Though the Student Union construc-tion is progressing, students will have to continue waiting for the completion of the much-delayed process, now scheduled for an April 2011 completion date.

Construction has been delayed mul-tiple times from the originally scheduled fi nish date of March 2010.

Because of previous delays caused by undocumented items, such as pipes not included in the original blueprints of the

Union, the completion of phase I was con-sistently pushed behind with several change orders — any additions or deletions to the contract between the state and the contrac-tor. All orders fi rst have to be approved by the state.

Union offi cials expect the four-story southeast addition and the Live Oak Lounge of phase I to be completed fi rst.

“It’s critical to the rest of the project,” said Union director Shirley Plakidas.

The completion of the Live Oak Lounge is the current focus because it will contain two eating venues. Because of its size, three fi re exits opened into and out of the space are needed, though no exits have been secured thus far.

The lounge is projected to be com-

pleted at the end of the Mardi Gras holi-day. There is a push to meet this deadline because of the upcoming remodeling of the Tiger Lair and the Magnolia room, phase II of the process.

“We really want to have the new food online before the other goes offl ine,” said Ken Bueche , Union associate director.

The numerous delays cost both time and money, and some students wonder if they are paying for something they will never see.

“I probably will have to come back to see it after I graduate,” said Matthew Cul-pepper, anthropology sophomore.

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Despite a $10.3 million Uni-versity budget cut and an eco-nomic slump, Louisiana Offi ce of Student Financial Assistance spokesman Gus Wales called the Free Application for Federal Student Aid “nothing to stress about.”

The total amount of money allotted for TOPS by the state, typically about $116 million that aids about 44,000 new and reap-plying students, is determined each year during the legislative session. Wales referred to the amount as an “open-ended ap-propriation.”

“The governor’s offi ce al-ready stated that TOPS is not go-ing to be cut,” Wales said. “If we are short ... we request a supple-mental legislation and that’s al-ways been available — it’s never been denied in the past.”

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But she didn’t expect to get into a tussle with an Irish gypsy.

“We were on the ‘Bourbon Street’ of Dublin, Ireland , going to a pub when I dropped

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NEW YORK (AP) — A US Air-ways pilot ditched his disabled jet-liner into the frigid Hudson River on Thursday afternoon after a col-lision with a flock of birds appar-ently knocked out both engines, but officials said rescuers pulled all 155 people on board into boats as the plane sank.

There were no immediate re-ports of any serious injuries.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an experienced pilot, said it appeared the pilot did “a masterful job of land-ing the plane in the river and then making sure everybody got out.” And Gov. David Patterson pronounced it “a miracle on the Hudson.”

Flight 1549 went down minutes after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport for Charlotte, N.C., splashing into the river near 48th Street in midtown Manhattan.

“There were eyewitness reports the plane may have flown into a flock of birds,” said Federal Aviation Ad-ministration spokeswoman Laura

Brown. “Right now we don’t have any indication this was anything oth-er than an accident.”

Passenger Jeff Kolodjay of Nor-walk, Conn., said he heard an explo-sion two or three minutes into the flight, looked out the left side of the Airbus A320 and saw one of the en-gines on fire.

“The captain said, ‘Brace for impact because we’re going down,’”

Kolodjay said. He said passengers put their heads in their laps and start-ed praying. He said the plane hit the water pretty hard, but he was fine.

“It was intense. It was intense. You’ve got to give it to the pilot. He made a hell of a landing,” Kolodjay said.

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BANGKOK, Thai-land (AP) — A count of elephant dung re-vealed a surprisingly large endangered el-ephant population — more than 600 — in Malaysia’s biggest national park, researchers said Thursday. The number of endangered Asian elephants had always been a mystery as researchers tried to visually count every one of the frequently shifting crowd in the dense jungle. But the new method of count-ing dung piles came up with an estimate of 631 animals living in Taman Negara Nation-al Park, the New York-based Wildlife Con-servation Society and Malaysia Department of Wildlife and National Parks said.

Dung deal: Elephant count surprised Malaysia

Iran president: ‘Not feasible’ for Israel to continue to live in GazaCAIRO, Egypt (AP) — A top Israeli envoy delivered his country’s stance on a cease-fire agreement in Gaza to Egyptian mediators trying to seal a truce on Thursday. The Iranian president said the fighting showed Israel’s continued existence in the region is “not feasible.” The development came as the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pressed Israel on a cease-fire, and Gulf leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia to discuss the conflict.

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The Office of Multicultural Affairs is planning a day of service to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. on the eve of President-Elect Barack Obama’s inauguration.

The day of service, to be held Monday, will give students an op-portunity to carry on King’s legacy of volunteerism through service in Baton Rouge and Old South Baton Rouge Communities. University students and organizations will volunteer their time doing capital improvement projects, according to the Office of Multicultural Af-fairs’ Web site.

“Day of service is an opportu-nity for students, faculty and staff to go out into the Old South Baton Rouge community and help make it a better place to live, work and play,” Cerise Edmonds, coordina-tor of Cross Cultural Affairs said in an e-mail to The Daily Rev-eille.

Students will work on im-provement projects at Buchanan Elementary School, Polk Ele-mentary School and the Battered Women’s Program.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs continues the celebration of King’s legacy on Jan. 23 in the Lod Cook Alumni Center at 2 p.m. with a MLK Commemorative Program. The program will host Angela Davis, a prominent activist

during the civil rights movement. The University and surrounding Baton Rouge community is invit-ed to hear Davis’ keynote address and attend the autograph session immediately following, Edmonds said.

“It’s important to know and understand what Dr. King and oth-ers did for civil rights in the ‘60s, but I believe it is even more im-portant to show that understanding through collective responsibility,”

Edmonds said. “It is everyone’s responsibility to help the commu-nity; it is everyone’s responsibil-ity to commemorate the ideas and the struggles—and the way to do it is through celebrating with ser-vice and showcasing talents and having prominent people speak on how their life and works have been influenced by Dr. King.”

The Office of the Multicul-tural Affairs will hold a final cel-ebration on Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. at the

School of Music’s recital hall. The inauguration of Obama

shows that Americans are open to debate that will improve America, said Chaunda Allen, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille.

“Dr. King fought against many of the ills plaguing our society,” Allen said. “In addi-tion to civil rights, he also spoke out against war, poverty and the rights of working individuals. The

inauguration of [Obama] signi-fies that the ideals of our country, many of which are the same that Dr. King shared, are a collective responsibility and that, as Ameri-cans, we are open to engaging in conversations that may be difficult but that we hope will ultimately make us a better nation.”

While students get into the swing of the spring semester and crowd fitness centers campus-wide, Kimberly Russell endures a rigorous kickboxing class from the comfort of her apartment.

The convenience of the Uni-versity Student Recreational Com-plex’s Group X online workout classes are quickly making them a popular exercise alternative.

University Recreation launched online tutorials during Hurricane Gustav as a way to keep stranded students active. Kickbox-ing was the only class available, and it averaged a mere 100 views in its first months online. But that has since changed.

“Our current views are pretty substantial,” said Melissa Longi-no, University Recreation associ-ate director of recreational servic-es. “Our kickboxing class is [now] around 2,000 views ... [all of the classes] are averaging around 800 to 900 views.”

The number of people view-ing the classes is continuing to

grow through word of mouth, said Tricia Milford-Hoyt, University Recreation assistant director of marketing and membership.

“I just recently found out about the [online] classes through a friend ... and I think they’re great,” said Rus-sell, pre-nursing sophomore. “I have to show up 30 minutes before a [physical] class to get a spot ... and sometimes I don’t have that kind of time. ”

Online classes are recommended to students with hectic sched-ules and those who are starting to incorporate exercise into their life for the first time, said Amy Kokemor, kinesiology senior and team leader of UREC Healthy Lifestyles.

Milford-Hoyt said many stu-dents who fear working out in public would give up on exercise all together, while students who wanted to exercise could not get into crowded UREC classes. On-line classes offer privacy and con-venience to anyone with Internet

access.Group X online classes,

which include kickboxing, yoga, mat Pilates and 20-minute abs, are included in student fee bills and don’t require any additional costs.

“[University Recreation] made a promise to our students that we were going to pursue [on-line classes],” Longio said. “We had set aside some money in our budget for that specifically.”

The budget allows new class-es to be added every few weeks, and although many physical classes aren’t currently available online, there will soon be enough to satisfy a diversity of student needs, said Longino.

“We also are starting to ex-plore some things with Face-book,” Longino said. “There’s a link [on the Web site] where you can send [information] to your Facebook page or a friend’s as a reminder of what ... type of activi-ties are out there.”

The classes are available to anyone, including non-students, said Milford-Hoyt. Eventually, however, access to the classes will require an LSU domain.

Logging in will help Uni-versity Recreation officials track the classes’ users and allow them to send specific information to

students and faculty depending on their interests, Longino said. But for now the classes will remain public to “generate ... interest and knowledge.”

The classes are streamed through the webcasting enterprise Mediasite. According to Sonic Foundry, Mediasite’s parent com-pany, LSU is the first university to use Mediasite technology in this

way, said Milford-Hoyt.“LSU has ... great cutting

edge technology,” Longino said. “We’re really excited about what the future holds ... and being one of the universities that is leading the way.”

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The stately oaks that grace cam-pus, the luring glow of purple and gold and the strength of the “Fight-ing Tigers” are being bottled up into two high-end fragrances for students, alumni and die-hard fans to dab on their wrists.

Masik Collegiate Fragrances, headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa., created a University-inspired fra-grance line in an effort to keep ev-eryone’s beloved college memories alive.

Masik is in the process of launching two LSU fragrances — one for men and one for women — that will be available in April at the campus bookstore, local retailers and online.

To create the University’s “sig-nature scent”, Masik’s perfumers took inspiration from the school col-ors, campus flowers, trees and other distinctive characteristics, said Katie Masich, CEO and president of the company.

“For purple and gold, you think of lavender, honey, amber and bour-bon,” she said. “Alabama is red, so it’s more apples and berries.”

Campus landmarks also play into scent, she said. Masich took pictures of the “magnificent and grand” Memorial Tower on her visit last summer to tap into the style and spirit of campus.

“Landmarks don’t smell,” she said. “But perfumers have been trained in translating abstracts into smells.”

The 1,200 oak trees covering campus are another noticeable facet and part of the University’s legacy that plays into the inspiration behind the scent, she said.

Mike the Tiger also caught Masich’s attention, giving her a “strong, fierce and confident” im-pression.

“The tiger is very majestic and regal,” she said. “We wanted that to play into the scent.”

After college ends, the experi-ences are relived through memories. Of the five senses, smell is the only one directly linked to the brain’s limbic system, or emotional control center.

“Smell has been pointed out as a very powerful memory cue,” said Jason Hicks, psychology professor. “You can often bring back very com-pelling memories, and that seems to be part of what this fragrance prod-uct is trying to get at.”

Hicks said finding a single smell that captures the “LSU experience” for different people could be chal-lenging.

“You can pull 15 different people in the Quad and get a mix of

responses of what they think the sig-nature smell of LSU is,” he said. “But it could be about the nostalgia, and anything that reminds you of college may be all you need to be placed into a happy, positive mood.”

Masich said she hopes the new fragrance becomes the official scent of the University and overtime the scent becomes part of the alumni’s memories.

“You’re never going to find one scent that appeals to everyone,” she said “But we want it to capture all the aspects of the University.”

Hicks said the scent could trig-ger a broad “I was happy at LSU” feeling, rather than very personal experiences of a given day or night spent at the University.

Fragrances for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Penn State were released last Au-gust.

“People have embraced the con-cept because it’s something new and

different,” Masich said. “Sales were incredible, especially during the hol-idays.”

Masik is also working on fra-grances for the universities of Ala-bama, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia and Auburn University — each school having its own signature scent.

Masich said she chose to create the LSU scent next, along with other Southeastern Conference schools be-cause of their large fan-based popu-lations.

“We looked at schools with a lot of students and fans,” she said. “It just happened to be SEC schools.”

The 3.4-ounce cologne and per-fume will sell for $60 each.

intend to apply only for TOPS are not required to fill out the renewal FAFSA, but they are en-couraged.

“If there ever was a short-age of funds for the demand [of TOPS], and the state says no more money,” Wales said. “Those who did not file a renewal FAF-SA would be the first eliminated.

That has never happened.”Dustin Manning, FAFSA

customer service representative, said prospective financial-aid re-cipients are encouraged to submit renewal FAFSA forms as early as possible.

“They could run out of aid,” he said. “But it’s unlikely.”

Amy Marix, associate direc-tor of Undergraduate Admissions and Student Aid, said University

funding is awarded to the appli-cants on a “first-come, first-serve basis.”

Marix said students hoping to receive aid from the Supple-mental Educational Opportunity Grant, the Perkins Loan Program or the work-study program are al-ways encouraged fill out FAFSA paperwork as early as possible.

“Those programs are funds that are allocated by the federal

government and each school is allotted a certain amount of money,” Marix said. “We don’t know how much we’re going to be funded in the coming year.”

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Student Aid does not begin processing applications until March, Marix said. Still, she said the department will “award whoever gets their information in first.”

Wales said a “pretty consis-tent” number of students turn in FAFSA applications each year — the number is dependent on the number of highschool graduates and returning students.

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The LSU men’s basketball team’s proficiency in home games, including Wednesday’s 85-68 de-molition of South Carolina, will be a complete non-factor this weekend.

The Tigers (13-3, 1-1) may have a 13-0 home record, but their 0-3 road record will come into ques-tion Saturday afternoon when they travel to face Ole Miss (10-6, 1-1).

“When you go to Ole Miss it’s very hard to win,” said senior guard Garrett Temple. “The only way you can win on the road in this league is to play great defense and knock down open shots ... We’re going to have to guard their perimeter play-ers who like to drive a lot and just knock down the shots that their de-fense gives us.”

The Tigers ended their only los-ing streak of the season, a two-game slide against Utah and Alabama, in impressive fashion against the Gamecocks. Junior forward Tasmin Mitchell notched a double-double with 30 points and 14 rebounds — both career highs.

“Who wouldn’t think of games like that?” Mitchell said. “But I wouldn’t make it an issue, I was just playing my role. It was a hot hand.”

Mitchell’s teammates are ap-preciative, to say the least, of their forward’s big night.

“Who wouldn’t appreciate somebody as strong as Taz in the post?” said sophomore point guard Bo Spencer. “Ninety percent of the time it’s a guaranteed bucket. He’s real strong and physical with good post moves, and he can step off the basket. Who wouldn’t appreciate it?”

The Tigers may need a similar effort to get out of Oxford, Miss., with a win. LSU coach Trent John-

son said the difference between the road losses and home wins has been the team’s effort in “crucial times.”

“I don’t use words like pres-sure, but you have to relax on of-fense,” Johnson said. “For whatever it’s worth, we had more guys flying to the ball on the floor and in the stands [Wednesday] than in Ala-bama and Utah combined.”

Ole Miss is bouncing back from its own issues.

The Rebels opened conference play with a loss at Florida, 78-68, on Saturday. Facing a 0-2 confer-ence record, they responded with a 74-65 home win against Arkansas, with freshman guard Terrico White coming off the bench to score 18 points.

W h i t e ’ s p e r f o r m a n c e comes as a good sign for a team with an injury-depleted backcourt. The Rebels have lost three different guards, sopho-mores Chris Warren and Trevor Gaskins and junior En-iel Polynice, to season-ending injuries this

season.“Ole Miss is very impressive.

I’d hate to see them when they have their three kids that are injured play-ing,” Johnson said. “What I’m im-pressed with, from the standpoint of watching them on video tape, is more than anything they’re very very tough.”

The injuries haven’t stopped the Rebels from posting an 8-1 home

LSU junior wide receiver Bran-don LaFell followed up Wednesday’s ESPN reports that he would enter the NFL draft with an official declaration of his own Thursday afternoon.

LaFell, a 2008 Associated Press first-team All-Southeastern Confer-ence selection, confirmed Thurs-day that he will enter his name into April’s draft. But LaFell said he will not hire an agent, which allows him to change his mind within 72 hours

of his announcement.“LSU is a great place,” LaFell

said in a news release. “It’s a place that has given me the opportunity to grow both as a person and a player. I’ve been a part of some great teams and had some great teammates, and it’s a place I’m going to miss.”

LSU coach Les Miles said in the release he will miss LaFell greatly.

“The choice to come back to school or enter the NFL draft is a very personal decision,” Miles said. “We support the decision Brandon has made, and we will do whatever we can to help him during this transition from college to the NFL. Brandon’s contributions to this football team have been very significant, and it’s

something we are going to miss.” Those contributions include

63 receptions, 929 yards and eight touchdowns last season — all team highs. The eight receiving touch-downs tied for most in the SEC.

NFL draft analyst Mike Detillier said the Houston native isn’t assured of being a first-round pick, but with a good showing at workouts, he could potentially increase his stock.

“Brandon sees an opportunity here where a less than stellar se-nior class are in workouts, and he could bump himself up to the latter part of round one,” Detillier said. “I would give him a second-round pick

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Senior guard Garrett Temple goes for the layup against a South Carolina defender in the Tigers’ 85-68 win Wednesday in the PMAC.

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Troy defensive back Jorrick Calvin tackles LSU wide receiver Brandon LaFell during the Tigers’ 40-31 win. LaFell announced Thursday he will enter the NFL Draft.

The LSU women’s basketball team will have to play without one of its leaders Sunday at No. 18 Van-derbilt.

Sophomore guard Katherine Graham will be inactive after sprain-ing her left knee midway through the second half of LSU’s 67-48 win Wednesday night against UNO.

Team spokesman Bill Martin said Thursday an MRI on Graham’s knee was negative, and her status is day-to-day.

The Birmingham, Ala., native started all 14 games this season, and she leads the Lady Tigers in rebounds with 83. She averages 5.9 rebounds per game, also a team-high.

Graham is tied with junior guard Allison Hightower for the team lead in assists (41) and steals (24).

The Lady Tigers bring a 2-0 Southeastern Conference record into the Vanderbilt contest, and young players have stepped up and contrib-uted to the team’s three-game overall winning streak.

Forward LaSondra Barrett, the SEC Freshman of the Week, has scored in double figures in four straight games, including a career-high 27 points Jan. 8 at Arkansas.

Barrett also tied freshman for-ward Courtney Jones with a team-high eight rebounds against UNO.

“I’m enjoying every moment, being 2-0 starting SEC play,” Bar-rett said. “We’re a young team, and we’re starting to come together and improve this season.”

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Coming off a disappointing 194.175 team score in its last meet, LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux said she is looking for more stabil-ity in the lineup going into tonight’s showdown against preseason No. 1 Georgia.

The Tigers held a mock meet Wednesday afternoon to help fix the team’s focus and mental intensity and to help Breaux determine to-night’s final lineups.

“We’ve really focused on pres-sure in performance in practice try-ing to prepare them for a high pres-sure competition on Friday,” Breaux said. “Maybe there is someone who is not in the lineup that can hit under pressure, and hopefully we will see that.”

Junior Sabrina Franceschelli said the team was disappointed in its performance last weekend in Iowa. She also said the team isn’t looking past its opponent.

“We can’t really look at win-ning,” she said. “We have to look at hitting our routines and . . . doing the best we can . . . We’re just going to go out and try to hit 6-for-6 on each event.”

The Tigers (5-0) dropped sev-en places to No. 14 in the national rankings this week, but Breaux isn’t concerned about the team’s poll po-sition.

“The rankings right now are ba-sically meaningless because in our sport, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish,” Breaux said. “It’s what your scoring power is by the end of the season.”

The Bulldogs also took a drop in the rankings to No. 8.

“Both of us dropped because there were other teams around the country in different locations and venues with different sets of judges that scored better than us,” Breaux said. “We have no measuring stick to say whether or not their perfor-mances were better than us. We just know that their scores were better than ours.”

INJURIES AND ADDITIONSThe Tigers will again be without

senior Lauren Klein and sophomore Nicole Lyons because of injuries.

Lyons suffered a foot injury practicing in the offseason, and Breaux said it’s “real iffy” if she will come back before the end of the sea-son.

Klein suffered an ankle sprain warming up on the balance beam in Cancun, Mexico, and Breaux said she will be out for a few more weeks.

“What we need is an immedi-ate come back from Lauren,” Breaux said. “It’s just going to depend on her rehab and how quickly she can come back from the sprain. We really need her in every event.”

But the Tigers have a new addi-tion in freshman vaulter Ashley Lee, who joined the team last Monday.

Breaux said they found Lee training at Elite Gymnastics and were impressed with her vault.

“We happened to see her, and she was very strong and very pow-erful in the vault, which is an event that, without Nikki Lyons, we are lacking some depth in,” she said. “We thought she might be able to come in and help us if [assistant coach] Bob [Moore] could train her to land that vault and control her power.”

Lee came from California to Baton Rouge in the fall to go to Ba-ton Rouge Community College. She transferred to LSU this semester.

Breaux said Lee won’t be in the

lineup anytime soon, but Lee said she is eager to compete.

“It’s way different from club, and I want to get out there,” she said. “I went to the meet at Iowa, and I didn’t get to compete. But even be-ing there is a completely different experience. It’s so fun, and I can’t wait to be on the floor and show ev-eryone what I can do.”

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Juniors Sabrina Franceschelli (left) and Susan Jackson (right) practice on the balance beam Jan. 6 in the Carl Maddox Field House.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints hired Gregg Williams to fill their vacant de-fensive coordinator’s post, hoping he’ll shape up a unit that allowed 339.5 yards per game.

Coach Sean Payton announced the hiring Thursday, a little more than a week after the Saints fired former defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs.

New Orleans ranked 23rd in the NFL in total defense during the 2008 regular season, Gibbs’ third season with the Saints.

Williams, who spent three seasons as a head coach in Buffalo earlier this decade, spent 2008 as the Jacksonville Jaguars’ defensive coordinator, but it was a down year by his standards. Jacksonville’s 331 yards per game ranked 17th in the league. The unit allowed 22.9 points per game, which was 21st in the NFL.

In five of the last nine seasons, however, Williams’ defenses have ranked in the top 10 in the league, including three top threes.

“A lot has gone into this

decision, and we targeted Gregg as the coach we’d like to hire after our first interview because he was so impressive and prepared,” Pay-ton said. “As an offensive coach, I have game-planned against his defenses in the past, and I know the problems they create. He’s an aggressive coach, but his units are always sound fundamentally. We have some pieces in place for him to work with, and I know he’s ex-cited to get started.”

Williams spent four seasons as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator with the Washington Redskins (2004-07). Before that, he was the Bills’ head coach for three seasons (2001-2003) and de-fensive coordinator in Tennessee for four seasons (1997-200).

In his first season with the Red-skins, Williams’ unit ranked third in the NFL and first in the conference. The next season, Washington’s de-fense ranked ninth in the NFL and sixth in the NFC.

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grade.”Detillier said LaFell’s size —

6-foot-3-inches and 210 pounds — also gives him an advantage in the draft.

LaFell amassed 118 receptions for 1,725 yards and 18 touchdowns during his three-year career at LSU.

HATCH TO HARVARDMiles announced on Thursday

that sophomore quarterback Andrew Hatch will transfer back to Harvard, where he played his true freshman season.

Hatch walked on to the Tigers in summer 2007 and played in six games last season with three starts. He suffered a concussion against Auburn, and his season ended with a lower leg injury Oct. 25 against Georgia.

“I plan on returning to Harvard ... to continue my studies,” Hatch said in a news release. “I have had an outstanding experience at LSU and feel grateful to have been a part of such a proud tradition.”

Miles said Hatch was a valuable part of the LSU offense when he was

in the lineup.“Don’t underestimate what An-

drew Hatch did for our football team in 2008,” Miles said. “He filled a void for us at quarterback in 2008, and his play on the field allowed us to start the season off on a positive note. Andrew has a bright future, and we wish him continued success both on the field and in the classroom.”

MEET AND GREETLSU will hold a press confer-

ence today at 1 p.m. to introduce the team’s new defensive staff.

Miles, defensive coordinator John Chavis, secondary coach Ron Cooper and defensive line coach Brick Haley will be attending.

Chavis spent 14 seasons as Ten-nessee’s defensive coordinator. Coo-per is a former secondaries coach at South Carolina and head coach at Louisville. Haley spent the last two seasons at defensive line coach with the Chicago Bears.

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record. Ole Miss has not dropped a game at Ole Miss since an 80-78 loss Dec. 3 against West Virginia.

Despite the impressive resumes of both teams at home, Temple said the Tigers have to prove their suc-cess can translate to the road.

“In our eyes [South Carolina] was a must-win because it was a home game ... you have to win your home games,” he said. “It gives us confidence that we can bounce back after a loss, but we still haven’t won a road game yet. Ole Miss is going to be a hostile place but hopefully we can get it over there.”

If the Tigers pull out the win, it’s going to take another solid de-fensive performance from the pe-rimeter. Spencer and senior shooting guard Garrett Temple combined for eight steals against South Carolina, compared to none in the 65-59 loss to Alabama. Temple said Spencer’s performance was a key in hold-ing the high-scoring Gamecocks in check.

“Bo’s been playing great, he’s been picking up my slack,” Temple said. “Bo did a great job on [Ala-bama point guard Ronald] Steele and I told him that. After Utah, me and him had a little talk, and he’s approached the defensive end a lit-tle more, a little better.”

OLE MISS, from page 5

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LSU (9-5, 2-0) is tied with Van-derbilt (13-4, 2-0) and Auburn for first place in the SEC and brings a 3-1 road record into the weekend. Vanderbilt is 9-1 at home.

The Lady Tigers play three of their next four games on the road.

LSU women’s basketball coach Van Chancellor said to have a chance to win the conference, the team has to win games on the road. He also emphasized the importance of men-tal focus.

“We have to make up our mind we’re going to put out effort, believe in playing defense and do whatever we have to do to stop opponents,” Chancellor said.

LSU has the No. 2 scoring de-fense in the nation behind Kansas State, allowing 50 points per game. Vanderbilt is No. 28 and allows 54.5 points per game.

“Our defense is great,” Chan-cellor said. “[Associate head coach] Bob Starkey is a great defensive coach. He kind of runs our defense. We just put so much emphasis on it, and our kids are dedicated to it, com-mitted to it, and that’s why we’re pretty good.”

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IIE’s Open Doors 2008 report identified three national trends — European countries remain the most popular destinations; students are increasingly choosing to study in non-traditional locations; and social science, humanities and business and management majors more frequently study abroad than their peers. And Harold Leder, Academic Programs Abroad interim director, said the University’s programs have followed these three national trends.

“This is really one of the only times in life where you can go away that long and still have your spot available,” said Jill Clemmons, Sum-mer Programs coordinator. “You’re still a student here, but you get to go away for a summer, semester or year.”

A common misunderstanding among students is the cost of study-ing internationally, Leder said. When students go abroad, they pay Univer-sity tuition, use TOPS or other finan-cial aid and can apply for additional scholarships. Depending on the inter-national program, tuition can include housing and meal plans.

Leder said his department sees an increase every year in the number of students studying in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Italy — the same pattern found nationally in the Open Doors 2008 report.

At the University, Leder said Germany also stands as one of the top destinations because of its good exchange programs and the educa-tional efforts of German universities to instruct in English while the ex-change students learn to speak Ger-man.

Leder said of the 2 percent of University students who go abroad, most are humanities majors, again following the national trend.

He also said the majority of stu-dents going abroad are female, while very few are minority students, en-gineering majors or science majors. Leder said he wants Academic Pro-grams Abroad to develop more pro-grams allowing students in any field to take major-required courses.

From the 2004-05 to 2006-07 academic years, there was a 65 per-cent increase in the number of Uni-versity students studying abroad. Leder said the numbers for 2007-08 are not complete, and nationally, IIE found a 17 percent increase during the same period.

Clemmons said the current number of students attending the 2009 summer programs is the same as last year, though numbers typical-ly continue increasing at this time of year. Clemmons blames the lack of increase on the recent U.S. economic problems.

Because of the economic crunch, Leder said the experiences

and qualities students gain abroad will give them an upper edge when applying for jobs.

In line with IIE’s findings, Leder said the number of Univer-sity students seeking non-traditional, study-abroad destinations — includ-ing China, India, South Africa and Argentina — has increased during the past few years.

The University’s Modern Chi-nese Commerce and Culture Initia-tive, a cooperative effort among the College of Business, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Honors College, provides University stu-dents with knowledge of the Chinese business and cultural environment and caused a giant increase in the number of students going to China between the 2005-06 and the 2006-07 academic years. During this pe-riod, the number of University stu-dents studying in China increased from 41 students to 126 students.

This study abroad program dra-matically increased when the De-partment of Foreign Languages and Literatures hired an additional Chi-nese professor, giving more students the chance to study Chinese in the country, Leder said.

“The reason the students would go [to China] is ... because it has po-tential,” said Leder. “Students are be-ginning to realize that we are dealing with a global economy, with global problems and global issues.”

Leder said junior year is the ide-al time to study abroad because it is typically the most flexible year. For language-based programs, students must complete certain language credits before they can go abroad, and that time usually comes dur-ing junior year, he said. Freshmen through seniors can go on summer programs, depending on the courses offered.

BON VOYAGEWhen arriving in Jena, Ger-

many, last year, Rachel Guillory, German and international studies second-year senior, was just another exchange student.

As the year rolled on, while most of the exchange students be-came friends with each other, Guil-lory befriended the German crowd by hanging out in pubs and travel-ing with her German peers to other towns and countries. Guillory gained course credit during her abroad ex-perience and made a new best friend who has since traveled across the At-lantic to visit Guillory at her home near the University’s campus.

Even though Guillory went abroad for her majors, most students who go abroad through University programs do not have a fluent un-derstanding of the native languages of the countries they want to visit, especially students in the summer programs, said Clemmons.

Kate Liethead, international trade and finance junior, traveled abroad last summer with the LSU in Paris program.

“The classes in Paris had a lot to do with the culture,” Liethead said. “Our teachers made sure we got out in Paris as part of the class.”

Academic Programs Abroad doesn’t send students only to inter-national locations but also to new places within the U.S. Students typi-cally overlook the National Student Exchange, which sends LSU stu-dents to 180 universities within the U.S., Canada and U.S. territories, said Dawn Humble, NSE & Non-Affiliated Programs coordinator,

“You have to leave Louisiana at some point,” Guillory said. “I really love Louisiana and that was part of the surprise of going abroad for me. I didn’t just appreciate the country over there, I learned to appreciate home.”

Applications for all 19 of the 2009 summer programs can be found on the Academic Programs Abroad Web site or on the first floor in Hatcher Hall. The deadline to ap-ply for summer programs is Feb. 27. Academic Programs Abroad will host a Study Abroad Fair and Photo Exhibition Jan. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Design Building.

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Watch out CliffsNotes. You may have a little competition on your hands.

At the rate Hollywood is go-ing, school books will probably be hitting the silver screen pretty soon.

It seems like all the movies lately are based on books, or shall I say “boovies,” from best-sellers such as “Marley and Me,” to more obscure books, such as “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” and “Yes Man,” even to self-help books, such as “He’s Just Not That Into You.”

And this trend doesn’t stop at books. “Doubt” was adapted from an award-winning play. “Iron Man” and “Watchmen” are based on comic books. And “The Curi-ous Case of Benjamin Button” came from a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Sure, movie-based books are nothing new in the movie biz. But lately it just seems like there is nothing original out there.

So what’s going on?Patricia A. Suchy, director of

the program for the study of film and media arts, referencing Linda Hutcheon’s book, “A Theory of Adaptation,” said the economy is one of the top reasons.

“With as much money as it takes to produce a feature film, sticking with something that is ‘tried and tested’ can lessen the risk of losing money,” she said. “That’s why there are so many sequels, too.”

And movie moguls aren’t just milking these books for all they’re worth inside the box office.

“It’s not all about the film, since subsidiary rights are pack-aged up front,” Suchy said. “The goal would be to have someone who liked a Harry Potter book go see the movie and buy all the rest of the books as they come out, see the rest of the movies, buy the DVD and the action figures, [and] play with them while eating the Harry Potter cereal from the Harry

Potter lunchbox.”And basing a movie on a pop-

ular book is practically a guarantee the movie will do well.

“ M a r l e y and Me” has topped the box office for two consecu t i ve weekends and is the biggest Christmas Day opener ever.

“ T w i -light” made

more than $70 million its first weekend.

And there is no doubt the mov-ie boosted book sales — I know I’m going to surrender to the chick lit. and buy the series.

Thanks to the movie, “Revolu-tionary Road” is now on The New York Times best-seller list 47 years after being published.

“The Curious Case of Benja-min Button” is currently sold out on Amazon.com.

Coincidence? I think not.So what’s the point of coming

up with something new when pro-ducers know they can make the big bucks by adapting a best-selling book?

Producers should take advan-tage of the plethora of literary ma-terial out there and make a block-buster out of it.

There’s certainly no wrong in that.

Because Hollywood isn’t reap-ing the benefits alone.

No one really has the time to sit down, relax and read a book anymore.

Why waste your time reading the 498 pages of “Twilight” when you can swoon over Edward Cul-len’s milky vamp skin glistening in the sunlight and get the full visual effect of him swooping over the tree tops like it ain’t no thang?

Why bother reading “The Cu-rious Case of Benjamin Button,” when you can watch the sexy beast Brad Pitt, decrepit dwarf or not, for

two hours and 45 minutes?And why go to the trouble

of scrounging up sexual fantasies when you can see Kate and Leo getting down and dirty in the kitch-en in “Revolutionary Road”?

If “The Reader” would have come out last semester, I sure as hell would have paid $7 and watched a two-hour movie instead of pulling an all-nighter to prepare myself for a quiz in my Holocaust Literature class.

So what if these producers are being copy cats? After all, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Plus, they’re easy to make, cheap to produce and so far have been rolling in the dough.

But just like everything else in Hollywood, nothing lasts for long.

And I have a feeling these boovies won’t have much of a shelf life.

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EdiTOriAL POLiCiES & PrOCEdurES QuOTE Of THE dAy“I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn’t here.”

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Almost a decade ago, we stood at the crossroads of the 21st century. We were given the choice between the second-in-command to an adulterer and a man labeling himself a “compas-sionate conservative.”

Through the hardships asso-ciated with scandal, we chose the latter, wondering whether or not we would be satisfied.

But we were not satisfied.We were not satisfied by the

lack of eloquence, as new words like “misunderestimated,” “nuc-ular,” and “Hispanically” forced their way into our lexicon.

We were not satisfied by the newest of these terms, “bush-ism,” defined as any statement uttered by a president with a less-than-exemplary command of the English language.

We were not satisfied when tax cuts to the wealthiest of Americans were delivered with the ease of hush money from the mob.

We were not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until someone holds those continuing to subvert our Constitution accountable for their actions.

With every fault, every

screw-up, every assertion of righteousness, the fear of the un-known swept our collective con-sciousness, culminating in an at-tack on our homeland.

The 9/11 attacks served as a wake-up call to the realities of 21st century planet Earth.

The fact of the matter made itself heard, loud and clear.

America is not No. 1. America is merely one of

hundreds of countries world-wide.

America, however, wasn’t ready to throw down its guns and figure out pathways through the complexities of its new world. We weren’t ready to throw down our grudges and speak honestly about solutions to the new prob-lems of our world.

We were merely ready to throw down with our world.

Combining our unrelenting rage with the administration’s unrelenting accusations about Iraq — with a pinch of journalis-tic ineptitude — Americans heard exactly what they needed to hear.

And by April 2003, we were a nation at war.

Consumed with the worst of ourselves, confident not in the ar-

senal of our virtues but in the vir-tue of our arsenal, we anxiously awaited the fruits of our military spending — financed with our taxes — e x p l o d i n g through the lenses of high definition in real time.

As the great Dr. King turned over in his grave, we ceased to “conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline,” but in the mud and the muck of our inner demons.

We had a nightmare.It was a nightmare engrained

within the fabric of our collec-tive being, forged together by the slings and arrows of those who would deny other human beings their basic civil liberties.

It was a nightmare stretching as far as the Middle East, perma-nently scarring our vision for de-mocracy, our love of freedom and the value of our fellow man.

If the nighttime is darkest be-fore the day, the past eight years were the epicenter of a black

hole.But the dawn is coming.The dawn of a new America

will feature the birth of a new ac-countability, where our leaders will not be selected by the con-tent of their last names but by the color of their imaginations and the strength of their moral fiber.

America will stress the vir-tues of reason, temperance and moderation, not the previously held convictions inspired by a generation of yes men.

America will reassert those basic claims of the value of man-kind, however tired or vibrant, however patriotic or dissenting.

America will learn the true definition of patriotism — the marriage of equal parts praise and criticism, joining a shared sense of responsibility to our fel-low brothers and sisters.

All of us, with the same hearts, lungs, kidneys and minds will embrace this new America, where being “proud to be Ameri-can” falls flat in the test of honor.

We must be proud to be alive. We must be proud to be here, on this Earth we all occupy.

We must be proud to be human beings.

We have seen the disasters of our new world, from prisoner abuse to the politicization of an entire government department, from the evils of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay to the live, worldwide broadcast of an entire city’s drowning.

We have also seen our hailed free market philosophies make way for insatiable greed and un-regulated self-indulgence, as the country shudders at today’s out-look had our president success-fully privatized Social Security.

But the dawn is coming.The dawn will feature a new

interest in technology and sci-ence, discovery and patience, confidence and possibility.

The dawn will only come when we all wake up to it. When the nightmare fades into memory, our minds will clear the waste, leaving only the possibility to imagine what can be.

Dream at last! Dream at last! Thank whomever you want, we can dream at last!

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Masik Collegiate Fragrances, a company that has attempted to bottle the University as a perfume, overstepped its boundaries when attempting something as ridicu-lous as deciding what smell repre-sents the University.

While it is obvious that a scent cannot truly represent a school, the attempt is both puerile and exploit-ative.

The company is attempting

something ridiculous — claiming a certain scent can represent ev-erything from Tiger Stadium to the Memorial Bell Tower — and it is doing it with the sole intention of making a profit.

While many products use the University’s name as a market-ing tool for a profit, such as LSU Alumni Association wine, many times these things profit the Uni-versity in some way and certainly

do not claim to represent its es-sence.

Katie Masich, CEO of the Masik Collegiate Fragrances, told The Daily Reveille she chose the University because it has a big fan base.

The larger the fan base, the larger the clientele.

Spreading the name of the University is a good thing, and if the name is being used

responsibly, it most certainly should receive as much circula-tion as possible. Purple-and-gold merchandise has always been an important part of the University’s community, something that is eas-ily evidenced by the legions of sweatshirts, hats, T-shirts and even pajamas that come out in full force for football games.

But the fragrance is said to represent the University, and the

only thing that represents the Uni-versity is the University.

Masik Collegiate Fragrances and any other companies looking to exploit the University’s name with a preposterous idea should remember that.

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Did you know Facebook can help end global warming, fight breast cancer and support Finnish war vet-erans with just a few mouse clicks? Amazingly, the “Causes” application claims it can happen.

Since Facebook permitted third-party developers to create applica-tions to extend the site’s functional-ity, thousands of programs have been released.

Users can give each other hugs, play word games against people from around the world and annoy their friends in a million different ways. But “Causes” claims to be different.

Project Agape, the application’s developer, says it is “democratizing activism by empowering activists with an arsenal of tools for users of Facebook who want to leverage their network on Facebook to effect posi-tive change.”

In other words, “Causes” pur-

ports to allow users to change the world by raising awareness not just among their neighbors and the peo-ple in their address book but among anyone who can see their Facebook profile.

Users, perhaps now best called “activists,” can allow “Causes” to display icons and text on their Fa-cebook walls proclaiming their sup-port for any issue under the sun. If a cause doesn’t already exist for some particular pet peeve, a user can just create another one.

The application can place no-tices in other users’ news feeds to spread the word even further. More-over, there are tools allowing users to donate to nonprofit organizations as-sociated with a particular cause. Both the total amount of money donated and the total number of supporters of every cause are displayed.

This certainly works to raise

global awareness — without “Causes,” those Finnish veterans wouldn’t get much thought in Loui-

siana. But as a tool for activ-ism, there’s almost nothing less effective.

Even a cursory glance at some num-bers demon-strates this point. As of

this writing, the most popular cause is “Support The O Campaign for Cancer Prevention,” with 4,302,058 members, and $78,402 donated.

Simple arithmetic shows the av-erage donation to this group is 1.82 cents per member. Other highly-pop-ulated causes show similar donation rates.

The level of dedication this

shows is appalling. “Support The O Campaign for Cancer Prevention” has a population approximately equal to that of Louisiana, and yet it has raised less per member than most Louisiana residents have hiding in their couch cushions.

Then what does it mean to sup-port a Facebook cause?

It requires as little effort to sign up for one as it does to add any other application and demands no action beyond the initial mouse click. Users aren’t required to give monetarily to their causes.

The uncomfortable conclusion is that the only requirement to be con-sidered an activist is to call yourself one. “Causes” become the electronic equivalent of bumper stickers rather than a meaningful way to reach out and effect radical change.

Unfortunately, this is about as effective as a real bumper sticker.

Cancer is self-evidently bad — no-body needs a news feed notice to re-mind them.

Relying on social networking sites to express moral outrage trivial-izes the ideals about which we ought to be most serious. It absolves Face-book users of the responsibility to take social action — saying “some-one should do something” has be-come enough to ease the conscience.

Nobody ever changed the world by talking about it a lot. Facebook “activists” need to put down their laptops and pick up their picket signs — or even just their checkbooks — if they want their causes to be more than complaints.

We are living in historic and unprecedented times, indeed.

President-elect Barack Obama will be inaugurated Tuesday as the 44th President of the United States.

The first item on his agenda: rebuild our economy and create millions of new jobs.

To achieve this, the president-elect has asked Congress to swiftly enact his proposed economic stim-ulus.

The plan, which could poten-tially spiral in excess of $1 trillion, has incited ample interest from global markets, as well as massive speculation from economists and investors hoping to see a placation of the volatile market.

But some experts — like economist Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital Inc. and economic advisor to former Re-publican presidential candidate Ron Paul — assert the plan might just pour kerosene on the fire rather than smolder it.

Schiff, a prescient voice on the downfall of municipal and global markets, has warned of this impending credit crisis for years, citing America’s phony wealth

and fiscal irresponsibility as main sources of our current crisis.

In a recent conversation with RT, Schiff asserted the U.S. cred-it crisis was a byproduct of ex-cess consumption and impetuous spending combined with minimal savings and production.

This combination, he con-tends, could prove lethal.

Schiff explained, “While the [housing bubble] was inflating, we were recklessly borrowing and spending money.” The real estate bubble burst, he suggested, ex-posed the bogus wealth America has accumulated.

“Everything the government has done is going to perpetuate our problem. Government cannot cre-ate wealth or jobs. Government has no wealth. All government can do is redistribute wealth the private sector creates.

“If the government is going to usurp resources away from private sector, it’s going to destroy real employment opportunities,” Schiff said.

On the other hand, there are proponents of Obama’s logic, like New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist

Paul Krugman, that have their own drawbacks about the plan, citing that the $775 billion Obama has promised would likely fall short of our actual need.

F e d e r a l Reserve Chair-man Ben Ber-nanke, another adherent to the package, gave a similar assess-ment in a state-ment issued Tuesday.

In that regard, it isn’t so much a bailout — it’s plugging gum into a hole in the dam and seeing anoth-er hole burst five seconds later. It’s like a heroin addict trying to rem-edy his addiction by injecting him-self with more heroin. It’s offering a temporal solution to a problem while ignoring a more long-term solution.

And, according to Schiff, that simply isn’t the way to ameliorate this crisis.

The way to fix it is by let-ting the recession run its course so the market can correct itself, not by filling our economic gas tank with Kool-Aid and hoping that,

somehow, the engine of our econ-omy will keep running.

Realism and optimism don’t always dovetail, unfortunately. Sometimes reality has a much more pessimistic veneer.

But cynicism doesn’t win elections; and it certainly doesn’t promote hope and expectancy.

President-elect Obama’s cam-paign was largely touted on the self-gratifying mantra of “change.”

Yet taking a closer look at his economic and foreign policy, one would be remiss to find any stark differences between his plans and the failed policy of previous ad-ministrations.

The same flawed logic applies. Nowhere does it show there will be any sort of real plug pulled on prodigal spending, and that’s the tragedy of the whole idea.

Reality, though, has a curious way of shaking the blinders off people’s eyes. Perhaps once we can accept this crisis for what it is, we can start searching for pragmatic solutions rather than promoting the same failed diplomacy we’ve ad-vanced for years.

We shouldn’t be look-ing to rebuild; we should be

looking to resurrect the free market fundamentals our economy once stood on. “Rebuilding” implies we should prop it up exactly the way it was rather than addressing the ac-tual problems and creating practi-cal, long-term solutions.

But this isn’t practical — this is politics. And, practically speak-ing, most politicians have yet to accept that governmental expan-sion is detrimental to market eco-nomics.

You can’t fix capitalism by en-acting socialistic policy — you fix it by advancing free-market philos-ophies and allowing the market to run its course.

Obama’s stimulus plan, then, isn’t the solution we need; it’s only an extension of the problems initi-ated during the Bush administra-tion.

It’s a rash attempt to fix a grow-ing problem — a filler intended to plug our financial bleeding.

Or, simply stated, it’s an eco-nomic tampon.

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Matthew PatterSon

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HELP WANTED

PPIICCKK UUPP//DDEELLIIVVEERRYY DDRRIIVVEERR Needed - BusyDental Laboratory has position available.

Must be neat in appearance and have cleandriving record. Drug screening required.

225.201.0880

GGYYMMNNAASSTTIICCSS//TTUUMMBBLLIINNGG IINNSSTTRRUUCCTTOORR C.G.’s Gymnastics Inc. is searching for knowl-

edgeable, reliable, & committed staff.225.275.5597

RREECCOORRDDIINNGG SSTTUUDDIIOO OOFFFFIICCEE HHEELLPP Must beable to work Mon, Wed, Fri. 4hr each day.

Hours are flexible around class schedule. Formore information contact Sockit Studio 225-

216-0167

SSTTOOMMAASS FFUURRNNIITTUURREE We are in need of a PToffice clerk to work Tues, Thurs, Sat. Primaryresponsibilities include data entry, daily bal-ancing, electronic filing, etc... Please apply in

person at:12550 Perkins Road

225-819-9202

NNAANNNNYY//BBAABBYYSSIITTTTEERR Needed afternoons Monday-Thursday from4:oop.m.-6:00p.m. for 2 children in the

Prairieville area. Must be responsible, reliableand have own transportation. References

required. 225.413.6563

VVAARRSSIITTYY TTHHEEAATTRREE The Varsity Theatre is looking for security

staff. Flexible scheduling available. Great school job.

Email chris@varsitytheatre.com, brent@varsi-tytheatre.com or stop by

The Chimes on Highland to fill out an application. 225.383.7018

PPAARRKKVVIIEEWW BBAAPPTTIISSTT PPRREESSCCHHOOOOLLPreschool Teachers needed flex days

no degree required 293-9447

PPAARRKKVVIIEEWW BBAAPPTTIISSTT PPRREESSCCHHOOOOLLPreschool Teachers needed 3-6 p.m. flex

days. no degree required

293-9447

PPBBRRCC SSTTUUDDYY:: The purpose of this study is todetermine how your body weight today

impacts your health in the future. Participants(age 18-40 years) will be placed on a highercalorie meal plan for 8 weeks. All meals will

be provided to you at no cost. Call today763.3000

DDEENNTTAALL LLAABB AASSSSIISSTTAANNTT Part-time positionavailable with flexible hours; 20 hours per

week; sterilization, inventory and other relatedduties; uniforms provided; $7.50/hr.; fax

resume 293-3218. 225.292.8121

SSWWIIMMMMIINNGG LLEESSSSOONNSS IINNSSTTRRUUCCTTOORRSS NEED-ED Great Part Time Afternoon Spring

Semester Job-Full Time Summer Job- GreatPay! CRAWFISH AQUATICS, Louisiana’s TotalSwim Program- If you are highly motivated,hard working, we can teach you the rest.

Please fax resume to 225-706-1636 or e-mailto swimcraw@bellsouth.net

MMAARRKKEETT RREESSEEAARRCCHH AASSSSIISSTTAANNTT P. T. MassComm, English, history, business major need-ed for online research and writing. Requires

intelligence, curiousity, persistence, attentionto detail and accuracy. Send resume to

charles@riderresearch.com or fax225.769.7166. www.onlinereporter.com

TTWWOO PP//TT RREECCEEPPTTIIOONNIISSTTSS // FFiillee CClleerrkkss nneeeedd--eedd ffoorr ssmmaallll llaaww ffiirrmm.. CCoooorrddiinnaattee wwoorrkksscchheedduulleess ffoorr MM--FF.. MMuusstt bbee ddeeppeennddaabbllee,,rreessppoonnssiibbllee.. SSaallaarryy DDOOEE.. EEmmaaiill RReessuummee’’ aannddaavvaaiillaabbiilliittyy ttoo LLaaddyyJJaayynnee@@aaooll..ccoomm oorr ffaaxx::775566--55667766

DDAAYYCCAARREE EEMMPPLLOOYYEEEESS NNEEEEDDEEDDRiver Road Daycare is looking for smiling

faces to work full time &part-time (2:30 - 6) M-F.

15 minutes from LSU. 225.336.9030

PPJJSS CCOOFFFFEEEE Now Hiring!100 Lafayette St. and 7248 Perkins Rd.

225.381.0055

FFRROONNTT DDEESSKK CCOOOORRDDIINNAATTOORR Hiring Full/Part-Time Front Desk Coordinator - Must have

great people skills and office experience aplus. Please call (225) 769-4100.

EEAARRNN EEXXTTRRAA MMOONNEEYY Students needed ASAPEarn up to $150 per day being a mystery

shopperNo Experience RequiredCall 1-800-722-4791

FFLLOORRAALL DDEESSIIGGNNEERR((11))//DDRRIIVVEERR((11)) positionsavailable for 1 floral designer and 1 deliverydriver. Salary BOE. Must be able to work fulldays. Part time ok. call Steven @ 225-928-

3801 225.928.3801

EEUUTTOOPPIIAA SSAALLOONN Seeking Receptionists for Chimes & Coursey

Locations. Call Kristie 225-753-4386.

GGRREEYYSSTTOONNEE GGOOLLFF &&CCOOUUNNTTRRYY CCLLUUBB is nowaccepting NEW applications for bartenders,

servers, cooks, and beverage cart attendants.Please call Diane Newman 225.667.674

$$1155//PPOOOOLL Pool cleaning techs needed. Willwork around school schedule. Weekly pay. Wesupply truck, fuel, plus commission on chemi-

cal sales. Email resume to todd@rus-sellpools.com.

OOFFFFIICCEE PPOOSSIITTIIOONN Moore Construction is look-ing for an office assistant for bookkeeping

and general office duties. Willing to work withschedule, but would like MWF or T TH Please

call 751-4120 x200

HHAAMMPPTTOONN IINNNN HHOOTTEELL --CCOOLLLLEEGGEE DDRR.. has animmediate position open for night audit.

Come join our team! Benefits include vaca-tion pay, holiday pay, sick pay and employeediscounts at all Hilton properties. Night audithours are 10:pm to 7:am, 7days on 7days

off. Please apply in person at 4646Constitution Ave. 225.926.9990

DDOONN’’TT MMIISSSS TTHHIISS OOPPPPOORRTTUUNNIITTYY!!Now hiring for all positions at the following

locations:JEFFERSON 7615 Jefferson Hwy Baton Rouge

70809PERKINS ROWE 7707 Bluebonnet Blvd.

Baton Rouge 70810“Flexible schedules & Benefits for Full Time

Associates”Please apply in person during regular restau-

rant hours.Equal Opportunity Employer

DDRRUUSSIILLLLAA SSEEAAFFOOOODD is now hiring...waitstaff,bartenders, cashiers and kitchen help. Apply

in person at 3482 Drusilla Lane.

TTHHEE SSCCHHOOOOLL OOFF AARRTTis looking for a full-time student for nudemodeling. The class meets on MW,12:30-

3:30. We pay $12/ hr. Alternates are neededfor other classes. Please come to 123 Art

Building to apply.

LLEEWWIISS CCOOMMPPUUTTEERR SSEERRVVIICCEESS,, IINNCC.. PTStudent Worker. Excellent student opportunity.Will be responsible for completing companyerrands and basic clerical work. Must have aclean driving record, excellent communication

skills, and basic computer skills. Previousoffice experience preferred. No nights or

weekends. Please e-mail resume and springclass schedule to jobs@lewis.com

CCOOLLLLEEGGEE SSTTUUDDEENNTTSS:: Make $5-$25 per sur-vey. Do it in your spare time. www.

GetPaidToThink.com

BBAABBYYSSIITTTTEERR NNEEEEDDEEDD Babysitter needed forchildren ages 3&5. Hours T, Th 1:30-6:30.Reliable transportation needed. $10/hr. E-

mail availability and resume tolchoate@lsu.edu

DDEENNTTAALL OOFFFFIICCEE PP//TT dental assistant/recep-tionist needed for Monday, Wednesday, andFriday. Great opportunity for those interestedin medical/dental field. Please fax resume to

225.766.2122

RRUUNNNNEERR NNEEEEDDEEDD FFOORR BR CPA Firm 20-25hours per week. Hours are flexible.

Accounting/Finance major preferred. Faxresume to 927-9075 or email to

dcarter@psha.com

TTUUTTOORRSS NNEEEEDDEEDD BR based tutoring businesshas immediate openings for qualified tutors.COMPETETIVE PAY. Email resume and qualifi-cations to jeremiah@professionaltutoring.org

NNAATTIIOONNAALL BBEENNCCHH AADDVVEERRTTIISSIINNGG Part time orfull time

Some heavy lifting involvedFlexible hours

Must have valid drivers license573-3363 or 767-7535

WWEEBB && GGRRAAPPHHIICC SSTTUUDDEENNTT PPOOSSIITTIIOONN TheCommunications Department at Pennington

Biomedical Research Center is looking to hirea student worker to assist in updating andorganizing web site content and graphicdesign. Basic HTML knowledge required.Graphics skills a plus. 20 hrs/wk. ISDS,

Computer Science, or Design majors shouldapply. Send resumes with references toPenningtonCommunications@pbrc.edu

SSUUBBWWAAYY 4250 Burbank, next to Izzos.Fast, fun, friendly. No late nights. Day shifts

available. Eat Fresh!

SSTTRROONNGG RREELLIIAABBLLEE MMAALLEE needed to Check-In

Inventory at Interiors/ Gift Store, HangMirrors, Move Furniture; $8/hr FlexHrs.15-20

hrs/ wk. Call 754-7400

TTHHEE RROOYYAALL SSTTAANNDDAARRDD -- warehouse/stockassociate needed to unload trucks & makedeliveries for furniture store. Hours availableon Tues, Thurs, & some Sat. Email beach-

buzz@cox.net 225.751.0009

NNIINNOO’’SS IITTAALLIIAANN RREESSTTAAUURRAANNTTNino’s is hiring servers/kitchen staff. Part-

time, Full-time, lunch/dinner, flexible sched-ules. Accepting applications/interviews

between 11/2 Mon-Fri. Or call to scheduleinterview. 225.757.9300

EECCGG TTEECCHHNNIICCIIAANN Attn Medical Students::part time positions in local hospitals, afterhours, weekend shifts, occasional overnighton weekends. Energetic, mature, responsible

please. Extensive training, then $9.00 hr.Apply at 12133 Industriplex Blvd., Baton

Rouge or fax 225/751-3284.

WWOORRKK AATT NNEEWW AALLEEXX BBOOXX SSUUIITTEESS!!Hosts/hostesses needed to work 2009 base-

ball games at new Alex Box Stadium

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PLACE YOURAD TODAYGot something to sell? Want tomake an announcement? Need tofind an apartment or roommate?With the potential to reach over33,000 LSU students, faculty andstaff, there is no better way toadvertise. Not only do we print twicea week, but there is no additionalcharge to place your classified adon the world wide web atwww.lsureveille.com. Just click “clas-sifieds,” where your ad can beviewed on our website, that aver-ages up to 65,000 unique visitors aweek. For more information, pleasecall (225) 578-6090.

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PPAARRRRAAIINN’’SS SSEEAAFFOOOODD RREESSTTAAUURRAANNTT Now Hiring Waitstaff

Apply in PersonMon - Fri

3225 Perkins Road225-381-9922

PPAARRRRAAIINN’’SS SSEEAAFFOOOODD RREESSTTAAUURRAANNTT Now Hiring Line Cooks

Apply in PersonMon - Fri

3225 Perkins Road225-381-9922

DDIIGGIITTAALL MMEEDDIIAA NNEEWWSSLLEETTTTEERR.. Sales & mar-keting assistant. Work on database with sales

people. Requires phone, office, computerskills and attention to detail. Flexible hours.e-mail jobs@riderresearch.com or fax 225-

769-7166

!!BBAARRTTEENNDDIINNGG!! Up to $300/Day. NoExperience Necessary. Training Provided. Age

18+ OK 1-800-965-6520 xt127

PPEERRFFEECCTT PPAARRTT TTIIMMEE PPOOSSIITTIIOONN AfternoonPreschool Teacher needed for child care cen-ter near LSU.2:30-5:30 M-F 225-766-1159

LLIIFFEEGGUUAARRDDSS && SSWWIIMM IINNSSTTRRUUCCTTOORRSS WANTED ASAP! Certified Lifeguards and SwimInstructors. Great opportunity! Flex schedules.Apply in person to: Paula G. Manship YMCA,

8100 YMCA Plaza Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA70810. (225) 767-9622 ask for Anthony

RREECCEEPPTTIIOONNIISSTT NNEEEEDDEEDD PART-TIME RECEP-TIONIST NEEDED FOR BUSY SALON. DAYSINCLUDE TUESDAY-SATURDAY. SATURDAY’S

ARE MANDATORY! PLEASE APPLY WITH-IN:5172 CORPORATE BLVD. BATON ROUGE

70808

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EEXXTTEENNDDEEDD DDAAYY CCOOUUNNSSEELLOORR:: The A. C. LewisYMCA is now hiring for (Extended Day) Beforeand After School Care Counselors. Monday-Friday after-noons from 3:00-6:00 p.m. PayRate $7.25. Please e-mail resume, apply inperson, or contact Eddrick Martin if interest-

ed. 225.924.3606.

AAFFTTEERR SSCCHHOOOOLL CCAARREE WWOORRKKEERRSS NeededASAP for local private school. Great for edu-cation majors. M-F 230p-6p; Some holiday

care. Send resume to lindsayv29@gmail.com

EEXXTTEENNDDEEDD DDAAYY AARREEAA SSUUPPEERRVVIISSOORR TheBefore and After School Care Area Supervisorwill be responsible for daily visits to variousarea school sites. The supervisor will also

assist other counselors and provide care andsupervision of students enrolled in the YMCA

extended day program. Must be availableevenings Monday-Friday from 3pm-7pm. PayRate $8.00-$9.00/ hr. Please e-mail resume,apply in person, or contact Eddrick Martin if

interested. emartin@ymcabatonrouge.org225.924.3606

WWEE PPAAYY UUPP TTOO $$7755 per online survey. www.CashToSpend.com

FOR SALE

FFOORR SSAALLEE ’’9944 44RRUUNNNNEERR SSRR55 -- Great Off-Road vehicle potential! White, V6, 4WD, 5-speed manual, 217K odo. $1800 or bestoffer 225-328-6116 for more information

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CCHHEERRRRYY BBEEDD WWIITTHH MMAATTTTRREESSSS SSEETT BothNEW in boxes with warranty $395

225.924.5336

CCLLEEAARR UUMMBBRREELLLLAA ““RRaarree””,, ““11996600’’ss””““SSeeee tthhrruu uummbbrreellllaa!!!!””wwwwww.. MMyyCClleeaarrUUmmbbrreellllaa..ccoomm

QQUUEEEENN PPIILLLLOOWWTTOOPP MMAATTTTRREESSSS Brand namequeen pillowtop mattress set new in plastic

$150. 225-924-5336

FOR RENT

22 BBRR CCOONNDDOO Walk to LSU. Beautifully remod-eled. All new floors, appliances, fixtures.Lovely view of lake. $900 225.769.6368

11 BBRR // 11 BBAATTHH TTHH Very cute! 5 min to LSU

located in small, quiet complex in mid-city.Unique flpn. recently updated w/ berber car-

pet, tile flrs, all appl. incld. micro & w/dSem. Lease terms. No pets! 225.928.2864

22BBRR TTOOWWNNHHOOUUSSEE sharlo area. W/D, coveredparking, courtyard, new carpet.

225.648.3115

FFOORR RREENNTTGarage Apt $550/mo with $550 deposit.

4746 Perkins Road Call 287-1193 mon-fri 8-5.

FFOORR RREENNTT 3BR 2 BATH UNIVERSITY VIEW ONEAST BOYD. $1200/MO MOVE IN FEB

504.782.0696

22BBRR//22BBAA SSUUBBLLEEAASSEE TTIIGGEERR PPLLAAZZAA900 plus electric, all appliances, pets ok, on

bus route, move in ready 225.937.0298

11--BBEEDD AAPPTT.. in Tigerland near LSU$450/month. Hot water included. W/D in

complex. Call Wang. 225.278.6622

CCOONNDDOO FFOORR RREENNTTUniversity View, 2 bed 2 bath, $1000 a

month, $1000 deposit. Available Jan. ’09.Contact Patti 337-988-1409

CCOONNDDOO FFOORR RREENNTT 3BR-2B-Remodeled -Patio

garden-Off Perkins-near bluebonnet-MatureStudents only-$1200/ Mo-761-8702

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RROOOOMMMMAATTEE NNEEEEDDEEDD 3bd/2ba house inNicholson Lakes LSU $495 +1/3util 225-

933-7124 call for pics

FFEEMMAALLEESS NNEEEEDD RROOOOMMMMAATTEE!!Lake Beau Pre Townhomes! $525 a month!

Available immediately! Call now!318.729.2886

11 BBRR OONN BBUURRBBAANNKK -- RREENNTT $$552255 AvailableFebruary 1st. or sooner. The Willows

Apartments. www.lsubr.com for pictures/floorplan. 4243 Burbank. $300 deposit. No

pets, not even visiting. Leave a message.978-1649

LLSSUU:: TTIIGGEERRLLAANNDD 1 & 2 BR. FLAT & THWOOD FLOORS, POOL, LAUNDRY, QUIET

$525-$725 225.766.7224

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ROOMMATES

RROOOOMMMMAATTEE NNEEEEDDEEDD Have one room avail-able in 3br/2b house. Two guys currently live

in unit. Open bedroom is master with walk incloset. Washer and dryer in unit, gated park-ing and pool. Renter’s insurance provided.

375 + utilities/ month Call Justin if interest-ed. 225.715.3718

RROOOOMMAATTEE NNEEEEDDEEDD Southgate Towers right bycampus, gated community, Ur own bed, bathand walk-in closet, pools and pet park, LSUtransit. 1/2 electric. $750/ mo call Jillian at

337.304.742

RROOOOMMAATTEE NNEEEEDDEEDDHouse near Highland $350 504.427.9075

RROOOOMMMMAATTEE NNEEEEDDEEDD Nonsmoker needed tosublease at Blox at Brightside. $400 + elec-tic. Contact cbaris1@lsu.edu if interested.

RROOOOMM IINN GGOOOODD house. W&D, alarm, etc. Nolease needed. $260 + shared utilities. $250

dep. 225.921.1209

$$339955 AALLLL UUTTIILLIITTIIEESS IINNCCLLUUDDEEDD!!!!!! ROOM-MATES-WANTED TO SHARE HUGE-3BR-3BATH-HOUSE WITH MALE. EXCLUSIVE AREA-CON-GRESS-PERKINS. HIGHSPEED-NET-CABLE-

ALARM-WASHER-DRYER-LARGE-YARD-GATED.GREAT FOR ENTERTAINMENT-

LSU.225.772.2506

PERSONALS

FFAALLAA PPOORRTTUUGGUUEESS?? 22 yr old gal looking topractice her portuguese. Everyone welcome!

Fica bem contact:beethovensfeast@gmail.com

II NNEEEEDD YYOOUU!! I’m a tough army guy looking formale to dig foxhole with. Ask for Ross at

225.578.0836

II WWAANNTT TTOO BBEE YYOOUURR DDEERRIIVVAATTIIVVEE so I can lietangent to your curves. Nerdy ndn chick seek-ing an intelligent and attractive conversation-alist. Ladies only, please—I’m tired of naturallogs approaching the asymptote. sheenyin-

abottle@hotmail.com

LLOOOOKKIINNGG FFOORR MMYY SSOOUULLMMAATTEE I am aBusiness Major here at LSU. Looking for guysages 45-60. If you are interested send me an

email. c.mumford@yahoo.com

MISCELLANEOUS

HHEELLPP WWAANNTTEEDD:: Somebody to go back in timewith me. This is NOT a joke. You’ll get paid

after we get back. Must bring your ownweapons. Safety not guaranteed. I have onlydone this once before. Call 337-280-7836

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