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Bush again visits Gulf Coast

By Deb Riechmann
Associated Press
September 15, 2008

HOUSTON (AP) — President Bush urged Americans on Tuesday to give money to help people recover from Hurricane Ike's battering of the Gulf Coast, warning against letting "disaster fatigue" slow donations...

SG gives freezie pops to students

By Katie Kennedy
Staff Writer
September 15, 2008

Members of Student Government gathered in Free Speech Alley Tuesday to kick off "Straight Talk with SG," an event that gives students the chance to speak directly with their SG representatives.Colorado...

LSU soccer continues to climb polls

By Staff Reports
September 15, 2008

The LSU soccer team continued to climb the polls this week, jumping to No. 11 and No. 15 in Soccer America Top 25 and Soccer Buzz Top 30 polls, respectively. The Tigers' rankings improved from No. 12 in...

Miles’ news conference recap – 12:55 p.m.

By Casey Gisclair
September 14, 2008

Scroll down to replay the highlights from LSU coach Les Miles' Monday news conference.

Fey gets rave reviews for Palin act on SNL – 10:43 a.m.

By Jake Coyle
AP Entertainment Writer
September 14, 2008

NEW YORK – Live from New York ... it's Tina Fey as Gov. Sarah Palin.After wild conjecture over whom would play Sen. John McCain's running mate on "Saturday Night Live," Fey returned to her old show...

Cell companies’ text message plans under investigation – 11:33 a.m.

By Joy Lukachick
September 14, 2008

AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile, the four major cell phone competitors, are being questioned by the Senate Antitrust Subcommittee for their $.20 text messaging price increase. Senator Herb...

Men’s golf wins first tourney in three years – 2:55 p.m.

By Jarred LeBlanc
September 14, 2008

Despite harsh weather conditions oin the final round, LSU's men's golf team won their first tournament in three years, sharing the honor with No. 24 Texas. Led by true freshman Sang Yi, the Tigers shot...

ESPN2 to broadcast LSU-Mississippi State game – 1:31 p.m.

By Staff Reports
September 14, 2008

ESPN2 will broadcast LSU's Southeastern Conference home opener against Mississippi State on Sept. 27, the SEC announced on Monday. The Tigers and Bulldogs will kick off at 6:30 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. ESPN...

La. Social Services Chief resigns amid Gustav criticism – 12:45 p.m.

By Melinda Deslatte
Associated Press
September 14, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's social services chief resigned Monday amid heavy criticism from Gov. Bobby Jindal about her department's response to Hurricane Gustav.The governor's spokeswoman...

Students welcome Ike evacuees – 12:25 p.m.

By Jack LeBlanc
September 14, 2008

Several University students have a packed house following Hurricane Ike's wrath on southeast Texas.The category 2 storm made landfall early Saturday morning. So far, officials are blaming Ike for 7 deaths,...

Program offers cheap computers

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
September 13, 2008

The Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council is offering students a special hurricane relief program that doubles as an environmental fix.The council is a nonprofit organization located in downtown Baton...

Tigers move up in AP and coaches’ polls

By Staff Reports
September 13, 2008

The LSU football team moved up one spot to No. 6 in the latest Associated Press poll and USA Today Coaches' poll, released Sunday.The Tigers had been ranked No. 7 in the preseason AP rankings, as well...