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James Roy and the rest of the LSU Board of Supervisors delayed voting Thursday on a new chairman-elect. The Board also approved to increase LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri's pay.

Board delays vote on new chairman-elect

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
October 2, 2008

The LSU Board of Supervisors postponed its vote on chairman-elect until Dec. 4 at Thursday's meeting and unanimously voted to increase head baseball coach Paul Mainieri's salary.The August meeting ended...

New round of attack ads in La.’s US Senate race – 11:10 a.m.

By Associated Press
October 2, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The televised war of words in the U.S. Senate race between Democrat Mary Landrieu and Republican John Kennedy has moved to accusations of corruption and mismanagement. An...

Alleva asks for more fan support at basketball games – 4:03 p.m.

By Rob Stewart
October 2, 2008

Athletic Director Joe Alleva spoke Thursday about fan support at home basketball games, asking fans to fill the PMAC for every game."What I want to do is fill up the building," Alleva said. "I want the...

Earl K. Long Hospital to reopen Friday – 11:05 a.m.

By Associated Press
October 2, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) —  Earl K. Long Medical Center will reopen for business at its Airline Highway hospital on Friday — a month after a storm-related power failure shuttered the facility. Hospital...

Ticket price for bus trip will be $120

By Katie Kennedy
Staff Writer
October 2, 2008

Andrew Remson, Student Government director of Athletics, announced the price of the bus trip to the South Carolina football game will be $120 at the senate meeting Wednesday. That price includes a ticket...

Sports administration major in the works

By Ellen Zielinkski
Contributing Writer
October 2, 2008

Fans of the LSU's sports program may be excited to learn the University is implementing a sports administration major. Several new classes have been created, and new faculty will be hired to teach them.Despite...

Board of Sups postpones chairman-elect vote – 3:19 p.m.

By Leslie Presnall
October 2, 2008

The LSU Board of Supervisors postponed its vote on chairman-elect until Dec. 4 at today's meeting.The August meeting ended in a split vote between Alvin Kimble of Baton Rouge and John George of Shreveport...

EA to host meet and greet today – 1 p.m.

By Kyle Bove
Staff Writer
October 2, 2008

Officials from Electronic Arts Inc. will host a meet-and-greet this afternoon in 338 Johnston Hall at 2p.m.  Open to all students and faculty, the meeting will cover information about job opportunities...

Fire destroys off-campus apartment

By J.J. Alcantara
Chief Staff Writer
October 2, 2008

To see a video on the damage at Tiger Park Apartments, click here. A student's apartment in Tigerland was in flames Thursday morning, and the Baton Rouge Fire Department has not yet determined the cause.Robert...

Man caught with gun near stadium

By Rachel Whittaker
Sports Contributor
October 2, 2008

A 26-year-old man was arrested Saturday after allegedly trying to enter Tiger Stadium with a gun.The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said a deputy recovered a loaded, black semi-automatic 9mm...

University increases diversity among students – 10:50 a.m.

By Sarah Lawson
Contributing Writer
October 2, 2008

Undergraduate diversity rates this fall are the highest the University has seen since the fall of 2002, according to recent 14th class day numbers.Of the 23,400 undergraduates, 20.2 percent are Asian,...