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Engineering students create vacuum that will change airplane clean-up

By Joshua Bergeron
Contributing Writer
September 1, 2011

While some students were busy taking notes in class last semester, students in Industrial Engineering 4599 were working on changing the way airplane maintenance is performed. And they succeeded. University...

Crisis Center seeks listeners for chat line

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
September 1, 2011

The phone rings, and Suchi Saxena doesn't know who will be on the other end when she answers. It could be a fellow University student or maybe an established businessman. Whoever it is, that person dialed...

Jindal declares state of emergency

By Austen Krantz
Contributing Writer
September 1, 2011

Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency Thursday night due to the tropical depression projected to make landfall in Louisiana, according to The Associated Press.   Coastal flooding, high surf...

Computer, engineering programs to merge

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
September 1, 2011

A University department comprising electrical and computer engineering and computer science will be created within the next two months, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Jack Hamilton said Thursday. The...

An LSU student learns proper horsemanship, or how to handle a horse, as part of the School of Animal Sciences’ new equestrian course.

School of Animal Sciences offers hands-on equestrian class

By Meredith Will
Contributing Writer
September 1, 2011

Laura Gentry is bringing a new clip-clopping rhythm to the School of Animal Sciences by starting an equestrian class this fall. Working with the Baton Rouge Parks and Recreation's Farr Park Equestrian...

Depression strengthens, now Tropical Storm Lee

By Staff Reports
September 1, 2011

1:06 p.m.—The National Weather Service upgraded tropical depression 13 into Tropical Storm at 1 p.m. CDT. Lee has sustained winds of 40 miles per hour, according to an NWS bulletin. The storm is...

Fourth year veterinary students Pauline Clayton and Lara Wilson help Dr. Wendy Wolfson examine a dog Aug. 25 at the animal shelter at Dixon Correctional Institute in Jackson.

$200K grant from Humane Society keeps shelter class alive

By Meredith Will
Contributing Writer
August 31, 2011

Wendy Wolfson and her students encounter growling and hissing when they get to work, but they leave purrs and yips in their wake. Wolfson, instructor of veterinary and shelter medicine, received a $200,000...

Tropical Storm Lee lashes Gulf coast, flood threat expands inland

By Staff and Wire Reports
August 31, 2011

Sunday, 12:40 p.m. — NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — The center of Tropical Storm Lee made landfall Sunday on the Louisiana coast, bringing up to a foot of rain, spinoff tornadoes and fears of inland...

Aaron Caffarel, SG Speaker of the Senate, talks about pressing topics on Aug. 31 in the Capital Chamber.

SG approves time extension for elections

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
August 31, 2011

Student Government debated two topics-- a new class retake policy and an amended election timeframe, at its Senate meeting Wednesday in the Capital Chamber. Scott Sullivan, senator of the College...

Provost confirms computer engineering/computer science program consolidation

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
August 31, 2011

Plans are in the works to create a new University department comprising computer engineering and computer science, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Jack Hamilton said today. Hamilton said this is...

 

Luxury casino, hotel slated to open summer 2012

By Morgan Searles
Staff Writer
August 30, 2011

A casino on River Road originally scheduled to open in December is now expected to begin rolling dice and shuffling cards in summer 2012. With a $357 million construction price tag, L'Auberge Casino and...