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Lawmakers question pay raise money – 3:50 p.m.

By Associated Press
March 31, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers questioned $70 million in pay raises that state agencies are giving employees next year. Members of the House Appropriations Committee said Wednesday that too many...

Upcoming reading to honor English professor’s retirement – 11:40 a.m.

By Kyle Bove
Chief Staff Writer
March 31, 2009

LSU's Readers & Writers program is sponsoring a reading April 19 to honor the retirement of English professor Andrei Codrescu. The event, free and open to the public, will take place in the School...

Conficker worm reaches go time, to no effect – 11:10 a.m.

By Associated Press
March 31, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — The malicious Conficker Internet worm got more aggressive about trying to reach its creators Wednesday, but computer security researchers appeared correct in their predictions that...

Special Student Senate meeting called to address academic college changes – 10:55 a.m.

By Kyle Bove
Chief Staff Writer
March 31, 2009

Student Government President Colorado Robertson is calling the LSU Student Senate into a special session tonight to address possible changes in academic college structures. LSU Provost and Executive Vice...

Lawsuit vs. Daily Reveille dismissed

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
March 31, 2009

Nineteenth Judicial District Court Judge Todd Hernandez dismissed former University student Terrance Patrick Esfeller's February lawsuit against the University Board of Supervisors and the managing staff...

Lawmaker proposes tax holiday for gun sales

By The Associated Press
March 31, 2009

(AP) — A New Orleans area lawmaker is proposing a state "sales tax holiday" for gun purchases one weekend each year. Rep. Cameron Henry, a Republican from Jefferson, is calling his bill the "Second...

Student dies of unknown cause

By Joy Lukachick
Staff Writer
March 30, 2009

A 24-year-old University student died of an unknown cause Saturday evening. Dane McCandless, a University business student, died at 5:44 p.m. Saturday, and the reason for her death is still unknown, according...

Obama arrives in London, first leg of Europe trip – 2:15 p.m.

By Assocaited Press
March 30, 2009

LONDON (AP) — President Barack Obama has arrived in Europe, with a hefty economic and political agenda for his first journey across the Atlantic since taking office two months ago. The first stop...

ECO endorses More ’09 – 10:50 a.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
March 30, 2009

The Economic Conservation Organization has officially endorsed the More ‘09 campaign's presidential and vice presidential candidates Stuart Watkins and Martina Scheuermann in today's Student Government...

Next Level receives support in runoff from Krupkin, Upton

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
March 30, 2009

Today, students across campus will be participating in the final leg of one of the most crowded Student Government elections in recent history.Though the Next Level ticket only received 29.76 percent of...

Christ the King hosting passion play – 1:10 p.m.

By Mary Walker Baus
Contributing Writer
March 30, 2009

The Passion Play, sponsored Christ the King Catholic Student Center, opens tonight at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Student Center. The play, which is completely student run, follows Jesus Christ's journey through...

Obama administration names hurricane chief – 2:35 p.m.

By Associated Press
March 30, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Obama adminstration has named a new federal coordinator for Gulf Coast rebuilding. The appointment of Janet L. Woodka was announced Tuesday by Homeland Security Secretary Janet...