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Student Health Center wellness fair scheduled for March 25 – 12:30 p.m.

By Staff Reports
March 18, 2009

The Student Health Center will host its 26th annual Wellness Fair on Wednesday, March 25 at 9 a.m. in the Cotillion Ballroom of the Student Union. The Health Center, along with more than 65 campus and...

Gang-initiation text message a hoax – 3:40 p.m.

By Staff Reports
March 18, 2009

The Jefferson Parish Sherrif's Office confirmed the Wal Mart, gang-initiation text message is a hoax, according to The Times-Picayune. Text messages began circulating campus today, claiming a gang initiation...

LSU Professor Receives Women of Excellence Award in Education – 11:40 a.m.

By Staff Reports
March 18, 2009

The Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation has recognized associate professor of chemistry Julia Chan and Honors College student Sarah Miller among its 2009 Women of Excellence. Chan was recognized...

New Chimes location to open

By Joy Lukachick
Staff Writer
March 18, 2009

The owners of the The Chimes Restaurant and Tap room are expanding their business past Baton Rouge. The new location: Covington. The Chimes owners recently purchased a little more than 7 acres of land...

La. launches stimulus spending Web site – 11:30 a.m.

By Associated Press
March 18, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Wondering where the state's spending its slice of the federal stimulus package? The Jindal administration has launched a Web site to track the spending once it begins. The...

Upcoming symposium to discuss Louisiana architecture, art – 12:35 p.m.

By Kyle Bove
Chief Staff Writer
March 18, 2009

The LSU College of Art & Design and the LSU Museum of Art are teaming up with other area organizations to present a discussion about Louisiana architecture and art. "The Institutes's First Annual Symposium:...

Free health screenings available at upcoming Wellness Fair – 11:00 a.m.

By Kyle Bove
Chief Staff Writer
March 18, 2009

The Student Health Center's 26th annual Wellness Fair on Wednesday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Union's Cotillion Ball Room will offer free health screenings for students, faculty and...

Research center head resigns

By Joy Lukachick
Staff Writer
March 18, 2009

Dr. Claude Bouchard announced on Wednesday he is stepping down from his executive director position at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Bouchard led the research center — part of the LSU...

Fed to buy up to $300B long-term Treasury bonds – 3:55 p.m.

By Associated Press
March 17, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will inject about $1 trillion into the economy in a bold effort to help the battered housing market and lift the country out of recession.At...

Women and gender studies hosts second brown bag series

By Kimberly Brown
Contributing Writer
March 17, 2009

A group of females and a male huddled around a conference table to listen as Challen Nicklen, visiting assistant professor of women's and gender studies and political science, lectured on "The Shifting...

Truck stop tiger approved, with some conditions – 12:43 p.m.

By The Associated Press
March 17, 2009

PLAQUEMINE (AP) — Tony, the tiger on display at a Grosse Tete truck stop, is getting a cage makeover. The Iberville Parish Council voted late Tuesday to require a larger pool for the 550-pound, Siberian-Bengal...

Robertson meets with Clausen to talk cuts

By Kyle Bove
Chief Staff Writer
March 17, 2009

Student Government President Colorado Robertson met with Commissioner of Higher Education Sally Clausen on Tuesday to discuss the unfinished performance-based funding formula, tuition increases and the...