The Daily Reveille - July 8, 2010

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TRAFFICIntersection at Stanford Avenue

and Perkins Road closed, page 3.

BASEBALLTigers take to summer

leagues, improve pitching, page 7.

80days since oil spill began.

Read the latest oil spill briefs, page 2.

University to change W policy in fallCatherine ThrelkeldStaff Writer

When the members of To Be Con-tinued Brass Band took to the streets of the infamous New Orleans French Quarter on June 15 , they didn’t expect to be ordered to stop playing their jazz tunes.

But that night, as the brass band roared through its catalog of soul-ful New Orleans-esque tunes, a po-lice offi cer handed the band members an ordinance citing an 8 p.m. curfew

for street musicians.The curfew, which is being put into

effect amid an abundance of protest, makes it unlawful for street entertain-ment to be performed between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. from the entertainment dis-trict of Bourbon Street to Canal and St. Ann streets.

Another ordinance brought to the musicians’ attention makes it unlawful for any person to play a musical instru-ment on any public right-of-way in the city between 8 p.m. and 9 a.m. unless granted a permit.

Now, in addition to their trumpets and saxophones, the members of To Be Continued and other musical staples of the French Quarter can often be seen holding signs reading “Please Don’t Stop the Music” and other marks of protest.

“[Bourbon Street] is the birthplace of what we do,” said Sean Roberts , a trumpet player in To Be Continued. “It’s the most famous street for people to come and see what you invented, and

New Orleans law enforcement ordering French Quarter street

musicians to honor 8 p.m. curfew

Can’t play NO more?

MUSICIANS, see page 11

Student Government has been tackling many changes in academics this summer, includ-ing revising the W grade policy.

Students receive a W when they drop a course after the es-tablished drop date.

The new policy does not change the number of W grades allowed, but it does change how many are allowed per hours earned.

The original policy allowed 3 W’s during the fi rst 30 hours of classes, and 1 W for each 30 hours after that.

The new policy allows 3 W’s during the fi rst 60 hours of class-es, 3 W’s in the next 60 hours of classes, and only 1 W for any hours past that.

“At the request of Student Government, the University re-vised the W Grade policy,” said University Registrar Robert Doo-los in an email to undergraduate students. “The revised policy goes into effect with the 2010 fall semester.”

Students cannot exceed their number of W’s unless allowed by the dean of their college, and W’s cannot be carried forward.

POLICY, see page 11

LSU Libraries compiles oil spill informationWebsite intended to inform communityNicholas PersacStaff Writer

A pair of workers wearing hard hats examine fi eld samples in a photograph on the cover of BP’s 2009 Sustainability Review .

The year-old report’s title would now provoke either a laugh or a disgusted look from Gulf Coast residents — “Operating at the energy frontiers: How a revi-talized BP is driving innovative, effi cient and responsible opera-tions.”

The book is on display in Middleton Library as part of LSU Libraries’ efforts to make available any resources related to the wors-ening oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico . The de-partment recent-ly launched an “Oil Spill Sub-ject Guide ” on its website and set up the display in Middleton’s lobby last week to help students fi nd oil spill resources both online and in the library.

“We know it’s a topic we’re getting a lot of questions about,

and the librarians wanted to have something people could see and touch in addition to the website,” said Nancy Colyar, assistant dean

of Libraries . The display

uses graphics to show students “what happened, what’s next [and] where are more re-sources” and lists the call number ranges for top-ics in the library like coasts, ma-

rine pollution, environmental sciences, water pollution and GRANT GUTIERREZ / The Daily Reveille

Oil spill information sits atop a table in Middleton Library. LSU Libraries has begun an effort to compile resources related to the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.REPORT, see page 11

photos courtesy of SAM JASPER and LISA PALUMBO

[Left] Members of To Be Continued Brass Band play on a sidewalk in the French Quarter. [Right] Musicians play on the streets of the French Quarter while onlookers support them with signs. An 8 p.m. curfew for street musicians is being enforced in New Orleans.

Matthew JacobsSenior Staff Writer

‘‘“We’re trying to get as much information

as we can in one centralized place.”

Jorie Porterassistant librarian

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Catholic Church: Cuba agrees to free 52 political prisoners

HAVANA (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church said Wednesday that Cuba has agreed to free 52 political prisoners and allow them to leave the country in what would be the island’s largest mass libera-tion of dissidents since Pope John Paul II visited in 1998.

More than 50 killed in Baghdad attacks; suicide bombing claims 32

BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants struck across the Iraqi capital Wednesday, killing more than 50 people, including 32 in a suicide bombing that targeted pilgrims commemorating a revered Shiite saint, Iraqi police said.

The attacks — the deadliest of which occurred in northern Bagh-dad’s predominantly Sunni neigh-borhood of Azamiyah — offered a clear indication of the push by in-surgents to exploit Iraq’s political vacuum and destabilize the country as U.S. troops head home.

Car hits bus carrying handicapped in New York; 1 dead, 15 wounded

FLEMING, N.Y. (AP) — A bus carrying handicapped people col-lided with a car in central New York and overturned, killing a woman and injuring 15 other people.

The Cayuga County sheriff said a 73-year-old woman died and the 15 others were taken to hospi-tals following Wednesday after-noon’s collision.

Sheriff David Gould told WSYR-TV in Syracuse the car crossed a center line and hit the bus on a highway in Fleming, 25 miles southwest of Syracuse.

Coast Guard: 3 dead after copter crash off Washington coast

SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crashed a few hundred yards off the coast of Washington state Wednesday, killing three of four crew mem-bers on board.

Rear Adm. Gary Blore, com-mander of the 13th Coast Guard

district, said the cause of the crash is not known but that there were downed power lines on the beach near the helicopter’s wreckage.

Witnesses told local media the helicopter was fl ying at a low altitude when it approached La Push, Wash., a small outpost on the Quileute Nation reservation.

Magnitude-5.4 quake strikes So. California, no injuries reported

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mod-erate earthquake jolted Southern California on Wednesday, rattling buildings across a wide swath of land but causing no immediate injuries or major damage.

The magnitude-5.4 quake was centered 28 miles south of Palm Springs, or about 130 miles east of Los Angeles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It struck at 4:53 p.m.

It was initially reported as a magnitude-5.9 but later down-graded to 5.4.

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—The federal government is seeking to have a court reinstate a moratorium on deepwater drilling. In a fi ling with the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, the government argued for the reversal of a judge’s ruling that the Interior Department failed to provide adequate reason-ing for the six-month halt to drill-ing.

A lawsuit against the morato-rium was fi led by Hornbeck Off-shore, an oil fi eld service company that claims it would have severe economic consequences.

—Sen. Mary Landrieu is pushing for up to $1 billion a year to restore Louisiana’s battered and oily coastline.

But President Obama’s point man in the Gulf says the adminis-tration is not yet ready to commit such an amount.

Louisiana has lost 2,300 square miles of coastal wetlands since the 1930s because of canals dug for energy exploration, hurri-canes and levees along the Missis-sippi River.

—The U.S. Attorney Gen-eral’s offi ce has asked BP for ad-vance notice of any asset sales or signifi cant cash transfers, the company said. Normally, the Jus-tice Department doesn’t require advance notifi cation of such deals.

—Choppy seas held up oil skimming operations all along the Gulf coast, although boats off Lou-isiana’s shoreline hoped to be back at work before the day ended. In Mobile, Coast Guard Cmdr. Chuck Diorio said waves were seven feet off the sea buoy in places, well above the four feet that serves as the upper limit for most skimmers. Rough waves have halted offshore skimming in Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana for over a week.

—BP’s embattled CEO fl ew to Abu Dhabi and met with the wealthy emirate’s infl uential crown prince amid speculation the oil giant is looking to raise cash as costs mount to contain the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.

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Various lanes at Perkins Road and Stanford Avenue/Acadian Thru-way will be temporarily closed this weekend as work expanding the in-tersection continues.

The lane closures will begin Saturday at 7 a.m. as workers begin installing new asphalt on parts of the roadway and are expected to last un-til Sunday at 7 p.m., weather permit-ting, according to a news release.

Ò The project involves the in-stallation of six new turning lanes to the intersection,Ó said John Snow, spokesperson for the Green Light Plan. Ò It will expand the intersection and help open up the intersection that is a major source of congestion.Ó

Ground was broken on this proj-ect in November, and the target com-pletion date is mid-August, weather permitting, Snow said.

Though various lanes will be closed throughout the time period, the roadway will not be fully closed at any time.

Ò There will be several lanes that are closed as the crew moves from lane to lane, allowing them to install and lay down new asphalt on each leg on the intersection,Ó Snow said. “It will still allow for thru traffic.”

Some congestion is expected at the roadway because of the limited access available to motorists.

Ò Motorists should exercise ex-treme caution when traveling within the vicinity of the intersection,Ó the

release said. Ò Travel times may be affected throughout the temporary closure period, and motorists are en-couraged to factor in and prepare for potential delays at the intersection.Ó

Project organizers are anticipat-ing small traffic delays small, Snow said.

Ò WeÕ re hoping the congestion is minimal,Ó he said. Ò It is just a two-day closure, but we understand there will be some congestion.Ó

The Perkins at Stanford/Aca-dian intersection improvement proj-ect has a present day cost of $8.6 million, according to the Green Light

Plan website.The intersectionÕ s expansion is

part of the cityÕ s Green Light Plan, a 42-project endeavor to improve Ba-ton Rouge roadways.

Ò The overall goal of the Green Light Plan is to open up roadways, open up intersections and open up areas where thereÕ s been lots of con-gestion and traffic,” Snow said. “It’s going to get people moving and get our city moving in those key areas.Ó

Stanford/Acadian until Aug.Lanes to close at Perkins and

Ryan BuxtonStaff Writer

Closures to begin Saturday at 7 a.m.

Contact Ryan Buxton at [email protected]

STUDENT LIFE

Incoming freshmen orientation coming to a close Aug. 17

The tail end of incoming freshmen and transfer students swarming campus will be beneath stately oaks and broad magnolias today as the sixth of eight orienta-tion session runs until Friday.

Orientation students, often easily identified by purple gift bags on backs or confused looks while pondering maps, began coming to campus for the first normal session on June 10, and the last group will finish scheduling August 17, only six days before fall classes begin.

Ò As an orientation leader, IÕ ve seen a lot of friendships form and even incoming students find room-mates for the entire next year,Ó said Millena Williams, mass com-munication senior and orientation team leader. Ò We tell students itÕ s all about finding a balance and in the first year not overloading

yourself but being comfortable.ÓBonnie Alford, director of the

Office of Orientation, said the ori-entation program is mandatory for all incoming students, and the two-day process shows students the Ò two-way streetÓ of what to expect from the University and what the school expects in return, like the LSU Commitment to Community.

Ò We want to just get the stu-dents on campus to experience LSU firsthand,” Alford said. Ò From there weÕ ll teach them all the things they will need on a day-to-day basis as a student here at LSU.Ó

Williams said she knows some upperclassmen may be frus-trated by the incoming studentsÕ inundation of campus parking and dining facilities, but she seldomly hears complaints, and many of the facilities the groups use are reserved in advance. She encour-aged students to remember going through that process when coming to the University.

Ò The students coming here for orientation really appreci-ate seeing the current students on

campus,Ó she said. Ò If campus were empty, it wouldnÕ t be as ex-citing for them.Ó

Alford said the class of 2014 is larger than the 2013 class, forc-ing the Orientation office to in-crease the last three sessions to 600 students each compared to 500 at each of the first five.

Incoming students will hear from numerous campus depart-ments including Residential Life, Student Life and the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transpora-tion. Optional sessions include learning about money manage-ment, student organizations and strategies for academic success, among other topics.

Ò All of the sessions will help the incoming students learn to bal-ance their social, campus and aca-demic lives,Ó Alford said.

Parents and families of ori-entation students are also invited to campus for the orientation pro-cess, and Alford said while the families and students participate in some sessions together, others, like advising and scheduling, are for the students only.

Ò The parents program will teach you when to be a tug boat and when to be a helicopter,Ó Al-ford said of knowing when a par-ent should pull a student along compared to when the parents

should Ò hover aboveÓ the student for guidance.

TRANSPORTATION

Larger 2010 class expected for fallNicholas PersacStaff Writer

Contact Nicholas Persac at [email protected]

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Incoming freshman Roy Martinez shops at the LSU Student Union Book Store June 21. Incoming student orientation will finish Aug. 17.

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Colin Hay to perform Friday at the Manship TheatreMUSIC

Colin Hay , former lead vo-calist of popular Õ 80s band Men at Work , will serenade Baton Rouge this weekend as part of his nationwide tour.

Hay will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts on Lafayette Street .

As of press time Wednesday , tickets were nearly sold out, ac-cording to the Manship Theatre ticket offi ce.

Hay released his 10th solo album, Ò American Sunshine,Ó in August 2009 .

Ò The album is made up of songs which are mostly

story-based,Ó Hay said in an email to The Daily Reveille. Ò The album means a lot to me, as they all do, but I feel the songs are strong and have some sub-stance to them.Ó

Hay is well known for be-ing featured on the Ò Garden StateÓ soundtrack and in multiple episodes of the hit NBC series Ò Scrubs.Ó

Hay Ñ who won a Best New Artist Grammy in 1983 with Men

at Work Ñ said he has been sur-rounded by music throughout his life.

Ò My parents owned a mu-sic store in Scotland when I was young,Ó he said. Ò I get inspiration from everywhere. For me there was The Beatles, then there was everyone else.Ó

Hay is one of several nota-ble musicians who will take the

Manship Theatre stage this year.LeRoux and Dr. John and

the Lower 911 will perform their shows in August , and The B-52Õ s will take the stage Sept. 17 , ac-cording to the Manship Theatre websiteÕ s calendar.

Matthew JacobsSenior Staff Writer

B-52’s to play on September 17

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ENTERTAINMENT

Student bands aim for success,meet many obstacles in area

Student bands are doing whatever they can to pave their own paths in the Baton Rouge music scene.

Even with the support of the local, interested venues, musi-cians still struggle to get their names out and get their bands moving in the University area. From the better-known recent Battle of the Bands winner Prom Date to the brand new group Lucky Walk, these kids know what itÕ s like to deal with the dif-fi culties of breaking into the mu-sic world.

Ò The problem with playing at venues when you’re fi rst start-ing out is that they want to know what youÕ re like live,Ó said Nick Boudreau , computer engineering senior and bassist of indie-rock band Prom Date . Ò And if youÕ re just starting out, you donÕ t have experience or word of mouth, and it gets really diffi cult.”

Student musicians should play every free opportunity they can fi nd to get the ball rolling, according to Boudreau .

“You can get free benefi t shows Ñ not at bars or clubs or anything like that Ñ and then itÕ s like a word of mouth and people-you-know kind of thing,Ó he said. Ò A good recording helps, but that comes along with plenty of experience. So, itÕ s really a catch-22.Ó

Prom Date now plays at most venues around town, including The Spanish Moon , ChelseaÕ s , North Gate Tavern and The Of-fi ce. The opportunity to play at GroovinÕ on the Grounds last se-mester helped establish the band in the Baton Rouge area.

Jacques Boudreaux , civil en-gineering graduate student and drummer for These Children, said he plays with multiple bands around town.

Ò WeÕ ve got an incestuous scene here. Everybody plays with

everybody,Ó he said. Ò One mem-ber can play with fi ve bands.”

Booking shows is a Ò really sporadicÓ process, Boudreaux said.

Although the local mu-sic scene is on the rise, Ò Baton Rouge could do more with what itÕ s got,Ó he said.

There are incredibly talented musicians in Baton Rouge, and there are defi nitely some under-rated musicians who should have the opportunity to play more, Boudreaux said.

Ò I think Baton Rouge has the potential to do a lot; it just canÕ t get to where I think it should be. ItÕ s a very big city, but thereÕ s a small selection of places and open minds,Ó he said. Ò It could be bet-ter.Ó

C h r i s t i a n Guillory and Anne Leonards of the newborn folk group Lucky Walk are just be-ginning to test the waters of the Ba-ton Rouge music scene.

Ò We havenÕ t tried [to book our own shows at venues] yet be-cause weÕ re so fresh, but weÕ re optimistic,Ó Leonards said.

ItÕ s a Ò nerve-wrackingÓ ex-perience to put your music on the table at a venue for the fi rst time and hope that people will like it, according to Leonards.

Ò WeÕ ve been looking at open-mike nights around town at venues like North Gate Tavern just to get a feel for playing in front of crowds outside of house shows,Ó said Leonards . Ò But weÕ ve got a small set together, and weÕ re ready to put ourselves out there.Ó

Guillory said he doesnÕ t ex-pect it to be easy for Lucky Walk to get its name out to the Baton Rouge community.

Ò IÕ m nervous because IÕ m not entirely sure what kind of re-sponse two inexperienced musi-cians will get,Ó he said. Ò WeÕ re

just gonna try and do our own thing and hope people like it.Ó

ThereÕ s always something going on in the Ò relatively cool place we live in,Ó and thereÕ s a little something for everybody in Baton Rouge, said Guillory .

Ò There are open mike nights all over the place, and weÕ re about to get ourselves started,Ó he said. Ò ItÕ s exciting. Actually, itÕ s more than exciting. ItÕ s awe-some.Ó

For an out-of-town band, coming in to Baton Rouge and booking shows can prove a very big challenge, according to Di-ego Martin , University of Lou-isiana-Lafayette senior and lead

singer and guitar-ist of blues/folk/rock Ô nÕ roll band 80 Proof .

Ò ItÕ s been diffi cult. I’ve re-alized that a lot of venues both in Lafayette and in Baton Rouge are more focused on business than on the music itself,Ó said Martin. Ò They want to book good bands, but they put more emphasis on making money

at the door and on drinks. If you have a pretty good band who will bring lots of people in, theyÕ ll get booked before an amazing band because itÕ s a business.Ó

ItÕ s not easy for out-of-town bands like 80 Proof to book shows when a member has to drive to convince the venues in person, according to Martin.

Ò I guess if we had a book-ing agent, it would be easier, but for a band thatÕ s coming up like us who canÕ t afford that, we just have to do it all ourselves,Ó Mar-tin said.

Cathryn CoreContributing Writer

Baton Rouge music scene on the rise

‘‘‘We’ve g ot a n incestuous scene h ere.

Everybody plays wit h everybody. One

member can play with fi ve bands.’Jacques Boudreaux

civil engineering graduate student, drummer for These Children

Contact Cathryn Core at [email protected]

The Daily Reveille PAGE 5THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010

(AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Da-vid Vitter and his Democratic chal-lenger, Charlie Melancon, painted each other as partisan political pup-pets as they signed up for the Sen-ate race Wednesday on the fi rst day of qualifying for fall elections.

Melancon predicted a “dirty” race as Vitter seeks re-election to a second, six-year term in his fi rst time facing voters after a 2007 prostitution scandal.

Qualifying is the offi cial open-ing of Louisiana’s campaign sea-son, when candidates fi le the pa-perwork and pay the fees required to run for offi ce. The sign-up period runs until Friday at 5 p.m., but most of the announced candidates for the top races registered Wednesday.

Six of Louisiana’s seven con-gressmen signed up for re-election bids: Republican U.S. Reps. Steve Scalise of Jefferson, Joseph Cao of New Orleans, John Fleming of Minden, Rodney Alexander of Quitman, Bill Cassidy of Baton Rouge and Charles Boustany of Lafayette. Fleming and Cassidy sent employees to register for them.

The state’s sole Democratic congressman, Melancon is leaving his U.S. House seat representing southeast Louisiana to run against Vitter.

The incumbent senator and his chief opponent arrived within the same hour at the Secretary of State’s Offi ce to register for the Senate race, and each was met by a small pack of sign-waving protest-ers.

Vitter talked of Melancon’s support of President Barack Obama and Melancon’s vote for the fed-eral stimulus package. Melancon portrayed himself as a centrist and Vitter as a GOP obstructionist who works for his party, rather than the state.

“It has been hard-core, right-wing partisan politics, period,” Melancon said of Vitter’s fi rst term in the Senate. He described Vitter as “an uptown New Orleans boy who went to private school and went to Harvard. He’s never hunted

or fi shed.”Vitter called himself a leader

on conservative issues and said, “We need to have the proper checks and balances against what is in many ways a radical Obama agenda, and on that point there are stark differences and there will be a clear choice between me and my opponent.”

It was Vitter’s fi rst time talking to a bank of reporters since an ABC News report two weeks ago dis-closed one of his aides had repeat-edly run into trouble with the law, and pleaded guilty two years ago to a knife-wielding altercation with an ex-girlfriend. The aide, Brent Fur-er, resigned June 23, after the story broke, and women’s groups have blasted Vitter for allowing Furer to remain on staff after the guilty plea.

Vitter sidestepped nearly all questions about the resignation, re-fusing to explain why he kept Furer on staff. He said Furer was disci-plined in 2008, but he wouldn’t say how.

Four other, lesser-known can-didates also signed up for the Sen-ate race, including a Libertarian, two independents and a Democrat who will force Melancon to run in the Aug. 28 party primary before advancing to the Nov. 2 general election.

Melancon’s exit from the U.S. House leaves a rare, vacant con-gressional seat. Three candidates have signed up so far in the 3rd District race representing much of coastal, south Louisiana: Hunt Downer, a Republican former state House speaker and retired major general in the Louisiana National Guard from Houma; Jeff Landry, a Republican lawyer from New Ibe-ria; and Ravi Sangisetty, a Demo-cratic lawyer from Houma.

Despite a national wave of discontent with incumbents, three congressmen — Scalise, Cassidy and Boustany — didn’t pick up op-ponents Wednesday.

The Tiger Lair will not be open for the start of the fall semester de-spite the original prediction.

University Auxiliary Services Director Jason Tolliver said the new estimated open date is mid-October.

Construction on the popular food court hit some snags this year when the dining company, Chart-well, ran out of money for the proj-ect.

“We’re trying to fi nish the con-struction to have the project com-pleted,” Tolliver said. “Chartwell, who is our provider for the project, was obligated to spend a certain fi -nal amount — $18 million — on all of our projects. And all of our proj-ects have exceeded the $18 million, so they had to go back and get ad-ditional approval for more.”

About 10 years ago, Chartwell made plans and set cost estimates for the creation of two dining halls — The 5 and 459 Commons — as well as Middleton Library’s dining area and the Tiger Lair food court.

They pledged $18 million for the projects and have since com-pleted all except Tiger Lair. Chart-well has since put an additional $2 million to complete Tiger Lair.

“The costs were estimated nearly 10 years ago,” Tolliver said. “It’s hard to forecast that far in the future.”

Tolliver said Hurricane Katrina caused some problems in the devel-opment of the 459 Commons, and the Student Union yielded its own problems to construction workers.

“One of the biggest chal-lenges we’ve had is it’s an exist-ing building and there are a lot of unknowns,” Tolliver said. “You don’t know about the things that the building hides.”

Student Government President J Hudson said students should be worried if their Student Union isn’t providing for them.

“The picture that was painted to us was that the Tiger Lair would not be open for the beginning of the

fall because of contract questions,” Hudson said. “With the reces-sion, Chartwell pretty much ran out of money.”

H u d s o n said Chartwell went above and beyond their agreement, but there need to be alternatives for student dining in the Student Union until the Tiger Lair opens.

McDonald’s and Einstein Bros. Bagels will continue to be open while construction completes on the food court. Tolliver said there are plans to have the Magno-lia Room reopened, pending com-

pletion of the kitchen.Students will

also be able to fi nd hot items like pizzas and sandwiches in a mini Tiger Lair on the second fl oor.

Tolliver said Auxillary Services will continue to up-date students on the timeline and progres-sion of the Tiger Lair, and he hopes students will be patient and understanding.

“We believe when the project is fi nished the new concepts will be welcomed and pleasing to the cam-pus community,” Tolliver said.

UNION

Tiger Lair food court reopening pushed back to mid-OctoberCompany pledges additional $2MCatherine ThrelkeldStaff Writer

Contact Catherine Threlkeld at [email protected]

POLITICS

‘‘‘The [construction]

costs were estimated nearly 10 years ago. It’s hard

to forecast that far in the future.’Jason Tolliver

LSU Auxiliary Services director

Vitter, Melancon sign up for Senate electionThe Associated Press

BRAD KEMP / The Associated Press

U.S. Sen. David Vitter, right, speaks to supporters Wednesday while his wife listens during a stop over at the airport in Lafayette. Vitter seeks re-election to the Senate.

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RYAN BUXTON[C+]

Interscope Records

Electronic duo The Golden Filter creates a solid gold collection of synth, violin and tribal beats with its debut album “Voluspa.” The New York City-based band creeps through slower, sustained beats in tracks like “Dance Around the Fire” and then explodes into unstoppable electropop frenzies in “Solid Gold” and “Hide Me,” the album’s high point. “Nerida’s Gone” provides the album’s one stripped-down track, executed as precisely as the faster ones. The Golden Filter manages to sustain its incredible velocity over nearly every track, establishing itself as one of the hottest up-and-coming electronic bands.

STEPHANIE GIGLIO

The Golden Filter, “Voluspa”

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Brielle

CHRIS ABSHIRE

Stars, “The Five Ghosts”

[C]

Vagrant

Perhaps not quite “the best Twilight yet,” but this fi lm has defi nitely been “the easiest for my boyfriend to sit through.” The third movie installment based on the bestselling book series is still pretty cheesy and at times painful to watch – that is, unless you’re one of the many 13-year-old girls who’d take a bullet defending Team Jacob or Team Edward. The dialogue is highly predictable; however, the acting has gotten much better since the fi rst fi lm, and it even has a few nifty fi ght scenes and visual effects for boyfriends dragged to see the fi lm. In the end, the movie stays true to the books and is, in comparison to its predecessors, tolerable.

JULIAN TATE

“The Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

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Summit Entertainment

“The Animal” is a collaboration of lovely melodies and wrenching words masked by Richard Walters’ soft, soothing voice. The singer-songwriter’s debut folk album is a masterpiece of beautiful music reminiscent of the tunes of Bon Iver and Andrew Bird, enabling the listener to sit back and enjoy the easy musical experience. Walters lets his images take fl ight through hon-est poetry that, when listened to closely, reveals the animal within the speaker. His words alone make “The Animal” a defi nite download-worthy album.

CATHRYN CORE

Richard Walters, “The Animal”

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Kartel Records

MUSICKelis, “Flesh Tone”

The fi fth album by Canadian indie-pop band Stars is replete with gorgeous male-female vocal exchanges, lush guitars and jittery keyboards. While the band still employs theatrical fl ourishes, “The Five Ghosts” is a more emotionally complex statement than the band’s usual melancholy. But Stars work best when they match the grandeur of their sound with intimate lyrics and lead singer Amy Milan’s hushed vocals. With the exception of “We Don’t Want Your Body” — the album’s only light moment — Stars has made a soundtrack for the best cinematic heartbreaks.

Kelis has always been on the eccentric side of the hip-hop genre, but on her fi fth release, she leaves behind any urban fl avor in favor of an electronic dance sound. “Flesh Tone” stays stimulating by keeping the pace quick, and the album’s smooth production meshes well with Kelis’ low, husky vocals on tracks like “4th of July (Fireworks)” and “Brave.” The lyrics are unimpressive and themes repetitive, but for a woman whose biggest hit is 2003’s “Milkshake,” it’s safe to assume overall sound is more important than innovative songwriting. Though superfi cial, the album Kelis’ most consistent effort to date.

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Hollywood Records, Inc.

Grace Potter and The Nocturnals released its self-titled album last month, blending ‘60s and ‘70s rock with blues and soul. The 14-track album clocks in at just under an hour, and the follow-up to the band’s nationally recognized 2007 album “This Is Somewhere” doesn’t disappoint. Opening track “Paris (Ooh La La) and others like “Medicine” use Potter’s vocals over raucous blues licks to infuse the album with energy, while downtempo tracks like “Goodbye Kiss” and “Colors” fl ow with more emotion. The band gained notary from the jam-band circuit and will perform at several festivals this summer and fall, including Austin City Limits in October. [A-]NICHOLAS PERSAC

MOVIES

Former LSU quarterback Matt Flynn didn’t put up gaudy numbers in his career with the Tigers, only taking complete reigns of the starting job by his senior season.

But Flynn racked up wins and hoisted a crystal ball during his limited time under center.

The Tyler, Texas, native rolled to a 12-2 re-cord as a starter, including MVP performances in the Peach Bowl and BCS National Champi-onship against Ohio State.

The Tigers are looking at their current ros-ter and potential recruits to regain that kind of

stability under center.This season LSU will return junior quar-

terback Jordan Jefferson after starting nearly a complete season the year before.

“They can’t use the young excuse any-more,” said Rene Nadeau, college football ana-lyst for ESPN and TigerVision. “He’s battled tested now.”

Behind Jefferson sit junior Jarrett Lee, red-shirt freshman Chris Garrett and walk-on Bar-rett Bailey .

Nadeau said Lee will only see the fi eld if Jefferson is injured or struggles this season.

LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri has been spending his summer keeping up with his play-ers, most of whom have been play-ing in summer leagues around the country.

“I follow their progress daily,” Mainieri said. “I’ve talked to a lot of them and their coaches over the course of the summer.”

Mainieri said the Internet has been a big help because he’s been able to wake up each morning and

check the box scores and recaps of every game. He said he was pleased to see the pitchers lighting up the summer leagues after strug-gling during the season.

“[Junior pitcher] Ben Alsup has pitched really well in the Val-ley League,” Mainieri said. “His fi rst two starts were outstanding.”

Mainieri said sophomore pitcher Matty Ott just gave up his fi rst run in seven appearances for the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod League and has a “microscop-ic” ERA of 0.79.

“It looks like he’s regained his old form,” Mainieri said.

Junior Daniel Bradshaw pitched a complete game July 2 for the Waynesboro Generals of the Valley League, giving up three

hits . Bradshaw currently has a 2.35 ERA with four appearances.

MASON KATZAfter a red-hot start with the

Danville Dans of the Prospect League, Mason’s Katz’s summer came to a crashing halt.

In eight games with the Dans, Katz batted .464 with fi ve RBIs .

“In his fi rst half dozen games, he was getting two or three hits a game,” Manieri said.

Katz will be spending the rest of the summer at home with a shoulder and collarbone injury, which Mainieri said might be a small fracture.

“Unfortunately he ran into an

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BASEBALL

Cameron Bedrosian signs with AngelsKatherine TerrellContributing Writer

Contact Katherine Terrell at [email protected]

BASEBALL

LSU pitchers show improvement in summer leagues

Daily Reveille fi le photo

Sophomore pitcher Matty Ott winds up on the mound Feb. 19 during the Tigers’ 5-4 win against Centenary. Ott is now has an ERA of 0.79 in the Cape Cod League.

Katz sidelined with shoulder injuryKatherine TerrellContributing Writer

LEAGUES, see page 10

2003 - 2007: Matt Flynn

THE HUNT IS ONTigers seeking steady quarterbacks for

upcoming 2010 season and beyondMichael LambertContributing Writer

Daily Reveille fi le photos

QUARTERBACK, see page 10

2003 - 2006: JaMarcus Russell

2008 - present: Jordan Jefferson Next up:

LSU baseball signee Cameron Bedrosian has come to terms with the Los Angeles Angels, the team announced on Friday.

“Cameron signed with the Angels, so he won’t be coming to school,” said LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri. “I don’t anticipate that Deleno Deshields will be com-ing either.”

The Angels selected the right-handed pitcher with the 29th pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball draft.

“He’s an outstanding young pitcher that reminded me of Phil Hughes a lot,” said Angels’ Direc-tor of Scouting Eddie Bane in a news release for MLB.com.

Bedrosian reported to Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday where he will pitch for the AZL Angels of the Arizona Rookie League.

Mainieri is still waiting to hear from the other signees, particularly fi rst round pick Zach Lee, fourth round pick Garin Cecchini, and sixth round pick Kevin Gausman.

Gausman, a right handed pitcher, currently pitches for Team Vegas of the California Collegiate League. He has an ERA of 7.83 in fi ve appearances.

Mainieri said he has not set a deadline for the signees to let him know their intentions outside of the mandatory Aug. 16 deadline.

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And then there were two.The world was taken over by

a month-long soccer epidemic. But unfortunately, the World Cup must come to an end sometime.

That time is Sunday.Throughout the 80-year his-

tory of the World Cup, the tourna-ment has been run 19 times and has crowned seven different countries as champs.

Thirty-two teams arrived in South Africa a month ago, all hoping to write history and make their coun-tries proud. And while only one can leave a winner, this one is special.

This is the first World Cup held in Africa, and regardless of the out-come of the final, a new country will hoist the trophy.

Spain have yet to make an ap-pearance in the World Cup final and have only finished in the top four once in history, in 1950. The Nether-lands made it to the final in back-to- back World Cups in 1974 and 1978, losing to West Germany and Argen-tina, respectfully.

Both countries have fought and clawed their way through the compe-tition, and both are hungry for their first World Cup title.

Many doubted Spain and its talent-loaded lineup after a 1-0 loss to Switzerland in its opening game. The Spanish rebounded strongly, winning the next two group games to come out on top of Group H, and of course, have run the table since then.

On the other hand, the Dutch havenÕ t lost a match since an international friendly Sept. 6, 2008,

against Australia. The Dutch defense has stepped up big time in the tour-nament, and goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has been a stud be-tween the posts.

Both countries are in solid form and both are poised to win it all. The game is sure to be a 90-minute battle, and an outcome is extremely tough to predict.

Looking at the matchup on paper, IÕ m inclined to lean toward the Dutch. The striking force of the Oranje just seems unfair, and with

S t e k e l e n b u rg looking like a brick wall in the net, itÕ s hard to see the Dutch losing.

But if there is one team that can out-dazzle the Dutch É itÕ s Spain.

With all-stars at every position, the Spanish are never easy to beat. Yes, they lost to Switzerland, and yes, even the lowly Americans out-did them in 2009. But when Spain is in true form and playing to its full capac-ity, I donÕ t think thereÕ s a team in the country that could beat them.

The match is going to be an intriguing one. Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas is unquestionably one of the best in the world, and as men-tioned, Stekelenburg is at the top of his game.

On the other end, Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder and

Spanish striker David Villa are fight-ing for the golden boot, an honor given to the top goal-scorer in the World Cup. With each having five goals apiece, this game could very well determine who takes home those honors.

As tough as it is to pick a win-ner, the deed must be done. But it will take more than the allotted 90 minutes to determine the champion.

After full time, stoppage time and two rounds of extra time, weÕ re going to see a repeat of the 2006 World Cup final — a game decided by penalty kicks. And in their first ever World Cup final appearance, Spain will defeat the Netherlands to win the World Cup.

Whew. With that toughie out of the way, the other game of the week-end doesn’t seem as difficult to call. Germany will face Uruguay on Sat-urday in the consolation third-place game.

As much as I like UruguayÕ s un-derdog story and as big of a Diego Forlan fan as I am, I canÕ t see Uru-guay coming out on top in this one. Germany is too fast and too strong and has probably been the most com-plete team this tournament.

German striker Miroslav Klose will score two goals in his last World Cup game to surpass Brazil legend RonaldoÕ s World Cup scoring record of 15 goals.

World Cup final has promise

Contact Mark Clements at [email protected]

ON THE MARK

Mark CleMentsContributing

Writer

BODY SHOTS

Russell will ‘drank’ own medicineHe was supposed to win a

championship.He was supposed to be the sav-

ior.He was supposed to go down as

the greatest of all time.He failed, and he only has him-

self to blame.Former LSU and Oakland Raid-

ers quarterback JaMarcus Russell has been facing these expectations since he signed his letter of intent to LSU in 2003. And for the last seven years, Russell has attempted to skate by on his freakish natural ability.

But his arrest Monday for ille-gal possession of codeine syrup is by far the biggest mistake on his laun-dry list of blunders since making his debut on LSUÕ s campus.

When he first arrived in Baton Rouge, he was a 6-foot-6, 260-pound mammoth of a man who could fire a football more than 60 yards while down on one knee. From the ca-sual football fanÕ s perspective, one couldnÕ t ask for a better quarterback prototype than Russell. He had it all.

But things donÕ t always go as planned. During his three years play-ing at LSU, Russell showed glimps-es of greatness but patterns of incon-sistency. He started three games in 2004 and was the full-time starter for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. As a starter, he led the Tigers to a 25-4 record. He threw for 6,625 yards and 52 touchdowns.

But while the stat book showed

him to be one of the most prolific passers to ever don the purple and gold, he also failed to produce the hardware LSU fans craved.

In the 2005 Southeastern Con-ference championship game against Georgia, Russell threw for a paltry 120 yards and an interception before leaving the game in the third quarter with an injury. The Tigers lost, 34-13.

The next season Russell failed to put the sixth-ranked Tigers in the end zone in a crushing 7-3 defeat to third-ranked Auburn in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Later in 2006, Russell lost a fumble on the one-yard line against Florida. The turnover cost the Tigers a chance to score and aid-ed the Gators on to a 26-10 victory. LSU failed to reach the SEC champi-onship game.

Following a stellar performance against an overmatched and under-coached Notre Dame squad in the Sugar Bowl, Russell declared for the NFL draft. He departed LSU without winning a championship.

Despite his glaring inabil-ity to properly read a defense and perceived lack of general foot-ball knowledge, his physical skills

were just too much for the Oakland Raiders to pass up with the first over-all pick in the 2007 draft.

Again, Russell was expected to be the face of an organization.

Again, he failed.But this time he failed with few-

er glimpses of greatness and more instances of buffoonery.

In three seasons with the Raid-ers, Russell completed 52.1 percent of his passes and threw 18 touch-downs compared to 23 interceptions while compiling an abysmal 7-18 record as a starter. He was regularly criticized for being lazy, out of shape and incapable of grasping the com-plexities of an NFL offense.

In the middle of the 2009 sea-son, Russell was benched for backup Bruce Gradkowski and was released at the end of the season.

Russell was in talks to sign with the New York Jets before MondayÕ s gaffe.

Now it is very likely the Mobile, Ala., native will not get another shot in the NFL. His moment in the sun may have come and gone before he truly got to relish it.

Russell had the ability to live up to the expectations placed upon him. He just didnÕ t have the drive. Now all he can do is sit back and wonder what could have been.

rob landryContributing

Writer

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Garrett, a 6-foot-4-inch, 235-pound quarterback, could be the heir-apparent to Jefferson.

“He’s got the big size and a strong arm,” said Shea Dixon, man-aging editor of TigerSportsDigest.com. “He has the smarts to do it.”

The Tupelo, Miss., native is waiting in the wings.

“He is building and learning over the years before he has to step out there,” Dixon said. “He looks at it like it’s a building opportunity.”

Garrett has seen limited time on the field, even in the spring game, but his future is ahead of him.

“I see him as a guy that stays at LSU for five seasons,” Dixon said. “After Jordan and Jarrett, he’ll be the only quarterback.”

The Tigers grabbed one quar-terback in the 2010 class — Zach Lee from McKinney High School.

Lee was drafted by the Los An-geles Dodgers with the 28th overall pick in this year’s MLB draft.

Mike Scarborough, Rivals.com recruiting analyst, said he thinks Lee will stay with LSU instead of signing with the Dodgers.

Lee can hurl a baseball in the 90s and was a star on the football field, passing for 2,564 yards, 31 touchdowns and six interceptions his senior season.

“Any time you look at a class you look at the quarterback first, and I think we have probably signed the best passer since Matt Flynn,” Miles said after National Signing Day this past February. “He’s got a lot of moxie, and I think Zach Lee is going to be a great quarterback in the future.”

Now LSU has turned to the 2011 recruiting class, which al-ready has 11 commitments and was named the No. 6 class in the nation by Scout.com on Wednesday.

The class has a Scout.com five-star recruit in La’el Collins to pro-tect a quarterback’s blindside and two pairs of highly touted running backs and wide receivers.

But the Tigers have nobody to get them the ball.

LSU has offered 10 quarter-backs for 2011, but six have already committed to other schools, accord-ing to Scout.com.

Dixon said Justin Worley from Rock Hill, S.C., was strongly con-sidering LSU, but he committed to Tennessee last week.

Worley was down to the LSU, Tennessee and Notre Dame.

Scarborough said if LSU has a more successful season this fall, es-pecially from an offensive produc-tion standpoint, some recruits may take another look at LSU.

LSU has recently shifted its hopes to Phillip Ely out of Tampa Bay, Fla.

Ely is a Rivals.com four-star recruit and No. 5 on its list of pro style quarterbacks. Scout lists the Plant Senior High School star as the No. 28 quarterback prospect.

“He has an offer from LSU and has visited,” Dixon said. “He’s go-ing to make a decision by the end

of the month. Everyone’s waiting to see if its Ely. If not, they will move on.”

But moving on is not as easy as it may seem.

Two of the three top in-state quarterbacks have already commit-ted to other schools.

Baton Rouge native Zach Oliver from Catholic High School pledged to Northwestern and lo-cal quarterback, Stevie Douglas of Clinton, committed to Memphis.

Dak Prescott from Haugh-ton High School is another recruit from the Pelican State on LSU’s radar, but like Oliver and Douglas, Prescott wasn’t given a scholarship offer even after attending the Les Miles Football Camp this summer.

“[The LSU coaches] have eval-uated [Prescott] already and they like them, but at the same time they have to have a big-time quarterback in this class,” Dixon said.

Louisiana quarterbacks haven’t been given many four or five star ratings from recruiting websites the

past few years, but Nadeau said that doesn’t mean the state doesn’t have talented players behind center.

Jefferson and former quarter-back Ryan Perrilloux were the only two home-state quarterbacks signed under Miles.

Dixon said the Tigers need at least one quarterback in this class, but it is doubtful they will land an elite gunslinger.

“[LSU] could make some noise with a guy like Ely, but out of the elite crop, the top five or 10 guys are already settled on a school,” Dixon said.

The quarterbacks from the 2011 class aren’t settled yet, but LSU has already offered a scholarship to Ri-ley Ferguson, a 2013 recruit from Matthews, N.C. The 6-foot-1-inch, 170-pound prospect has offers from LSU and Michigan.

outfield wall, and he’s had to come home for the summer,” Mainieri said. “He tried to make a great catch and hit the wall.”

Katz might be sidelined for as long as eight weeks and will not play baseball for the rest of the summer.

USA TriAlSSophomore right fielder Mikie

Mahtook and sophomore shortstop Austin Nola reported Monday to

Cary, N.C., for the USA Baseball team trials, which will be held July 6 through 11.

Thirty-nine collegiate players will compete for a spot on the 22-man roster with three alternates. The roster will be released Sunday, followed by a training period.

If Mahtook and Nola make the team, they’ll get a chance to play in Omaha, Neb.

The U.S. team will play against Japan’s all-star team July 21 in Rosenblatt Stadium.

“Both of them would really

like to make that team,” Mainieri said. “It’s obviously very competi-tive, but I think they should hold their own.”

Mainieri said if they don’t make the team, at least they got to play a portion of the summer.

Mahtook and Nola also spent a portion of the summer with Ott’s Harwich Mariners.

Nola appeared in 17 games, batting .292 with three RBIs and 19 hits, and Mahtook appeared in 10 games, batting .182 with six hits, one RBI and one home run.

NoThiNg NewThere is nothing new to report

on the status of dual football and baseball signee Zach Lee.

“I talk to him every so often,” Mainieri said. “He sounds good and is here studying and going through football training.”

As for junior pitcher Anthony Ranaudo, Mainieri said he still doesn’t know if he’s coming back, although he talks to him at least twice a week.

“He’s scheduled to pitch to-night, which will be his fourth

outing,” Mainieri said. “Then he’s going to think about it and talk to me, his advisor and his coaches to decide whether or not he’s going to continue all summer.”

Ranaudo has been having a productive summer, with an ERA of 0.00, zero earned runs, and 16 strikeouts.

“Anthony hasn’t given up a run in 17 innings,” Mainieri said.

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LEAGUES, from page 7

Contact Katherine Terrell at [email protected]

QUARTERBACK, from page 7

Contact Michael Lambert at [email protected]

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we are a representation of that. So why wouldn’t you want your rep-resentatives to represent you?”

Roberts is one of many musi-cians currently in discussion with New Orleans law enforcement to fi nd a way to make the ordinance mutually benefi cial for the resi-dents of the city and the entertain-ers.

Lisa Palumbo , manager of To Be Continued and marketing pro-fessor at the University of New Or-leans, said the band — which has performed in the French Quarter since 2002 — never had a problem with playing its music until a few weeks ago.

“We’re not trying to make the French Quarter unavailable for anybody, but the 100 block of Bourbon is there for entertain-ment and commercial purposes,” Palumbo said. “We’re not trying to play all day or all night in any area. We’re just looking for a cur-few that is reasonable for all parties involved.”

Palumbo said she and other entertainment-affi iliated residents of New Orleans affected by the ordinance are working with attor-neys to analyze the legal end of the matter.

“One of the ordinances ap-pears to be unconstitutional be-cause it’s overreachable and unen-forceable,” she said.

Ronal Serpas , recently-ap-pointed New Orleans Police De-partment superintendent , said he recognizes the concerns brought about by those invested in the “uniqueness of the historic French Quarter” but intends to enforce the ordinances.

Serpas issued a June 17 state-ment saying, “NOPD has been ap-proached repeatedly by residents who seek enforcement of these

statutes ... We will continue to en-courage all persons to respect the ordinances of the City of New Or-leans and the concerns of all those who live and work in the historic French Quarter.”

Roger Jones , a quality of life of-fi cer for the New Orleans Police De-partment, said the curfew has been in existence for many years, despite the fact that NOPD has not enforced it as “avidly” as it is now.

“Post-Katrina, things have gotten out of control and fallen to the wayside,” Jones said. “The French Quarter is still a neigh-borhood. We get complaints from people who can’t sleep because a person is playing a saxophone in front of their house late at night.”

Jones said both residents and business owners have complained about the late-night noise and that the police department is aiming to encourage people to share the New Orleans hotspot.

“I understand the city being known for entertainment and mu-sic,” he said. “I’ve talked to peo-ple all over the country who have complained about it. But basically we’re just asking everyone to share the French Quarter.”

One restaurant owner said bands playing in the 100 block of Bourbon Street create an impedi-ment to accessing parking garages in the area.

“To me, it’s not about the noise,” said Melvin Rodrigue , chief operating offi cer for Gala-toire’s Restaurant , which is located at 209 Bourbon St . “It’s about the accessibility of the French Quarter. Local restaurant goers can’t make it into the 100 block of Bourbon

because it’s blocked off by the mu-sicians.”

Jones said NOPD has been asked to “ease off” of the ordinance until the City Council can make

further determi-nations about the law, but that hasn’t stopped musicians and New Orleans residents from lin-ing the streets to protest.

It also hasn’t stopped Facebook users from taking a stance on the issue.

P a l u m b o started the Facebook page “Don’t Stop the Music. Let New Orleans Street Musicians Play!” within hours of the fi rst incident in which To Be Continued was ordered to stop playing.

Palumbo said the page aver-aged 2,000 new members per day for the fi rst 10 days. The page — which is plastered with an array of comments protesting the ordi-nances — has garnered more than 16,000 members since its creation.

“This music, these musicians, the sounds in the air at night are part of the fabric of our lives here,” the Facebook page says. “The im-portance of that same music to the tourists who come here cannot be underestimated.”

Deanna Cuevas , mass com-munication sophomore, said jazz music is what makes New Orleans what it is.

“You expect to hear the music, and it gives you the cultural feel,” Cuevas said. “If you’re living in the French Quarter, it should be because you want to be around the culture.”

MUSICIANS, from page 1

Contact Matthew Jacobs at [email protected]

SG Vice President Dani Borel said the W policy change happened two years ago, but it takes two years for anything aca-demic to change.

“If you com-pare our W pol-icy to those in the [Southeast-ern Conference], you’ll see that we have a very strin-gent policy,” Borel said. “We think it’ll really help students,

and we are looking at making new changes that we’re working on right now.”

Former SG President Colo-rado Robertson accomplished the W policy change two years ago when he was in offi ce.

“We part-nered with Stu-dent Senate, and we were able to get it passed dur-ing Faculty Sen-

ate,” Robertson said. Robertson said it shows how

SG listened to a problem brought up by students during cam-paigning and saw it all the way through. Although it takes a long time, it shows how SG can have an effect on major policy changes at the University.

“Hopefully it’ll be better for upperclassmen and for students to have more control over their W policy and have more fl exibil-ity,” Robertson said. “It allows us to manage and maintain our aca-demic standards.”

POLICY, from page 1

Contact Catherine Threlkeld at [email protected]

environmental effects of industries and plants. Some of the library’s related books, including “Black Tide” and “Oil Spill Dispersants: Effi cacy and Effects,” sit on dis-play to attract passersby.

“This is such a signifi cant disaster, and we always want to make information available to the community,” said Jorie Porter , an assistant librarian who helped create the website and display. “We’re trying to get as much in-formation as we can centralized in one place.”

This portion of the LSU Li-braries website, which Colyar said launched “within days of the

[April 20] explosion,” compiles anything and everything related to the spill — articles and informa-tion sorted by tags for easy brows-ing by topic, historical and current maps and even Twitter updates be-ing posted about the spill. Librar-ians will continue to update the site with information as it becomes available.

Porter said she is working with the Special Libraries Associa-tion , an international nonprofi t or-ganization, to expand the amount of information included on the website. She said the site will get a makeover before summer’s end to include the new information.

Porter said all of the linked resources are available to

anyone with a PAWS ID — some use subscription-based databases — though a majority of the infor-mation is available to anyone visit-ing the site.

Porter said many Univer-sity courses — like freshman and sophomore English classes — re-quire departmental writing assign-ments addressing current events and controversial issues. The oil spill, she said, will surely be a writing topic this year, and the li-brary has a responsibility to help make related information as acces-sible as possible for students.

REPORT, from page 1

Contact Nicholas Persac at [email protected]

‘‘“[Bourbon Street] is the birthplace of

what we do.”

Sean Robertstrumpet player,

To Be Continued Brass Band

‘‘“If you compare our W policy to those in the [SEC] ... we have a

very stringent policy.”Dani Borel

SG vice president

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THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010

Editor’s note: These letters were written in response to Trevor Fanning’s June 30 column, “BP’s grant to University could be pro-paganda.”

I just saw Trevor Fanning’s op-ed piece in the June 30, 2010 Reveille. Wow!

I would like to point out a few factual errors in it and express my disappointment that its author did not interview me to get his story straight.

Fanning started by referring to “BP’s generous grant to the LSU School of the Coast and Environ-ment — a $500 million chunk to pay for studies on dispersant usage in the Gulf of Mexico and the grim toll it exacts on marine life.”

In fact, BP has disbursed only about $25 million of its planned 10-year multi-institutional Gulf Research Initiative — $5 mil-lion was to all of LSU (not our School alone); $10 million was to the Northern Gulf Institute head-quartered in Mississippi; and $10 million was to Florida Institute of Oceanography.

Many universities and re-searchers will conduct research supported by this funding.

The disposition of the remain-ing $475 million is uncertain.

A quote attributed to me is simply incorrect, “ironically ben-eficial effects that the cocktail of dispersants and oil plumes have had on our study’s sample of coral reefs.”

I have not studied coral reefs and dispersants, and I would be very surprised to find that such a cocktail would be beneficial to coral reefs.

Mr. Fanning made a sardonic comment about “impartiality,” and commented that “the whole story

leaves me with a deeply-rooted but totally unverifiable suspicion [about the grant].”

All universities that received BP funding did so with the proviso that they will have total freedom to conduct whatever research they see fit.

Resulting publications are to be subjected to rigorous peer-re-view standards.

LSU researchers need exter-nal funding. They cannot conduct expensive environmental research without it, and LSU certainly does not have adequate internal resourc-es. I

t would be preferable to have a broad diversity of funding sources available as we deal with this dev-astating environmental disaster, but other funding sources have yet to materialize.

Chris D’EliaDean, School of the Coast and Environment

Re: Fanning’s comments con-cerning BP grants to LSU School of the Coast and Environment:

You impugn without cause the integrity of Dean Chris D’Elia, a man of high standing in the academic and scientific communities with unques-tioned ethical and moral standards.

You impugn without cause the integrity of the [LSU School of the Coast and Environment] scientists,a premier assemblage of men and women devoted to science in the purest sense.

You impugn without cause the integrity of LSU by suggesting that any of the work done by LSU scien-tists under research grants is tainted.

You neglected to note that the expertise of SC&E in coastal and environmental science makes it the

logical and proper choice for this re-search for the benefit of the state and its citizens.

You neglected to note that there will be multiple scientists involved in the research so that the all ele-ments of the of the research will be subject to constant review.

You neglected to note that such grants are specifically without strings as to what research is done, where, and how it is reported.

You neglected to note the long term value of this research. This will not be the last time oil will threaten a marsh, here or elsewhere in the world. This is and will be critical w.ork and SC&E is the right choice.

Mr. Fanning’s “unverifiable sus-picion” would have been resolved by asking a few questions.

W. Luther Wilsonmember of the SC& E Advisory Council

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“Good news, everyone,” “Fu-turama” is back!

It’s been seven long years since Fox canceled the retrofuturistic ani-mated comedy — and damn them for doing it!

The show, featuring a slacker delivery boy, his older than old neph-ew, a purple-haired cyclops, a foul-mouthed robot and the large cast of 31st century misfits returned June 24 with all-new episodes.

“Futurama” ran for four real seasons on Fox, airing from March 1999 to August 2003. After many disputes between Fox and show creator Matt Groening (who also created “The Simpsons”) as well as scheduling conflicts because of over-run sporting events, the network can-celed production of the show.

Fox then decided to “make it up to fans” by running un-aired episodes from the show’s third and fourth season after it was canceled, dubbing it a “new” fifth season.

However, these episodes were often out of order and things didn’t make sense in the “Futurama” time-line since they were written as part of an older season.

In early 2003, as the show was ending its run on Fox, Cartoon Net-work acquired the rights to show reruns of older episodes as the cen-terpiece of its expanded Adult Swim animated block.

Fans of the show praised

Cartoon Network as episodes were run every night, but we wanted more. We wanted new “Futurama,” but unfortunately, it appeared our calls were going unheard.

After five years of reruns on Adult Swim, Comedy Central boasted all-new episodes of “Fu-turama” were coming, and it was sort of telling the truth.

The show’s creators released four straight-to-DVD movies, “Bender’s Big Score,” “The Beast with a Billion Backs,” “Bender’s Game” and “Into the Wild Green Yonder.”

Each movie consisted of four back-to-back episodes, with these 16 “episodes” becoming the real fifth and final season of the show.

As a big fan of “The Simpsons,” I remember that day back in 1999 watching the pilot of “Futurama” — excited about a new show coming from the same creator of my favorite cartoon.

After religiously watching the first two seasons, I lost track of the show because of the erratic showings of new episodes. Like I said earlier, episodes were being skipped over or canceled because of sporting events running late or other big events such

as breaking news or presidential speeches.

After losing touch with the show, I did watch some of the reruns on Adult Swim and later Comedy Central, but now with the new sea-son underway, I’m excited it’s back.

However, the show’s trip back wasn’t an easy one.

Last year after the show was set to be revived, there were heated discussions between the network and the voice actors over pay.

The network even went as far as putting an ad out to replace the entire cast — this would have destroyed the show.

After more talks and lawyer in-volvement, all of the original actors returned and it appears to have not missed a beat either.

The first three episodes shown so far are just as funny and awesome episodes as I remember watching 10 years ago. Last week’s episode ripped on both Twitter and the new iPhone — which brought great joy to my heart.

This also inspired me to go back and re-watch the series to familiar-ize myself with jokes and gags from episodes I may have missed (and Netflix has made this a lot easier for me by adding the entire series on its Instant Queue.)

As Bender said during the new season’s premiere with hypnotoad on the screen, “On the count of three,

you will awaken feeling refreshed as if Futurama had never been canceled by idiots then brought back by big-ger idiots. One, two, (snap),” it’s back — and it’s as if it never left.

While I’m not a fan of “Family Guy” in the slightest, it too received similar treatment as “Futurama.”

The show was canceled by Fox, picked up by Adult Swim, ratings soared and the show was brought back.

Maybe Fox should learn to stop canceling their popular TV shows.

But that’s all in the past now. Futurama is back, I’m smiling and I can’t wait for Thursday nights to see what happens to the lovable crew of Planet Express.

Thank you, Comedy Central!

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Oil spill. Coastal environ-ment. Clean energy. Yes, we know.

Those are the terms we have justifiably been seeing and listen-ing to for the past month and a half. But have we?

Is it the political quarrel around the fact an honest attempt to reflect over actions to be taken?

Let’s answer: blame. Let’s blame BP, the Environmental Pro-tection Agency, off-shore drilling, fossil fuel. Although, whoever gets nailed, the world is not going to see significant change

If you are calling me a pes-simist now, hold on. I believe a drastic change in our world and society will happen very soon, actually, happening right now. But it’s not the journalistic will for tragedy or our rage against the corporations that is in action here.

Right and left mumble-jum-bles are equally annoying.

We still depend on petro-leum. But why the heck are we not diving into clean energy pro-duction?

Talking about off-shore drill-ing, shit can happen. Talking about life, shit can happen too. Neglecting safety measures is wrong, I’m not arguing on that.

I’m not disputing the fact that something went very wrong. Nor do I doubt that accidents like that are not out of the question, even after this one.

We know that research on clean energy is showing hopeful results. Using the sun-light instead of a black dirty

liquid/mud that comes from the planet’s womb sounds good.

Intelligently reducing our waste of energy (and we could here make a not-so- rough com-

parison with the emotional and physi-cal energy we u n n e c e s s a r -ily waste ev-ery day) also seems to have to do with common sense. Right?

Apparently not. We are acting like idiots. The constant whirling of the post-modern life has turned us into complicated computers.

We lost the ability to think clearly, and to realize that we are obviously not living the life we should.

Greed and self-conscious-ness are not on the same page, unfortunately.

What petroleum means to us is much more than energy.

I recently heard the motto of the state of New Hampshire is “Live free or die.” Immediately my mind responded: If there’s something this country is not, it is free.

America is chained to petro-leum.

Corporations such as BP are landlords. We are paying an ex-pensive rent.

To me it’s unbelievable that people who are affected by the oil spill don’t care to say that more drilling is necessary.

Turning our eyes to clean energy doesn’t mean we are giv-ing away the system. Fear of the future is worse than uncertainty about it.

If we stay under our mother’s wings we don’t move on with life.

America, your power is your burden. If this accident makes the country review its ways of sus-taining life, the world will follow.

Again, the United States has a great responsibility. If only half the resources used to sponsor a

doubtful war were invested in fighting stupidity, sustainable life wouldn’t be just a pretty word in a toothpaste commercial.

You may not be thinking about going to the Gulf coast to clean pelicans, or perhaps you don’t consider yourself the right person to fix the world. Neither do I. I’m just writing a column.

The mind plays tricks on us. It’s educated to believe in some-thing.

If everybody tells us that

petroleum is beautiful because it makes our cars run fast, we be-lieve. And it may be true.

But it may not be the only truth.

Oil spill. Coastal environ-ment. Clean energy. Yes, we know.

But what do we believe in?

Thanks to the ever-expand-ing world of technology, there is an endless way to get in touch with people these days. From emails and text messages to Facebook and Twitter, there is no reason why people can’t stay connected.

But back in the day, the lux-ury of fast communication didn’t exist. With letters as the only form of long distance communi-cation, it took weeks to send or receive mail. And not only did it take time, but lots of patience.

Writing letters was an art form. They were filled with de-tailed descriptions of events and feelings, an ability that seems to be lost now. Americans used let-ters to describe the terrors of war and, most famously, to profess their love. Many detailed records we have from war are found within soldiers’ letters to their generals or loved ones.

This is something our

generation doesn’t have. We don’t understand the importance of this dying art form. So many people can reduce their feelings to 140 characters or less, but I bet they couldn’t compose five sen-tences describing their day.

Technology has spoiled us. It has desensitized us and made us impatient and hungry for in-formation, myself included. I remember one day last semester, Google Mail wasn’t working, which meant my TigerMail and personal emails were both down. I thought I was going to have a panic attack. And just a few weeks ago, my cell phone didn’t work for nine hours. I couldn’t make or receive phone calls or text messages. I felt completely cut off from the world. That’s be-cause I am dependent on technol-ogy, and, don’t lie to yourself, so are you.

Technology has made us feel as though we have to know

what’s going on at every second. It has given us a sense of entitle-ment that we don’t necessarily deserve.

I don’t NEED to know about that girl who sat behind me sophomore year of high school, but it shows up on my newsfeed every day, so I know about

it. I don’t NEED to know how the celebrities’ are dieting, but it comes up on my homepage, so I know about it.

We live in a world of infor-mation overload, and there is nothing that’s going to slow it down. Technology advances ev-ery day. It only gets faster and skinnier — just look at the new iPhone 4. The new design is sleeker and the display is clearer.

And of course Apple just re-leased the new, updated software to go along with it. But don’t wor-ry if you can’t get your hands on the latest release. I’m sure Apple will release the iPhone 5 in a year or so. You might as well just save your money for that one, since it will be more advanced anyway.

It’s almost impossible to keep up.

Once something becomes outdated, there is no point to keep it around.

Remember VCR’s? You probably only remember them because you have all those Dis-ney movies on VHS stored un-der your bed, and now you can’t watch them because you don’t have the VCR anymore. DVD players have taken over and be-fore long, Blu-ray players will be the movie player of choice.

But, I’m sure in 10 years something will be invented that is faster or has better quality and

they will become outdated, too.When will this cycle stop? Never. Our want for better commu-

nication has made superior com-munication essential in our daily lives.

But there was nothing wrong with our way of communicating to begin with. Letters were per-sonal, passionate and emotional, characteristics that we lack as a whole.

Write a letter to a friend, loved one or yourself.

Take the time to be personal and passionate and emotional and see what you can learn about yourself in the process.

It’s good for your soul — or at least for your grammar skills.

L’IL BITS

Modern communication too fast, too impersonal

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