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Professor pushes against Science Education Act

By Kyle Bove
Staff Writer
August 28, 2008

Barbara Forrest, history and political science professor at Southeastern Louisiana University, declared Thursday, "my talk today is an alarm" during a lecture on creationism in the Howe-Russell Geo-Science...

Transfer students remember Katrina

By Joy Lukachick
Contributing Writer
August 28, 2008

Andre Jones was studying jazz for his degree at the University of New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina made landfall. He switched to a classical music class when he was displaced to LSU and struggled adjusting...

Tiger Concessions big task for director Wallace

By Sean Griffin
Contributing Writer
August 27, 2008

Before most Tiger tailgaters have set up their tents or heat up a pot of gumbo, workers are beginning what could be up to a 20-hour work day in Tiger Stadium.Tiger fans only see football concessions for...

Gameday traffic updates could ease congestion

By Ellen Zielinski
Contributing Writer
August 27, 2008

The excitement of football season can be quickly lost when fans think about finding a parking spot – or even worse – leaving after the game. But this year may be different. The Baton Rouge...

Concessions to sell 2-for-1 water at Saturday’s game

By By Sean Griffin
August 27, 2008

Football fans with a hankering to get two waters for $3 will see their dreams come true at Saturday's game against Appalachian State.Tiger Concessions will be selling water two for the price of one during...

Exchange students submerged in Olympic fever

By Olga Kourilova
Contributing Writer
August 27, 2008

Three University students were swept up in the wave of nationalism taking over China during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Mandi Ash, Maggie Hicks and Charlie Ho lived and studied in China from...

Newspaper budget amended

By By Katie Kennedy
August 27, 2008

Student Government President Colorado Robertson unveiled SG's new transparency plan, Eye of the Tiger, at the SG Senate meeting Wednesday night. Every expenditure made by SG will be posted on the SG Web...

Facilities key point in new Flagship Agenda

By By JJ Alcantara
August 27, 2008

The University's Flagship Agenda has been making headway since 2003, but administrators said it needs improvement.Astrid Merget, provost and executive vice chancellor, said the Flagship Agenda is a living...

Gustav could hit land Monday

By Lindsey Meaux
August 27, 2008

Tropical Storm Gustav is forecasted to make landfall on the central Gulf Coast by Monday and could make landfall as a category three storm, forcing University administrators into planning mode.The storm...

Gustav raises questions about levees’ stability

By Cain Burdeau
The Associated Press
August 27, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Just three years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans confronts a new threat from Gustav and a stark question: Will the partially rebuilt levees hold?Despite $2 billion in improvements,...

 

AgCenter active in educating Louisiana houseowners

By Charles Schully
Contributing Writer
August 27, 2008

In 2005, the LaHouse — a University AgCenter educational outreach program showcasing energy-efficient and storm-resistant building alternatives for local homeowners and contractors — was in...

Report: Nicholson Apartments are ‘slated for demolition’

By Katie Kennedy
Staff Writer
August 27, 2008

Nicholson Apartments are "slated for demolition," according to an interim report from the Economic Research Associate's, a group hired by the University to evaluate the stretch of land including Alex Box...