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Public meeting to review Plan Baton Rouge Phase Two draft tonight – 11 a.m.

By Joy Lukachick
Staff Writer
March 30, 2009

The third community meeting for Plan Baton Rouge Phase Two is tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the Old State Capitol. Members of the consultant team will be presenting a final draft for the public to view specific...

NFL player accepts officer’s apology – 11:20 a.m.

By Associated Press
March 30, 2009

DALLAS (AP) — An NFL player said Monday he accepts the apology offered by a Dallas police officer who stopped him with a drawn gun in a hospital parking lot while his mother-in-law was dying inside. Houston...

East Baton Rouge Coroner said LSU student’s death was not related to a blood clot – 2:40 p.m.

By Joy Lukachick
Staff Writer
March 30, 2009

The East Baton Rouge Coroner, Don Moreau, said an autopsy on a University student who died Saturday did not show she died from a blood clot. Dane McCandless, a University marketing student, was tested...

Sallie Mae adds loan options

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
March 30, 2009

As the uncertain economy continues to discourage high school students from applying to colleges and college students from entering the job market, as well as invoking financial uncertainty at every level,...

Academic college structures may change

By Kyle Bove
Chief Staff Writer
March 29, 2009

The University administration is considering retooling academic college structures to foster collaboration and improve efficiency, University Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Astrid Merget said in...

Students shave heads to help fund children’s cancer research

By Peter Hubbs
Contributing Writer
March 29, 2009

Zack Saucier woke up Friday with a full head of hair but went to sleep that night shaven bald.The petroleum engineering freshman sat down, lost his locks and walked away happy because his new haircut helped...

Unity ’09, One Voice ’09 officially endorse Next Level

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
March 29, 2009

Student Government senator and presidential candidate Andy Palermo held a brief press conference Friday in the Atchafalaya Room of the Student Union, where he was joined and supported by the leaders of...

Professor holds Edge of the Earth event

By Kimberly Brown
Contributing Writer
March 29, 2009

Anticipation filled the Manship Theatre on Saturday night as the audience watched for the first time to see the ending of a 22-minute video about two children living on the planet alone.The Edge of the...

Eight die in N.C. nursing home shooting

By Kevin Maurer
The Associated Press
March 29, 2009

CARTHAGE, N.C. (AP) — A lone gunman burst into a North Carolina nursing home Sunday morning and started "shooting everything," barging into the rooms of terrified patients, sparing some from his...

House minority leader visits Baton Rouge

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
March 29, 2009

Two days after U.S. House Republicans released the "Road to Recovery Plan" in response to the Democrats' budget, House minority leader John Boehner convened with U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and local...

A guest views “Morning Walk” by Margaret Rice on Sunday. The painting won “Best in Show” at the Vet School’s show.

Show features global animal works

By Matthew Barnidge
Contributing Writer
March 29, 2009

To see a slideshow of the International Exhibition on Animals in Art, click here. The School of Veterinary Medicine invited more than 200 visitors, including artists from around the world, into its home...

 

Powerlifting team places first in nationals

By Natalie Roy
Contributing Writer
March 29, 2009

Stands full of chanting fans in LSU gear may be a scenario reminiscent of a football game, but the crowd that filled Family Christian Academy's gym Saturday was hardly in the thousands, and the venue was...