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Campus Crime Briefs: 6/23/11

By Staff Reports
June 22, 2011

University staff member charged with access device fraud Nakisha A. Allen, 29, of 1847 Kansas Street, was charged June 13 with access device fraud for illegal use of credit cards. Two University students...

Donations for Ala. relief still in BR

By Rachel Wilson
Contributing Writer
June 22, 2011

Donations collected through the Tigers for the Tide relief effort remain in Baton Rouge more than two weeks after the expected shipping date. More than 50 boxes of clothing, toiletries and other items...

 

FUTUREBR plan in progress

By Rachel Wilson
Contributing Writer
June 22, 2011

Mayor-President Melvin "Kip" Holden announced Wednesday that more than 5,000 residents contributed their ideas to the draft FUTUREBR plan. "Seventeen months ago, this group began pulling on talents from...

Baton Rouge facing record-high temperatures

By Laura Furr
Staff Writer
June 22, 2011

Tuesday was the first official day of summer, but LSU students have been facing record-breaking temperatures all month. "The heat is oppressive," biology senior Ian Watson said. "You walk outside, and...

Students experiencing less free time with increased workloads

By Laure Furr
Staff Writer
June 21, 2011

Primary and high schools around the nation have seen increases in student workloads. According to a survey conducted by the University of Michigan of 2,900 students in 2004, the average time spent on homework...

Many students believe 24-hour dining needed

By Kaitlin Torke
Contributing Writer
June 21, 2011

Students often complain about dining hall hours, but director of LSU Dining and Concessions David Heidke says a 24-hour dining hall is not feasible. Heidke said the additional costs of food, air conditioning,...

Fake antivirus software a growing concern

By Justin Rose, Staff Writer
June 20, 2011

With realistic appearances and scan animations, the latest antivirus Trojans–destructive programs pretending to be benign applications–are more difficult for students and faculty to distinguish...

Computer game teaches kids microbiology

By Justin Rose, Staff Writer
June 20, 2011

For the past six years, computer science professor James Lester and a team of computer scientists and educational researchers have been working to create an intelligent, game-based learning environment...

Research community continues science forum

By John Wall, Staff Writer
June 20, 2011

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences continued a tradition begun in the late 1990s at the Irregardless Café Tuesday evening. Duncan Dallas spoke on philosophy in British cafes until his...