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Administration rejects request to limit Saturday classes

By Katie Kennedy
Staff Writer
September 18, 2008

University administrators rejected Student Government's request to limit Saturday classes to two, according to an e-mail from Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Astrid Merget, SG Speaker Ben Clark announced...

Ten Lady Tigers’ games to be televised

By Casey Gisclair
Sports Writer
September 18, 2008

After advancing to the Final Four for the fifth-straight time, the LSU women's basketball team will be on TV 10 times in the 2008-09 season, the Southeastern Conference announced today. The Lady Tigers'...

Gustav damages re-estimated at $12 million – 5:44 p.m.

By Nicholas Persac
News Editor
September 17, 2008

Hurricane Gustav caused about $12 million in damages at the University but the final damage assessment could be as high as $18 million, according to today's estimates by Facility Services."This list is...

Men’s basketball holding open tryouts tonight – 5:27 p.m.

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September 17, 2008

The LSU men's basketball team is holding open tryouts tonight from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the PMAC, team spokesman Kent Lowe told The Daily Reveille on Wednesday afternoon. Lowe said men's basketball coach...

Gavin DeGraw, Sean Kingston to headline ‘Gold Fest’

By Nicholas Persac
September 17, 2008

Editor's Note: The University notified The Daily Reveille that it initially mistakenly reported the ticket prices for Gold Fest to cost $5 and $10, respectively. This story has since been amended. Gavin...

LSU favored to win at Auburn

By Ed Shearer
The Associated Press
September 17, 2008

  ATLANTA (AP) — LSU hasn't won at Auburn since 1998, but the defending national champions are favored to snap a four-game losing streak when the two teams expected to battle for the Southeastern...

Evacuation traffic gets professors’ attention – 12:40 p.m.

By Louis Pelletteri III
September 17, 2008

Hope may be on the way for residents along the Gulf Coast who evacuate from hurricanes and have to put up with evacuation traffic.Brian Wolshon and Chester Wilmot, Civil and Environmental Engineering professors,...

Men’s basketball home opener rescheduled

By Rob Stewart
September 17, 2008

The LSU men's basketball team's season opener against Jackson State has been rescheduled from 7 p.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 15, team spokesman Kent Lowe said Wednesday.The time for the basketball game was moved...

Law professor celebrates Constitution Day – 11:45 a.m.

By Staff Reports
September 17, 2008

Today is not just hump day, it's Constitution Day. And Paul Baier, Paul M. Hebert Law Center designated professor, is putting on a play he wrote to celebrate.Baier's play, "Father Chief Justice: Edward...

 

Presidential hopeful Nader visits campus

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
September 17, 2008

Presidential hopeful Ralph Nader rallied a crowd of about 200 people Wednesday night, telling them to pay close attention to the power of large corporations, compare U.S. health care to the rest of the...

Fall Fest on tap for Friday, Sept. 26

By Staff Reports
September 17, 2008

Fall Fest 2008 is set for Friday, Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Quad, the University announced in a broadcast e-mail Wednesday afternoon. Performances by the LSU marching band, Golden Girls and...

Louisiana tomato crops were damaged during Hurricane Gustav causing places like Southside Produce to sell Tennessee Mountain Grown Tomatoes.

Farmers, sellers feeling the pinch

By Charles Schully
Contributing Writer
September 17, 2008

In the wake of hurricanes Gustav and Ike, Louisiana farmers are truly feeling the economic pinch.The first estimate of immediate damage to Louisiana crops was $372 million. Now, AgCenter economist Kurt...