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LSU still without constant leaders

By Chris Grillot
Staff Writer
August 18, 2012

The University's brass has a different look since the system president was ousted, the chancellor resigned and the provost stepped down from his two-year stint in the past months. Interim System President...

 

Paul Ryan could alter student aid

By Megan Dunbar
Staff Writer
August 18, 2012

Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney's choice of running mate could not only affect the politically hot topics of healthcare, Medicaid and deficit spending - Romney's recently chosen Wisconsin...

Lightning strike kills boy, injures eight on Lake Superior beach

By The Associated Press
August 18, 2012

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - A lightning strike on a Lake Superior beach injured eight people, including a 9-year-old Wisconsin boy who later died, Minnesota authorities said Sunday. All eight were on a sailboat...

Man pleads guilty to two slayings, including student Mickey Shunick

By The Associated Press
August 18, 2012

(AP) - A University of Louisiana-Lafayette student desperately tried to fend off her killer by spraying him with mace and even stabbing him several times with his own knife before he fatally shot her,...

Things to remember as school begins

By The Daily Reveille
August 18, 2012

Classes will no longer start 10 minutes after the hour or half hour. For example, last semester a class beginning at 1:10 p.m. would end at 2 p.m. This semester, the class would begin at 1 p.m. and end...

Combative driver draws attention at ECA

By Brian Sibille
News Editor
August 18, 2012

A stubborn driver who refused to pull over for campus police summoned several additional officers near the University's East Campus Apartments on Saturday night. After the driver finally stopped,...

Madonna sued by Russian activists for supporting gays while on tour

By The Associated Press
August 18, 2012

MOSCOW (AP) - Some Russian activists have sued Madonna for millions of dollars, claiming they were offended by her support for gay rights during a recent concert in St. Petersburg. In St. Petersburg, a...

Suspects in deputy killings linked to ‘sovereign citizens’ movement

By The Associated Press
August 18, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - At least some of the seven people arrested in a fatal shootout with Louisiana deputies have been linked to violent anarchists on the FBI's domestic terrorism watch lists, a sheriff said...

Student parking permits pay for summer projects

By Ben Wallace
Senior Contributing Writer
August 18, 2012

A summertime parking lot facelift added more than 300 spots to high-demand areas on campus, with students footing the bill via increased parking permit fees. A new residential lot at the corner of Cypress...

Your ad here? NY brothers promote toilet paper rolls printed with ads

By The Associated Press
August 18, 2012

RYE BROOK, N.Y. (AP) - Two brothers from a New York City suburb have an advertising concept that's on a roll-a roll of toilet paper. Bryan and Jordan Silverman are creators of toilet tissue printed with...

For Romney: no coffee or alcohol, but coffee ice cream is all right

By The Associated Press
August 18, 2012

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) - Mitt Romney joins other observant Mormons in shunning alcohol and coffee. He apparently draws the line at ice cream. The Republican presidential candidate ordered coffee ice cream...

Funding shortfalls, tuition hikes still burden students, faculty

By Chris Grillot
Staff Writer
August 18, 2012

As yet another budget cut from the state split open the University's budget this year, top administrators pulled increased tuition money and a donation from LSU Athletics to prevent layoffs and cuts to...