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SG sends out survey on textbooks – 10:45 a.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
February 16, 2009

Student Government established a three-question online survey on the LSYU Web site concerning the affordability of textbooks today.The survey includes questions about how many hours students are taking,...

Robertson broadcasts Dodson garden update – 10:40 a.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
February 16, 2009

Student Government President Colorado Robertson sent a broadcast e-mail today to University students concerning the progress of the 2009 Class Gift Project.The message officially named the project the...

Class makes blog to spur budget cut debate

By Kyle Bove
Chief Staff Writer
February 16, 2009

University students are sending out an S.O.S. — for higher education. The Save Our Schools blog, recently developed by students in professor Bob Mann's political communication class, is designed...

University’s free music download service shuts down

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Contributing Writer
February 16, 2009

University-sponsored music downloading program Ruckus is no longer providing its services.Upon visiting the Ruckus Web site, users are greeted with the message, "Unfortunately, the Ruckus service will...

Mayor Nagin wants to ‘institutionalize’ recovery

By The Associated Press
February 16, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans won't part ways with controversial mayor Ray Nagin until more than a year from now, but already talk has turned to the post-Nagin era.Political analysts expect next...

Recovery package will benefit students directly

By Jay Ross
Correspondent
February 16, 2009

Of the $787 billion on its way to aid local levels of government, North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue is expecting $6,089,387 to come to N.C. Initial budgeting includes an estimated $2 billion to be spent on...

Louisiana’s share of stimulus bill pegged at $3.8 billion

By The Associated Press
February 16, 2009

(AP) — Louisiana stands to receive an estimated $3.8 billion for education, health care and other services from the $787 billion economic stimulus bill that passed Congress Friday.Among the largest...

Analysis: Saints payment creates annual shortfall – 9:45 a.m.

By Associated Press
February 16, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — It's a near annual problem for the governor and lawmakers: scramble to find millions of dollars to pay the state's contract obligation to the New Orleans Saints. State officials...

Speech and Debate Team hosts Mardi Gras Classic

By Ryan Buxton
Contributing Writer
February 16, 2009

The weekend may have been spent in tense competition, but the attendees of the LSU Mardi Gras Classic speech and debate tournament let loose Saturday evening.Members of the LSU Speech and Debate Team paraded...

University music downloading service closes — 10:05 a.m.

By Xerxes Wilson
Contributing Writer
February 16, 2009

University sponsored music downloading program Ruckus is no longer providing it services. Ruckus was in-contract with the University, but the services were provided at no cost to the University.  Auxiliary...

New university communication system in development

By Allie Landry
Staff Writer
February 16, 2009

The Ad-Hoc Committee on University Communication has released a report detailing plans for a new universal communication system at the University.The new system will be a hub where students can find information...

Plane that crashed near Buffalo was on autopilot

By The Associated Press
February 15, 2009

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The commuter plane that crashed near Buffalo was on autopilot when it went down in icy weather, indicating that the pilot may have violated federal safety recommendations and...