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Dardenne: 35 to 40 percent turnout Saturday – 3:35 p.m.

By Associated Press
September 29, 2008

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The state's chief elections officer expects fewer than half of Louisiana's registered voters will go to the polls for Saturday's election. Secretary of State Jay Dardenne...

Haslett named Rams’ interim head coach – 12:56 p.m.

By Staff Reports
September 29, 2008

Former Saints coach Jim Haslett has been named the St. Louis Rams' interim coach this morning, ESPN reported. Haslett was in his third season as Rams' defensive coordinator before replacing fired coach...

Lee named SEC Freshman of the Week – 10:44 p.m.

By Staff Reports
September 29, 2008

LSU redshirt freshman quarterback Jarrett Lee was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week on Monday, following his first career start. The Brenham, Texas, native led the Tigers to a 34-24 victory...

QB Lee named SEC Freshman of the Week — 10:02 a.m.

By Staff Reports
September 29, 2008

LSU quarterback Jarrett Lee has been named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week for his performance in the Tigers' 34-24 win over Mississippi State on Saturday. Lee, a redshirt freshman from...

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

By Julie Hirschfeld Davis
The Associated Press
September 29, 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 29, 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 29, 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 29, 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 29, 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 29, 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...

5 percent of texts don’t arrive during test

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
September 28, 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 28, 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...