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Major Greg Pieper [right], a nurse practitioner for the medical readiness training exercise, screens a young patient June 14, 2011, as her mother comforts her.

Louisiana partners with Haiti, brings aid

By Joshua Bergeron
Contributing Writer
February 2, 2012

As University students flee on study abroad programs and mission trips, some could be spending a few weeks in Haiti as part of a Louisiana National Guard partnership with the country, which is still ailing...

Math, science at LSU still strong

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
February 2, 2012

Despite being part of a generation that has seen revolutionary technological innovation in the past decades, young Americans' interests in science, technology, engineering and math fields is decreasing. The...

Animal shelter strives for no-kill status

By Lauren Duhon
Staff Writer
February 2, 2012

Homeless animals are getting a new lease on life through Baton Rouge's Companion Animal Alliance, which is committed to becoming a no-kill shelter where animals are only adopted and not euthanized. And...

BRFD fought 726 fires in 2011

Every day, 600 men and women protect 75 square miles in Baton Rouge from fires. Baton Rouge Fire Department fire equipment operator Mike Leming is one of those 600, though he doesn't think of himself as...

Senate tables Free Speech Plaza resolution

By Danielle Kelley
Staff Writer
February 2, 2012

The Student Government Senate passed a resolution to request University Auxiliary Services and the Student Union to install two water dispensers in the Union and a resolution to urge the city of Baton...

Facebook Timeline to become mandatory

Last week, Facebook announced it will make the Timeline profile mandatory for all users in coming weeks, inciting mixed reactions across the nation and on campus. The Timeline offers a linear, chronological...

Biden aims to up U.S. graduation rates

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
February 2, 2012

Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan elaborated on President Barack Obama's higher education blueprint in a conference call Thursday with The Daily Reveille and student journalists...

University Theatre professor Dennis dies

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
February 2, 2012

University theatre professor John Dennis died Friday in his home at the age of 76. A memorial service is scheduled for Feb. 18 at 11 a.m. in the Claude L. Shaver Theatre in the Music and Dramatic Arts...

Child Care Center awarded five-star assessment rating

By Jacy Baggett
Contributing Writer
February 2, 2012

The LSU Child Care Center is now part of the seven childcare centers in Louisiana with a five-star rating from the Quality Start Rating System. The Quality Start Rating System's purpose is to distinguish...

Research associates hired over assistants

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
February 2, 2012

Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope said he has recently noticed more professors are hiring research associates than research assistants, and he's not happy about it. Cope spoke at the last Faculty Senate...

Mayor-President Kip Holden (left), Office of Lieutenant Governor Chief of Staff Cathy Berry (middle) and Visit Baton Rouge Convention and Visitors Bureau President & CEO Paul Arrigo (right) announce the start of the 2012 USBC Championship on Wednesday.

USBC bowling tournament expected to host 90,000 visitors

By Kevin Thibodeaux
Contributing Writer
February 2, 2012

Strike! Baton Rouge is about to become a city of bowlers. Nearly 90,000 bowlers and guests from around the world are expected to pour into the city for the 2012 United States Bowling Congress Open Championships,...

Kinesiology growth over the last six years

Enrollment of kinesiology majors continues to grow at LSU

By Shannon Roberts
Contibuting Writer
February 2, 2012

The number of kinesiology majors at the University has been swelling throughout the past several years. Students declaring a kinesiology major rose from 515 students in 2006 to 1,017 students in fall 2011,...