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Mike the Tiger to make appearance at open house

By Matthew Barnidge
Contributing Writer
February 5, 2009

Just as the School of Veterinary Medicine's annual open house will showcase the school's latest technologies, it will also be a chance to display its most prized patient, Mike VI, for the first time.The...

Girl Scout cookies come in smaller boxes this year

By Nichole Oden
Staff Writer
February 5, 2009

Everyone is dealing with the struggling economy, and even Girl Scouts have been forced to make some changes to their cookies because of the rising costs of ingredients and transportation. To keep from...

Senate works to cut from stimulus

By The Associated Press
February 5, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate moderates worked to cut tens of billions of dollars from economic stimulus legislation Thursday in hopes of clearing the way for passage as the government spit out grim new...

Campus Crime Briefs

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February 5, 2009

MAN ARRESTED FOR STOLEN FIREARM, XANAXA man not affiliated with the University was arrested Jan. 29 at about 9:30 p.m. for illegal possession of a stolen firearm, among other charges, said Capt. Russell...

General studies, biology among most popular majors

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
February 5, 2009

Michael Yoches is a freshman majoring in computer engineering and, with years of undergraduate classes to look forward to, he's starting to wonder about the job market that will meet him upon graduation."I'm...

Legislature debates insuring HPV vaccine

By Nichole Oden
Staff Writer
February 5, 2009

Louisiana legislators are debating whether insurance companies should be forced to cover the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine because some feel it may promote youth promiscuity. But advocates champion the...

Obama takes first flight as pres. on Air Force One

By The Associated Press
February 5, 2009

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Suffice to say, President Barack Obama likes his new ride.Before taking off on Air Force One on Thursday for his first trip as president, Obama came to the back to the plane...

Teen accused of sex assaults in scam

By The Associated Press
February 5, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — An 18-year-old male student is accused of posing as a girl on Facebook, tricking at least 31 male classmates into sending him naked photos of themselves and then blackmailing some...

National Democrats target La. GOP congressmen – 1:05 p.m.

By Associated Press
February 4, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — National Democrats paid for attack advertisements targeting three Louisiana Republican congressmen, in their home districts, to highlight GOP votes against President Barack...

Obama warns of catastrophe if stimulus delayed – 12:45 p.m.

By Associated Press
February 4, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the recession will turn into a "catastrophe" if the economic stimulus is not passed quickly. Obama rejected several criticisms of the plan: that tax...

98 percent of metro areas see jobless rates rise – 12:45 p.m.

By Associated Press
February 4, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates rose in 98 percent of U.S. metropolitan areas late last year, with manufacturing layoffs driving the largest annual increases in Indiana's Elkhart-Goshen region...

Memorial Day could be next official University holiday

By Ryan Buxton
Contributing Writer
February 4, 2009

To see an online version of the faculty senate resolution, click here. A resolution sponsored by the Faculty Senate seeks to make Memorial Day, celebrated the last Monday of each May, an official University...