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Survey finds college students aren’t prepared for classes

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
November 20, 2008

Monica Vu starts studying days before an exam but still ends up cramming the night before.Vu, kinesiology sophomore, said it's impossible for college students to be fully prepared for class, and it all...

LSUPD officer Christopher Masters drives through campus while on patrol Thursday evening.

Crime Interdiction Unit still active one year later

By Joy Lukachick
Contributing Writer
November 20, 2008

Almost a year after the on-campus double homicide, the police unit created to patrol campus is still active. The LSU Police Department formed the Crime Interdiction Unit in February in response to the...

Concerns about processability of death rates data have been raised

By Adam Duvernay
Contributing Writer
November 20, 2008

When the U.S. Center for Medicare and Medicaid released the mortality rates for hospitals across the nation in July, the general public was able to access this once coveted information. Though the information...

Cameron Young, music performance freshman [left], and Matt Johnson, electrical engineering freshman [right], talk about their semester together as randomly selected roommates.

Possible roommate matching survey in progress

By Sean Griffin
Contributing Writer
November 20, 2008

One of Meghann Mehrtens' roommates moved out of her Beauregard Hall dorm without a 24-hour notice. But Mehrten said their differences made her roommate's sudden move understandable.Mehrtens, mass communication...

La. drivers still texting, calling while driving

By Jack LeBlanc
Contributing Writer
November 20, 2008

Many drivers in Louisiana are still sending text messages and talking on their cell phones, despite laws passed earlier this year to curb the behavior.Nearly half of the drivers stopped by state troopers...

Firearm stores see sales increase

By Kyle Bove
Staff Writer
November 20, 2008

Following national trends, Baton Rouge firearms stores are seeing an increase in sales — some say because of President-elect Barack Obama.Since winning the No. 4 presidential election Nov. 4, Obama's...

Survey: students not as prepared as professors expect – 12:15 p.m.

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
November 19, 2008

A recent survey found students aren't nearly as prepared for class as professors expect them to be.The National Survey of Student Engagement surveyed 380,000 freshman and seniors at 722 four-year colleges...

Graduate diversity highest in 10 years

By Sarah Lawson
Contributing Writer
November 19, 2008

The University's drive for a diverse student body continues as graduate programs this fall show a 42.1 percent rate of underrepresented students — the highest in more than 10 years.This is in stark...

U.S. ranks No. 27 in gender report

By Olga Kourilova
Contributor Writer
November 19, 2008

The U.S. ranked No. 27 in gender equality, according to the Global Gender Gap Report released last week.Published last Wednesday by the World Economic Forum, the report looks at four areas — economic...

SG committees approve Class Gift bill

By Katie Kennedy
Staff Writer
November 19, 2008

The Student Government Finance Committee and Housing, Infrastructure and Technology Committee approved a bill to allocate $70,343 to fund a campus beautification project in the Dodson Courtyard at a joint...

Christmas Belles overcomes space issues

By Annie Albright
Staff Writer
November 19, 2008

Christmas Belles, a University Theatre production, opened Wednesday in Talley Ballroom after overcoming the obstacle of Thompson Theatre's closing.Nancy Breeding, special projects and arts web coordinator...

Supriya Jindal pushing for vaccinations – 1:05 p.m.

By Associated Press
November 19, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — First lady Supriya Jindal is urging parents to vaccinate their children, in new TV and radio ads designed to raise awareness about immunizations. The media campaign is called...