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Martin: Open areas pose safety problems

By J.J. Alcantara
Chief Staff Writer
October 21, 2008

To see a video on Safety Week, click here. Transparency and openness — two words some may consider necessities. To Chancellor Michael Martin, an open campus poses a safety hazard to students, faculty...

Matthew Moerschbaecher, doctoral student, talks about carbon footprints and the University’s effect on the environment.

Student measuring carbon footprint

By Kyle Bove
Staff Writer
October 21, 2008

To see a video of Matt Moerschbaecher's efforts to measure LSU's carbon footprint, click here. Every university, like its students, has a unique footprint — carbon footprint, that is. Matt Moerschbaecher,...

La sugar cane harvest behind average – 11:10 a.m.

By Associated Press
October 21, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's sugar cane harvest is under way, but well behind the five-year average after last month's hurricanes. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says just 8 percent of the...

University eyes more funding from D.C.

By J.J. Alcantara
Chief Staff Writer
October 21, 2008

University administrators are looking for ways to increase research funding at the institution, but the upcoming elections could change all of that.Jason Droddy, assistant vice chancellor of Legislative...

Pardoned inmate asks record to be cleared – 11:10 a.m.

By Associated Press
October 21, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A man, pardoned by Gov. Edwin Edwards in 1980 after serving six years of a life sentence for the 1973 killing of a Baton Rouge drugstore owner, wants his murder indictment...

Storms chop away September casino winnings – 12:40 p.m.

By Associated Press
October 21, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With numerous outlets closed during hurricanes Gustav and Ike, Louisiana's state-licensed casinos took a big hit in September as revenue dropped nearly 23 percent from September...

Freshman class more diverse

By By Nicholas Persac
News Editor
October 21, 2008

The University is using new recruiting initiatives to attract more diverse applicants with higher ACT scores and is creating new programs to increase retention and graduation rates, which are currently...

Flu shots to be given on campus Oct. 20-23

By Mary Gonzalez
October 21, 2008

The Student Health Center will offer students and faculty flu shots from Oct. 20 to Oct. 23 between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Shots cost $10 for students and $20 for faculty and staff.The Student Health Center...

State Fair brings money, education

By Chris Allred
News Editor
October 21, 2008

Attendance shot up at the North Carolina State Fair Tuesday, with a Tuesday-record of 71,199 people, and Brian Long, a fair spokesman, said it was because of the weather. "We hope the meteorologists are...

Campus Crime Briefs – Oct. 21, 2008

By JJ Alcantara
October 21, 2008

FOUR MEN ARRESTED DURING 21ST BIRTHDAY PARTYThree University students and a man unaffiliated with the University were arrested Wednesday on Aster Street for marijuana possession during one suspect's 21st...

Professor finds ways to reduce air pollution hazards

By Steven Powell
October 21, 2008

Research by a University chemist has led to ways of reducing health hazards from air pollution and could possibly lead to billions of dollars in royalties for the University.Barry Dellinger, Patrick Taylor...

Truck catches fire in Taylor Hall parking lot — 9:34 a.m.

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October 21, 2008

A Ford F150 truck was on fire this morning in the Patrick F. Taylor Hall parking lot.Robert Combs, Baton Rouge Fire Department public information officer, said he did not have a dollar value on the vehicle,...