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Bid to cap TOPS tuition payments scrapped

By Melinda Deslatte
The Associated Press
March 28, 2012

(AP) - A near-annual proposal to put a cap on the amount of tuition paid through the TOPS program was rejected Wednesday by state lawmakers. The House Education Committee voted 12-4 against the bill to...

Student loan interest rates scheduled to double in July

As the average amount of debt for young adults increases once more this year, students may face further financial strains when interest rates for student loans double this summer.   Come July 1, the...

SG votes to impeach deputy chief justice, then withdraws

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
March 28, 2012

The consideration of two impeachments sparked debate at Wednesday's Student Government meeting. The events unfolded when University Center for Freshman Year Senator Christian Glorioso moved to suspend...

AP: Fires in Indonesia kill an estimated one-third of orangutans

By The Associated Press
March 28, 2012

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Fires raging in an Indonesian swamp forest may have killed a third of the rare Sumatran orangutans living there and all of them may be lost this year, conservationists warned...

Campus sees similar marijuana stats as 2011

By Lauren Duhon
Staff Writer
March 28, 2012

With 11 marijuana-related arrests at the University since January, the LSU Police Department continues to arrest students who possess illegal drugs. "Marijuana is just one of those things where if you...

University Court finds resolution unconstitutional

By Danielle Kelley
Staff Writer
March 27, 2012

The University Court ruled Tuesday that a Student Government Senate resolution was unconstitutional. The resolution that was passed two weeks ago urged the Student Code of Conduct Committee to...

Delivery truck in accident at Lakeshore and South Stadium intersection

By Kevin Thibodeaux
Contributing Writer
March 27, 2012

A Ford Ranger and a delivery truck collided at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive and South Stadium Drive around 12:30 p.m., according to LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde. Lalonde said...

Be Heard, Your LSU advance to SG presidential runoff

By Staff Reports
March 27, 2012

The Be Heard and Your LSU tickets secured the most votes during Monday and Tuesday's Student Government presidential election, leaving the Renew LSU and R.E.A.L. Campaign tickets behind as they advance...

Century-old light bulb found in Ohio building still works

By The Associated Press
March 27, 2012

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) - At least one of five century-old incandescent light bulbs still works after being pulled from the cornerstone of a Cleveland-area building. The Plain Dealer reports GE Lighting...

Real life ‘Hamburglar’ steals burgers at McDonald’s in Maine, gets away

By The Associated Press
March 27, 2012

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A real-life Hamburglar has struck at a Maine McDonald's. Police say a young man, seemingly inspired by the pattie purloining character once featured in McDonald's advertising campaigns,...

Students shave heads to raise awareness for deforestation, endangered animals

By Lauren Duhon
Staff Writer
March 27, 2012

Students monkeyed around in Free Speech Plaza on Tuesday by shaving their heads in an effort to prevent deforestation. The student-led group Operation Tiger protested the Asia Pulp and Paper company, which...

Medical students staying in state

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
March 27, 2012

About 63 percent of students graduating from the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans will remain in the state to complete their medical training, a 3-percent increase from last year, according to...