Captain clarifies sex offender story
I need to point out there are several erroneous statements in the article about the sex offender registry. The changes to various federal laws required by the Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act of 2000 do not require a university to maintain a list of offenders, to make a statement about where they live or to make this information available. It merely requires a university to publish a statement as to where offender information can be found. All other requirements are the burden of the offender and/or the applicable sex offender registry.
An offender is required to register with a state-designated sex offender registry, not the university. The offender, not the institution, is required to make community notification.The designated registry is required to notify the law enforcement agency for a university that an offender meeting the requirements has registered with it. In our case this is the Louisiana State Police’s, Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry, available to the public at www.lasocpr.lsp.org/socpr. LSU’s sex offender statement can be found in our Clery Report (Annual Crime Report) at www.lsu.edu/police, click on Clery Info.
Capt. Mark Shaw, LSU Police
Loss hurts, but fans still should be proud
There’s no getting around it: It hurt. Friday’s loss to Arkansas was a painful experience for all of us, whether we are players, coaches or fans.
Sadly, that’s the way things go sometimes.
We’ll move on, though. Thousands of people clad in purple and gold will travel, hopefully on New Year’s Day, to see the Tigers fight one more time this season, and the team will once more make us proud.
The Tigers have shown great determination in the midst of adversity this year. This season’s results may not have reached the expectations of some, but it has truly been a memorable ride.
The football team should not be ashamed. Each and every player has put forth a great effort to represent the University well. Once again, LSU has shown itself to be the class of the SEC.
I look forward to three more years in the student section. We won’t get a trip to Atlanta this year (barring a Peach Bowl bid), but the young talent and leadership on this year’s team proves there is great hope for the future.
Geaux Tigers.
Josh Britton, Freshman — Mass Communication
Senate candidates marring state’s image
If anyone has been paying attention to the recent Louisiana Senate race, he or she would see how obnoxious politics are. U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu and challenger Suzanne Haik Terrell have not let up since the campaign has started.
They debated in New Orleans last week, and it was a mud-slinging fest. Both candidates, when asked a question, found some way to answer it with a negative comment toward the other.
Witnessing a debate in New Orleans and the one they had on NBC’s Meet the Press, I do not even want to waste my time voting. I don’t want either runner to win.
Both candidates are representing Louisiana poorly with all the verbal knives.
Because Louisiana is the only state that holds primary elections for the U.S. Senate race, the campaign is the focus of all of America during the second half of the election.
Since the election is focused on by the entire nation, Landrieu and Terrell should be making a concerted effort to represent Louisiana with pride.
Claire Casey, Junior — Mass Communication