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Bruce Parker, curriculum theory graduate student and Safe Space Campaign coordinator, speaks to students at the semester’s first training session Monday in the African American Cultural Center.

Safe Space holds semester’s first training session

By Margy Looney
Contributing Writer
November 4, 2008

The University's need for awareness of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities and a previous lack of faculty commitment prompted changes in the Office of Multicultural Affairs' Safe...

Medicaid cost to rise in Louisiana – 10:15 a.m.

By Associated Press
November 4, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The state's health chief says Louisiana's $7 billion-plus Medicaid health insurance program for the poor will need another $450 million next state budget year just to keep...

Workforce improvements prevalent topic at meeting

By Erica Warren
Contributing Writer
November 4, 2008

Workforce development was a recurring theme during Monday's Faculty Senate meeting.Tim Barfield, executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, gave a slideshow presentation to the Faculty Senate...

Voters’ ethnicity can influence their votes

By Mary Gonzalez
News Writer
November 4, 2008

Some people vote based on one issue, while others vote based on the full picture of a candidate. But regardless of the candidates' views and plans, professors, research and surveys agree ethnicity influences...

Students: Classes limit voting on Election Day

By Ellen Zielinski
Contributing Writer
November 4, 2008

Ryan Keller said he won't be able to drive home to New Orleans to vote today because of his classes."I have to go to all of them," said Keller, business junior. "If I skipped, I'd fall behind because [my...

Illegal downloading low at University

By Ben Bourgeois
Contributing Writer
November 4, 2008

University student Jimmy Raff said nearly every media file on his computer has been downloaded illegally.Raff, mass communication freshman and LeJeune Hall resident, said he does not think much of illegal...

Office of Multicultural Affairs sponsors Safe Space Campaign – 12:10 p.m.

By Margy Looney
Contributing Writer
November 3, 2008

The Office of Multicultural Affairs' Safe Space Campaign will hold its first general training session with its new coordinator, Bruce Parker, tonight from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the African American Cultural...

Bayou State is turning into the Turnout State – 12:55 p.m.

By
November 3, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In the final stretch from the political conventions to Election Day, Barack Obama didn't come to Louisiana for one of his stadium-packed speeches. John McCain's "Straight Talk"...

Middleton ends extended hours trial period – 1:15 p.m.

By Katie Kennedy
Staff Writer
November 3, 2008

Middleton Library has reverted back to its previous hours of operation, effectively ending the one-month extended hours trial period. Although the library was originally scheduled to maintain the...

Mobile phone users now send more text messages than phone calls – 12:20 p.m.

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
November 3, 2008

The typical U.S. mobile subscriber now sends and receives more text messages than they do telephone calls.The average number of text messages a subscriber sends or receives surpassed the number of telephone...

Third Faculty Senate meeting of semester held today – 12:15 p.m.

By Erica Warren
Contributing Writer
November 3, 2008

The third Faculty Senate meeting of the semester will take place today at 3 p.m. in the Atchafalaya Room of the Student Union.The first speaker is Tim Barfield, Executive Director of the Louisiana Workforce...

University gathering community input for bus services – 1:15 p.m.

By Staff Reports
November 3, 2008

University students can provide feedback and comments relating to the campus-area bus service through an online survey available until Saturday, Nov. 8 at 11 p.m."The Mass Transit Working Group in conjunction...