insurance runs for junior pitcher Matty Ott on a two-run blast to left field.

“Even though we won the se-ries in the first two games, we had to come out and play today,” Mah-took said. “This game was just as important as the first two.”

Ott retired the Wildcats in or-der in the ninth inning to cap the sweep in a non-save situation.

It didn’t seem like Ott would be needed in game one of the se-ries Thursday night as the Tigers trailed, 5-1, entering the eighth in-ning.

That inning turned into the start of Katz’s blistering return and perhaps the turning point of LSU’s season as the Tigers rallied for eight runs — two of which came on wild pitches and another on a hit batter — before Ott finished off the Wildcats for a comeback 9-5 vic-tory.

The Tigers didn’t have to battle back for a win Friday. LSU batted around in the second inning, scoring five runs on four hits to clasp an early 5-0 lead and go on to win, 12-4.

Freshman pitcher Kevin Gaus-man fired eight strikeouts and held the Wildcats to one run on two hits in seven innings. Rhymes and freshman second baseman JaCoby Jones notched three hits apiece and Katz went 4-for-5 in the game.

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from 2002 to 2005. Williams was the Bills’ fifth-round choice in 2006.

“He comes back in the sum-mer and works out with the team,” Sheppad said during a conference call. “He’s definitely a guy that I’m going to try to contact in the near future and get with him and start working out.”

The Bills coaching staff got a firsthand look at Sheppard while coaching him in the Senior Bowl, and the linebacker visited Buf-falo after the all-star game.

“Sheppard will be an im-mediate fit there,” said Rene Nadeau, college football analyst for ESPN and TigerVision. “He can play all three [linebacker] po-sitions. He’ll play pretty soon.”

Sheppard will face one of his former teammates at least twice a year in the AFC East.

Ridley, the 73rd overall pick Friday, will compete in the New England Patriots backfield with former LSU running back Kevin Faulk.

“Faulk’s been down to Ba-ton Rouge,” Ridley said during a conference call. “I’ve seen him a total of two or three times, talk-ing to him once or twice. I don’t know him on a personal level, but I have met him before.”

The Patriots also picked Rid-ley’s Southeastern Conference former foe, Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, in the third round.

Nevis will reunite with wide receiver Reggie Wayne, who also went to John Ehret High School,

and former LSU running back Joseph Addai with the Indianapo-lis Colts.

“With Drake Nevis you weren’t too sure where he was going to go,” Nadeau said. “He’s in a good place with the Colts.”

Barksdale is connected to his new team, the Oakland Raid-ers, in a more notorious way. The Raiders picked former LSU quar-terback JaMarcus Russell with

the top selection in 2007, but he never panned out and was re-leased in 2010.

The Detroit, native said he wants to pave his own reputation with the team on the offensive line.

“My dad actually told me a lot about the Raiders when I first started playing football,” Barksdale said during a confer-ence call. “I know Oakland has

a pretty good track record when it comes to developing offensive line talent.”

Nadeau said Levingston’s versatility was the reason the Seahawks picked him with the 205th overall pick.

“He can play inside and out-side, but he’ll probably get more reps as a defensive end,” Nadeau said.

LSU’s six selections tied

with Georgia for the most in the SEC, while USC and North Caro-lina each saw nine former players go in the draft.

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As usual, the Opinion Section of our website, lsureveille.com, has been absolutely buzzing with reader comments. Check it out to-day, and let your voice be heard.

Regarding Sydni Dunn’s column, “Student Government Senate wastes time — believe me, I know,” readers had this to say:

“Wow. I see what happened here. As an LSU alum... I was never much involved with SG however I respect what they do and that they commit time to making their campus a better place. This young lady ap-pears to be bitter. Bitter in the sense that it has taken her 20 whole years to figure out where in the world she can find a way to bring other over achievers down. Why else would she try to bring a bad reputation for a bunch of students who like I have already said are trying to make their campus a better place. Congratula-tions Sydni- you have found a place to finally have a voice. Sorry you didnt make the cheerleading squad

in 6th grade. Clearly things are ‘like totally’ looking up for you.”-Anonymous

“Have you never seen the Unit-ed States Senate? They have unlim-ited debate time!

Sorry that we choose to operate in a democracy and not a hierarchy chose by 5 people on campus like the People’s Reveille. Everyone gets a say on anything. That’s how Sen-ates work. Not that you would know, since you served one day in Senate.”-Former Senator

“Ok, this upsets me a little bit, but that’s OK because you have a right to your own opinion, but I also have a right to mine... 1. this isn’t poetry, write like a real print journalist please. more reveille un-professionalism. 2. If you say that SG Senate wastes a lot of time, you obviously were not involved much with what they do.”-Anonymous

“You were a senator for one

meeting.....believe me I know.....How you could misrepresent the truth to construe it like you were some full term senator violates jour-nalistic integrity. You’re well on your way to working for MSNBC.”-Anonymous

Regarding Billy Wright’s Letter to the Editor, “Greek unilateral fees should offend all students,” readers had this to say:

“an entire 50 bucks? guess some greek member’s bar tab will be cut out for an entire night”-Anonymous

“Very well written letter. If LSU leadership continues on the path of alienating many key support groups - students and alumni - short-term fees may go up, but longer-term voluntary donations will likely go down. Universities exist for stu-dents, not for staff.”-Rightsize the staff

“Can you juxtapose the dollar

amount Greek Life spends helping the community with how much it spends on individual house parties and such. That’d be interesting to see.”-Anonymous

“Well written Billy. And why do they have 8 student

workers? There can’t possibly be a need for that. If they need someone to cover the phones I’m sure they could get Greeks to volunteer for phone duty instead of paying student workers.”-Laura

“LSU has been slowly dismantling the greek system for years. Just give it 5 more years, and I see them reducing the fraternities and sororities to off campus housing with absolutely no power, but sub-stantial fees.”-Jonathan

“I find it insane that fees can be levied against Greek organiza-tions without any public discussion.

Refusal to release the budget? There either is no budget (fat chance) or someone is hiding something. What are you (public employees) hiding from the public? Why the secrecy? Remove the fee proposal immedi-ately & release the budget.”-Anonymous

“No new fees for students.”-Anonymous

“Billy is right! No more fees without showing the budget.”-Against fee

“These fees are not the way to solve the budget shortfall. LSU has too many administrators for a school of our size and needs to make cuts on the expense side before adding fees.”-Anonymous

Since its discovery, nuclear power has almost always been a con-troversial issue. Despite the potential of nuclear sources, it’s constantly balanced with the dangers associated with it.

Given tragic accidents like Chernobyl and the more recent events in Japan, it’s easy to see why nuclear power is feared. The addi-tion of deliberate catastrophes like Hiroshima and Nagasaki don’t help either.

It’s no surprise the number of anti-nuclear protests has been rising throughout the years. Even before Japan’s earthquake and resulting nuclear breakdown, protesters were rallying in Europe as the 25th anni-versary of Chernobyl approached.

When the anniversary did come around, it was met with massive demonstrations with numbers es-timated to be as high as 250,000 in Germany. The Germans aren’t alone, however, and they were joined by citizens in other nuclear-powered countries, like France, India and Tai-wan.

Yet, even in the face of the most recent nuclear incident, I can’t help but think this level of reaction is unfounded. These circumstances are horrific, but they aren’t common enough to warrant the widespread fear. In an age when we are looking for cleaner, more renewable sources of energy than the fossil fuels we’ve

relied on for so long, passing up nu-clear energy seems irresponsible.

While it does still have its own environ-mental risks and is not yet a re-newable source, it presents a far better alternative to both coal and oil. However, there is certainly

outcry against both these fossil fuels, though they aren’t as heated as the anti-nuclear protests.

And don’t underestimate the dangers of coal and oil reliance.

From 1986 to 2007, about 2,000 deaths resulted from coal mining accidents in the U.S., according to the government’s Mine Safety and Health Administration website. And the environmental effects from coal reach far beyond just the emissions released from burning them.

Whether it’s affecting the area around the mines or releasing sig-nificant numbers of underground methane pockets, the environmental effect is enormous.

Additionally, living along the Gulf Coast, we know full well the environmental and human dangers associated with retrieving oil. While the long-term effects of the Deepwa-ter Horizon accident can’t be fully quantified yet, the Gulf will take

many years to fully recover.Radiation fallout may devas-

tate the environment, but it happens far less often in isolated incidents. Given the many accidents associ-ated with oil and coal since 1986, the fact that events in Fukushima mark the first major nuclear incident since Chernobyl is amazing.

Plus, many of the countries that house nuclear plants, like France or Germany, don’t face the same risks

the plant in Fukushima did.The Japanese knew the active

geological activity of their region, and they took a calculated risk in pursuing nuclear power. If we keep up with new technology and regu-lations, though, accidents like this won’t likely occur.

It all boils down to treating nuclear power with the care and re-spect it requires. Clean energy is too important for us to give up on in our

current state.“With great power, comes great

responsibility,” never felt quite so fit-ting.

Zachary Davis is a 20-year-old history junior from Warsaw, Po-land. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_zdavis.

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Baton Rouge has it all — scenery, wealth and poverty. While many try to escape the bounds of poverty by simply ignoring the is-sue, others work to make the real-ity of it disappear completely.

LSU students are some of them.

LSU’s Commitment to Com-munity states each student should contribute positively to their sur-rounding communities. With this in mind, some students are giving their time to make a difference.

The Spanish Cultural Society recently spent a day helping more

than 1,000 residents in the Gardere area better understand their health care options in the city at the Third Annual Gardere Giveaway.

In addition to the Spanish Cul-tural Society, there were more than 900 volunteers organized in part by Volunteer LSU.

Now, nearly five years after it was founded, Volunteer LSU has successfully mastered its mis-sion statement of promoting and

coo rd ina t i ng volunteer op-p o r t u n i t i e s , building part-nerships within the community and instilling a lifelong com-mitment to ser-vice. With the ability to bring

students together for events not only across the city but statewide, this organization is one of the most promising community service pro-viders on campus.

But Volunteer LSU is still facing challenges getting enough volunteers and new members to join the group. Although 900 vol-unteers at a single event may be impressive, there are more than 26,000 undergraduate students on our campus.

Something has to give.With so many students doing

their part, it’s hard to watch the community suffer because it’s still not getting all the help it can use.

Tulane University seems to have solved part of this problem. Having been recorded by Online-Colleges.com as one of the top community service universities nationwide, they rack up more than 25,000 hours of community service a year for their 7,800 undergradu-ate students.

What’s their secret?Similar to Volunteer LSU, Tu-

lane University realized it was time to step up and play a bigger role in

helping the community. This ambi-tion, tied with making volunteering a requirement on campus, has led to major improvement throughout New Orleans.

And while it seems like the perfect solution to a lack of person-nel, it shouldn’t be a requirement.

Josh Dean, adviser of Volun-teer LSU and assistant director of Campus Life, says, “I think that students come to volunteering for many different reasons and each reason is valid. I would hate to make someone come to a volunteer opportunity because they felt like they had to.”

Volunteering is an experience that gives back what you put into it.

Brandon Smith, community affairs liaison of the LSU Commu-nity University Partnership, says our greatest need is the realiza-tion of the LSU community’s own strength.

“When we talk about it in those terms ... volunteering is inte-grated into being an LSU Tiger. We have a fundamental belief to be the people’s university,” Smith said.

And as such, being an LSU Tiger means more than simply liv-ing purple and bleeding gold — it means that our hearts beat with ser-vice as it is a part of us.

We need to step up.

Priyanka Bhatia is a 19-year-old pre-vet freshman minoring in environmental management systems. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_Pbhatia.

The subject of creationism in public school classrooms has once again taken precedence in the South’s legislative season.

In Tennessee, where John Scopes was memorably tried for defying a legislative act barring evolution from being taught in public schools, science educa-tion seems to have taken a step backward with a bill that would “embolden teachers who want to bring their own beliefs into the classroom,” according to Hedy Weinberg, the head of the Tennes-see chapter of the ACLU.

Tennessee’s “monkey bill” (as it has come to be called) isn’t the first bill to attempt to indeli-cately push creationism (at times called Intelligent Design or, in House Bill 368’s case, “critical thinking”) into the classroom.

It follows in the footsteps of several other bills, including the misleadingly named Loui-siana Science Education Act of 2008, which has been criticized as “stealth legislation” allowing teachers to include creationism in

their lessons.The LSEA doesn’t specifi-

cally allow for creationism to be taught in Loui-siana class-rooms. Rather, its equivocal wording allows for a variety of supplemental texts (like the pro-Intelligent Design text-book “Of Pan-

das and People”) to be taught at the teacher’s discretion.

Three years later, Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, introduced SB 70, which would repeal LSEA if enacted.

Finally.While the usefulness and hon-

esty of vaguely worded “stealth legislation” is itself question-able, the bill itself is unquestion-ably a hindrance to science edu-cation in Louisiana. The words may be vague, but the spirit of the act is decidedly anti-science, partially written as it were by

pro-Intelligent Design association The Discovery Institute. To date, both the Livingston Parish and Tangipahoa Parish school board members have discussed using the law to unconstitutionally teach creationism.

Yes, unconstitutional. Barring discussion of Thomas Jefferson’s philosophy and the Treaty of Trip-oli (1797), a more recent Supreme Court decision decided it so.

Heard by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1987, Ed-wards v. Aguillard was a legal case that centered on the teaching of creationism in Louisiana.

The Court ruled that a Loui-siana law requiring that cre-ation science be taught in public schools, along with evolution, was unconstitutional because the law was specifically intended to ad-vance a particular religion. While the Court stated science education could certainly be improved by the teaching of a variety of scien-tific theories, it also emphasized the education must be secular.

In support of Aguillard,

72 Nobel prize-winning scien-tists and several other scientific organizations filed amicus briefs that described creation science as being comprised of religious te-nets.

History repeats itself. Re-cently, 42 Nobel Laureates in the areas of physics, chemistry, and physiology and medicine signed a petition specifically asking mem-bers of the Louisiana Legislature to repeal LSEA.

“As Nobel Laureates in vari-ous scientific fields, we urge you to repeal the misnamed and mis-guided Louisiana Science Educa-tion Act (LSEA) of 2008. This law creates a pathway for creationism and other forms of non-scientific instruction to be taught in public school science classrooms,” the petition reads.

Creationism is ultimately an idea steeped in Christian theology that has its own forum for discus-sion: church.

Misguided would-be mis-sionaries must realize that it is not the job of the school to teach

students about something that is ultimately a private matter, nor is it in the student’s best interest to allow a teacher to lecture on such a subjective topic. And, well, I re-ally can’t say it better than 42 No-bel Laureates:

“Science offers testable, and therefore falsifiable, explanations for natural phenomena. Because it requires supernatural explana-tions of natural phenomena, cre-ationism does not meet these stan-dards.”

By allowing the teaching of religion under the guise of sci-ence, teachers and legislators mislead students and leave them ill-prepared for the future. If legis-lators are truly looking out for the future of Louisiana, they will do us all a service and repeal LSEA.

Macy Linton is a 19-year-old international studies freshman from Memphis, Tenn. Follow her on Twitter @TDR_Mlinton.

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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE has an opene-ing for a student worker beginning May 24th. Applicant must be able to work

30-40 hours per week during the sum-mer months. All majors are welcome to apply. Duties include assisting with

freshman orientations, answering calls and working on offi ce projects.

Knowledge of Mircosoft offi ce systems required.

Submit letter of application, resume and the name of two references by

Wednesday, May 4th to Martha Cedotal, Sr. Assistant Dean, 351 Hatcher Hall.

HAMPTON INN/COLLEGE DR. is hiring for Front Desk Agents and Night Audi-tors. Please apply in person at 4646

Constitution Ave.

DEMPSEY’S POBOYS HIRINGwaitstaff for both Jefferson Hwy and

Coursey Blvd. locations. Summer and Fall availability required. Great pay and fl exible schedules! Apply in person M-F 2pm-3pm at 7327 Jefferson Hwy or call

Jamie at 225-229-8686 and leave a message.

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Surveys.

CM STUDENTS NEEDED Moore Con-struction Inc. is hiring interns now and for Summer. CM students with knowl-

edge of AutoCad/Revit preferred. Must have a clean driving record and be able to pass a drug screen. Must be willing

to work in the offi ce or fi eld with full day availability. Please email resumes to Ed Stock at EStock@mooreconstructioninc.

com

PART-TIME POSITION: Opportunity for Computer Science Student - An ICANN

registrar starting in Baton Rouge needs a part-time student employee. M-F,

1-5, fl ex hours, familiar with Word and Excel. Must be available summer and fall semesters. $10 per hour. Ofi ce is

located near the corner of Bluebonnet

and Jefferson. Please email resume, if available, to netsaversemployment@

gmail.com

ASSOCIATE - SALES/USE TAX Data entry, sales/use tax research, project manage-ment. Must work well in deadline driven

environment. Profi ciency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Fi-nance, or Related Field. Attractive salary

and benefi ts package. Full job posting on monster.com

[email protected]

PARKVIEW BAPTIST PRESCHOOLPreschool Afternoon Teachers needed

3-6pm fl ex days.

no degree required.

Please email your resume to [email protected]

GRAPHIC ARTIST Needed for T Shirt Design

If interested, please Send us an email [email protected]

DOES YOUR WEIGHT TODAY AFFECT your health tomorrow? Pennington

Biomedical Research Center is look-ing for people to participate in a new research study. The purpose of this

study is to determine how your weight today impacts your health in the future.

Participants will be placed on a hig calorie diet meal plan for 8 weeks. All

meals will be provided to you at no cost. Earn up to $3800 for participation. Call 225.763.3000 or visit www.pbrc.edu to

learn more about the EAT study.

BUSTLE BRIDAL HIRING Bustle looking for PT bridal sales consultant. Saturdays a must. Fun job selling wedding gowns!

Bring resume to 7215 Highland Rd. 225.769.9455

WHICH IS BETTER: CEREAL OR OAT Pen-nington Biomedical Research Center is looking for individuals to participate in a nutrition research study. The purpose of this study is to compare how different types of breakfast foods affect hunger

and energy level. If you are 18 years old and older and in good overall health, you may be eligible to participate and earn up to $100. Call 225.763.3000 or visit www.pbrc.edu to fi nd out more

about the Quaker study.

RED ZEPPELIN PIZZA Taking applications on waitress, female bartenders, and kitchen help. 225.302.7153

STUDENT/SUMMER WORK$17.00 Base/appt, Flexible schedules,

sales/service, ages 17+, conditions apply, CALL TODAY: 225-383-4252 www.

workforstudents.com

SMOOTHIE KING-MANAGERS NEEDEDExperienced Smoothie King franchisees with multiple area locations looking for

managers and assistant managers. On the job training provided. Full or part-time. Fax resume’ to 2256644004 or

email to [email protected]

ELITE GYMNASTICS Hiring instructors. Flexible hrs! Exp. preferred. Email

resume to [email protected] or call 225.766.0312

BRIGHTSIDE MANOR 2Br/1.5Ba W/D no pets $600. 383-4064. Available June.

MAKE MORE DOUGH.. And Pizza Too!SCHLITTZ & GIGGLES @ PERKINS

(near the overpass)NOW HIRING

FULL & PART TIME MANAGERS!!Great for Summer!

We’re looking for ENERGETIC, HARD-WORKING, DEPENDABLE LEADERS and offer Career Advancement & Develop-

ment Support.EMAIL COVER LETTERS AND RESUMES:

JOBS@LASTINCONCEPTS. COM

WANT TO BE a lifeguard this summer? Let SELA Aquatics certify you to be an

American Red Cross Lifeguard! Classes starting April 29. Register online: www.

selaaquatics.com

THE BATON ROUGE Country Club is look-ing for upbeat Fitness/Tennis pro shop attendants for late afternoon/weekends AND mornings (5:30 am). Looking for good multi-taskers with customer service and computer skills. Apply in person at 8551 Jefferson Hwy. 225.612.2581

LIFEGUARDS/COACH NEEDED Local aquatic club seeks certifi ed lifeguards for summer and a head coach for their

summer swim team. Contact us at [email protected] for more info or to

apply.

BEST VALUE, SUMMERWOOD VILLAS $158,900. 3 BR/2 BA condo. Gated

community. Only 4 -5 yrs. old. 1,467 sq. ft. of living space. Minutes from LSU.

HeleneKurtz, RealtorKeller Williams Realty Red Stick Part-

ners.Offi ce: 225.768.1800Cell: 225.772.8709

HOUSE FOR SALE: 3 bed, 2 bath

307 Meadowbend Drive Less than 4 miles to Tiger Stadium!

$159,000 CALL (504) 468-9796

2 BR 2 Bath Condo University View Secure and close to campus 172,000

318.347.4115

CONDO IN U-VIEW University View Condo For Sale. 2 bed 2 bath w/ loft. Asking

$205k, price negotiable 337.278.0546

CHATEAU DU COUR IN TIGERLANDLarge 2 BR 1 B in gated com-

plex..772-2429 mckproperties.com

ROOM FOR RENT Seeking clean, responsible non-smkr fml to share 3

bd/2ba houe in Sharlo neighborhood. 6 mins from LSU. 425/mo + 1/3 utili-ties. W/D, small yd, carport. Monica @

251.423.2425

RECENTLY RENOVATED 1200 sq.ft. 3bd/2ba house on Jennifer Jean Dr. $1250/month. Lawn care and appli-

ances included. 504.909.4144

FOR RENT 4 bedroom, 2 bath, with Washer & Dyer. Yard services provided. Fenced in yard. Capital Heights Area. Rents for $1200.00 per month.656 Caddo StreetCall Today 225.928.9384

2 ROOMS FOR rent in house off Miller-ville Rd-Baton Rouge. $350/month each plus utilities-pets ok; must fi ll out appli-cation; 225-337-5252 225.324.6176

LSU TIGERLAND 1 & 2 br, Flat & T/ H, W/ F, Pool, W/ S pd, $450 - $675,

225.615.8521

1 BR 4065 BURBANK $495 You will love living at Williamsburg. Near Walk-Ons. www.lsubr.com for pictures/ and fl oor

plan. No Pets. $300 Deposit. 978-1649

WALK TO CAMPUS 1Br, 2Br, and Townhomes. Starting as low as

$325.00. www.lsuwestchimesplace.com 225.346.4789

UNIVERSITY VIEW APARTMENTS 1 & 2 BR. Right outside south gates at 324 West Parker. Pool & laundry on-site. 767-2678 UniversityViewLSU.com

HOUSE FOR RENT 3br/2ba 505 Winter Haven. $1200 per month plus deposit. Minutes from LSU. Great College Neigh-

borhood. No smoking/pets. All appli-ances. Available now. 225-278-6660

FOR LEASE IN NICHOLSON LAKE 4 BR/2BA House for Lease in Nicholson

Lakes. $1450/mo Pet friendly. Call Key-fi nders at 225-293-3000 or email us at keyfi [email protected] 225.293.3000

FOR RENT 1bedroom & 1bath. Central heat & air. Comes with washer &

dyer. Yard service provided. Rents for $750.00 per month and that includes


utilites.Capital Heights Area

669A Caddo Street 225.928.9384

AVAILABLE JUNE 4, 2011HOUSE FOR RENT 1555 NICHOLSON

2BR/2BA 2ND BR IS LARGE LOFT. WA/ DR, FRIG, LRG FENCED YARD. NEAR DOWNTOWN AND LSU. 1 YR LEASE

REQD. NON SMOKING.

$1050 PLUS DEPOSIT

CALL 860-375-3273

BURGIN APARTMENTS 1br. 175 Burgin Ave, Highland and Lee. No

dogs. $589/400dep. W/S included. 225.252.3163

2 BEDROOM UNIT ON SPECIAL ASAP We have a 2 bed/ 1.5 bath TH at SHADOW

CREEK with brand new carpet open ASAP! Rents for $780 and is 10 min from campus! Please call (866) 797-

5446 to schedule tour.

STORE YOUR STUFFSTUDENT SPECIAL

Get first month FREE. Climate Control

of LA Self-Storage and Stor-it Mini Warehouses. 3147 College Dr. just past the RR tracks. Enter thru College Creek Shopping Center. Various sizes, covered loading, video recording cameras, and

alarms. 24/7 service with our Insomniac machine (rent a unit, make a payment,

buy a lock) - very cool. We Love Stu-dents. Drop by 24/7. climate.control@

att.net. 225.927.8070

2-BR APT NEAR LSU. $600. Hot Water Inluded. Call Wang 225.278.6622

WALK TO LSU studio $4202BR/1BA $575

2BR/1BA $675 pet ok. Available Now! 225.388.9858

ROOMMATE NEEDED (M/F) Brightside View apt.

$500/month w/ utilities, cable, and internet

pets [email protected] 337.692.1281

TWO GUYS LOOKING FOR ROOMMATE for a three bedroom apartment in Fall.

$360permonthEmail [email protected]

ROOMMATE NEEDED (M/F) 3BR/2BA GARDEN DISTRICT HOME

$433 W/O UTILITIES 832.483.9908

TALL, HANDSOME guy seeks sweet, fun-loving, Christian girl for friendship and maybe more. Must love scenic sunset

walks, Louisiana festivals, and watching movies...email me at 1tallguy7@gmail.

com

SPORTY GIRL LOOKING FOR GUY look-ing for a fun outgoing guy who likes

sports and is confident, but not cocky. must have a good personality. email

[email protected]

MALE PROSPECTING FOR FEMALE Desired traits: creative, intelligent, ec-

centric, nonconformist, Christian, deep, has interesting speech (uses words like “awesomesauce”), stands up for what she believes in (doesn’t compromise

her values). Interests we hopefully share:creative writing (I’m an English

major. I write poetry and short stories), anime. otherwise try talking with me about deep subjects like phillosophy.

[email protected]

TERRIBLY BORED So text me! Anybody, everybody. About anything. 985-259-

7101

LONELY LOGOPHILE LOOKING for fellow word lover. Must enjoy

scrabble, crosswords, and words with friends. Math majors need not apply.

[email protected]

YOU THERE. want to ride around listen-ing to music? wander the park at night?

play stupid games that don’t make much sense to anyone else, sound

interesting? text 225.636.1230 or email [email protected].

CUTE GAMER GIRL SOUGHT Do you like to kick back, relax, and play

games til dawn? Wouldn’t you like to have a kind, fluffy teddy bear to give you a challenge and a big, fuzzy hug? E-mail me at [email protected] if you

want Teh Fluffy!

ME LOVE YOU LONG TIME Senior in air force about to graduate looking for a girl

who can finally make him feel like the man in the relationship. When we go out

to Happy’s, you can’t make fun of my leather jacket, abundance of cologne, or my semi feminine mannerisms. I am

a Debby Downer, so you need to be tolerant of my constant complaining.

[email protected]

2 FREE GUINEA PIGS cage included [email protected]

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