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House defeats $700B bailout – 1:42 p.m.

By Julie Hirschfeld Davis
The Associated Press
September 28, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) – The House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue package, ignoring urgent pleas from President Bush and bipartisan congressional leaders to quickly bail out the staggering...

Gustav cut Louisiana cotton yields by 58 percent – 11:55 a.m.

By Associated Press
September 28, 2008

ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) —  Hurricane Gustav, which roared through central Louisiana earlier this month, hit state cotton crops hard. The LSU AgCenter reports Gustav, which struck Louisiana's ripe...

New York Times, USA Today not available on campus – 11:40 a.m.

By Katie Kennedy
Staff Writer
September 28, 2008

Copies of The New York Times and USA Today are not expected back on campus until Oct. 13, according to Student Government President Colorado Robertson. Robertson said the process is tied up in the Purchasing...

University maintains enrollment standards – 11:50 a.m.

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
September 28, 2008

The composite ACT score of the 2008 freshmen class is 25.3 -- about the same as the 2007 incoming class.According to Jim McCoy, vice provost of enrollment services, the University has maintained the same...

Canceled fall break conflicts with Jewish High Holiday – 2:05 p.m.

By Margy Looney
Contributing Writer
September 28, 2008

Balancing academics and religion is a challenge Jewish students face year round, but it is especially difficult during the High Holiday, the collective term for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.This holiday...

LSU-Florida set for prime time on CBS – 11:14

By LSU Athletics news release
September 28, 2008

The last two BCS national champions will square off on prime time television on Saturday, Oct. 11 when LSU travels to face Florida in a game that will be televised to a national audience on CBS. Kickoff...

The Tigers’ defensive line holds the Bulldogs’ at the 1-yard line during LSU’s 34-24 victory Saturday against Mississippi State in Tiger Stadium.

Reserve defensive tackles step up in win

By Tyler Harvey
Sports Contributor
September 27, 2008

To hear a podcast from Daily Reveille sports writers about LSUs win, click here. Saturday's contest between LSU and Mississippi State may have made a few Tiger fans nervous. LSU dominated the last eight...

5 percent of texts don’t arrive during test

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
September 27, 2008

Information Technology Services sent a test emergency text message to students, faculty and staff Friday morning through its new emergency text messaging service provider, FirstCall.ITS sent 25,105 text...

Mitch Skyer, an Atlanta consultant for the Solstice Transportation Group, takes a ride on a CATS bus Friday afternoon as he logged stops with a GPS. During his visit he also fielded suggestions for transit improvement from students in the Union.

Transit consultant rides campus buses, notes suggestions

By Adam Duvernay
Contributing Writer
September 27, 2008

Mitch Skyer jerked in his seat Friday afternoon as a Capitol Area Transit System bus pulled onto Fieldhouse Drive. As the bus lumbered down its Tigerland route, the consultant from Atlanta asked students...

University installs sprinklers in residence halls

By Ben Bourgeois
Contributing Writer
September 27, 2008

The department of Residential Life is making progress installing sprinkler systems in all the residence halls on campus, but it still has work to do.ResLife is adding complete sprinkler systems to all...

Cross Country: Men finish first, Women finish fifth

By Staff Reports
September 26, 2008

The LSU cross country teams hosted the LSU Tiger Cross Country Festival this morning -- the teams' only home meet of the season. The LSU men won the men's race behind a trio of Tiger runners. Junior Michael...