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Wi-Fi access to come to residence halls

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
January 13, 2009

All the residence halls on campus will receive a technology makeover by next semester.Residents such as Matt Schexnayder, biological chemistry freshman, and their computers will no longer be constrained...

Center assists faculty, students with tranfer to Moodle

By Steven Powell
Contributing Writer
January 13, 2009

The Faculty Technology Center and Visualization Services Center, sharing a suite in Middleton Library, are assisting students and faculty with 3-D imaging for projects and help with Moodle and other classroom...

Oil rises to $38 as OPEC cuts outweigh demand – 11:00 a.m.

By The Associated Press
January 13, 2009

Oil prices rebounded to near $38 a barrel Tuesday as OPEC output cuts outweighed expectations that crude demand will weaken amid the severe global economic slowdown. Comments from Federal Reserve Chairman...

La. man charged with threatening President Bush – 11:30 a.m.

By The Associated Press
January 13, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana man facing a federal charge of threatening to kill President George W. Bush also threatened to blow up the White House, authorities said Tuesday. A social worker told...

Clinton vows smart mix of diplomacy, defense – 9:05 a.m.

By Associated Press
January 13, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the threshold of the world stage as America's next top diplomat, Hillary Rodham Clinton is vowing to renew U.S. leadership through a "smart power" mix of diplomacy and defense. In...

Men’s Basketball: Tigers face South Carolina tonight in PMAC

By David Helman
Sports Writer
January 13, 2009

LSU's men's basketball team hosts its doppelganger when South Carolina comes to town tonight.Doppelganger can be defined as "a ghostly counterpart to a living person," according to Dictionary.com. And...

Israeli forces storm Gaza City neighborhood – 9 a.m.

By Associated Press
January 13, 2009

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground troops closed in on downtown Gaza City on Tuesday, battling Palestinian militants in the streets of a densely populated neighborhood, destroying dozens...

Explosion rocks Abita brewery – 11:30 a.m.

By The Associated Press
January 13, 2009

ABITA SPRINGS, La. (AP) — Firefighters say an explosion tore through the Abita Brewery near Abita Springs when a tank became over pressurized. Capt. Matt Huddleston, with St. Tammany Parish's 12th...

Obama pressing for remaining $350B bailout funds – 9:10 a.m.

By Associated Press
January 13, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — A week shy of taking office, President-elect Barack Obama already is putting his persuasion skills to a high-stakes test with Congress as he seeks access to the second half of the...

Meal plan prices rise about $37 this semester

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
January 12, 2009

On top of hard-hitting economic times and budget cuts, the University is suddenly liable for hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes owed to the Louisiana Department of Revenue.The University owes...

University’s salaries fall below peers’

By Kyle Bove
January 12, 2009

To see a spreadsheet of professors' salaries comparisons, click here. To view the salary database, click here. Both telling and somewhat misleading reports released by the Office of Budget and Planning...

Res Halls gain wireless Internet access – 12:50 p.m.

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
January 12, 2009

Residential Life and Information Technology Services are teaming up to bring wireless access to all students living in residence halls.ResLife Director Steve Waller said all 17 residence halls should be...