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Sex offender Internet law overturned

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
February 27, 2012

Federal Judge Brian Jackson of New Orleans overturned a Louisiana law that banned sex offenders who have been convicted of possessing child pornography from accessing social media websites. Jackson ruled...

Play tells story of White House butler

By Shannon Roberts
Contributing Writer
February 27, 2012

Donning his black hat and picking up his suitcase, Alonzo Fields walked to the bus stop, awaiting the bus that would take him away from his 21-year career as chief butler at the White House. Magnolia Mound...

Public approval for gay marriage rises

By Claire Caillier
Contributing Writer
February 27, 2012

Public support for gay marriage in America has been on the rise since 1996, according to the Pew Research Center. The Pew Center found 46 percent of Americans approved of gay marriage in 2011, while 45...

Bengal Bonus Points to reward students

By Danielle Kelley
Staff Writer
February 26, 2012

By next fall, students will be rewarded for going to swim meets, wind ensemble concerts, plays and other normally low-participation events. Student Government is working with the Tiger Card Office to institute...

Future higher edu. budget still murky

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
February 26, 2012

Though Louisiana's higher education system seemed unscathed when Gov. Bobby Jindal released his fiscal year 2012-2013 budget earlier this month, uncertainty still looms as state legislators prepare to...

President Barack Obama speaks Thursday during a fundraiser at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Fla.

Obama, Rep. nominee to address urban issues

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
February 26, 2012

Officials from the National Urban League announced Thursday that President Barack Obama and the Republican presidential nominee are scheduled to address the league's 2012 national conference in New Orleans...

Family asks for return of Titanic letter

By The Associated Press
February 26, 2012

LONDON (AP) — The descendants of a surgeon who died on the Titanic nearly 100 years ago are appealing for a benefactor to purchase a soon-to-be-auctioned letter he wrote from the doomed ship —...

Connect My Louisiana brings internet to rural areas

By Lea Ciskowski
Contributing Writer
February 26, 2012

In an age when the Internet and its information seem to permeate every area in the world, some areas of Louisiana still can't access this tool. LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Division of Administration's...

Media coverage, public interest for climate change decline

By Gordon Brillon
Contributing Writer
February 26, 2012

Temperatures may be rising, but the media's interest in climate change is cooling off. Newspaper coverage of stories related to climate change dropped more than 40 percent in 2011 since its peak two years...

Gen. Ed. teachers to assess courses for re-accreditation

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
February 26, 2012

The University is up for re-accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges next year, and the University's Committee on General Education is working to ensure...

Test replaces ACT for calculus placement

By Jacy Baggett
Contributing Writer
February 26, 2012

Prior coursework and high ACT scores will no longer suffice for placement in Math 1550 or 1551. Beginning fall 2012, the sole prerequisite for calculus placement will be an appropriate score on the Assessment...

Organizations release petition against bullying in public schools

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
February 26, 2012

Stop Bullying Louisiana and Equality Louisiana released an online petition earlier this month to support the 2012 Louisiana School Bullying Prevention Act. The bill addresses bullying against students...