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3/30/11

Nation & World: 3/29/11

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March 29, 2011

Haiti postpones preliminary results of presidential election PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitians will have to wait a few more days to learn the preliminary results of their presidential election. An...

LSUPD honored for high DWI rate

By Sydni Dunn
Staff Writer
March 28, 2011

The LSU Police Department was recently recognized by the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission for completing the most driving while intoxicated arrests among state university police. LSUPD officers administered...

 

Alumnus, U-High grad to open skating store

By Meredith Will
Contributing Writer
March 28, 2011

Two lifelong skaters are ramping up to take on Baton Rouge. Ben Boone, 2008 University alumnus, and Kyle Cox, 2001 University High School graduate, came together to start a skateboarding shop. The shop,...

Error causes original Miss LSU winner to fall to last place

By Sarah Lawson
Editor-in-Chief
March 28, 2011

As the dust settled around a bizarre scoring mishap that resulted in a recall of the 2011 Miss LSU-USA pageant crown, Sunday night's original winner found herself in last place and looking for answers. Kaitlynn...

University representatives unhappy with CBS story

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
March 28, 2011

(Read the letter LSU officials sent to CBS here regarding what they feel was an unbalanced news story.) University representatives are pushing back against a CBS Evening News story they feel suggested...

International student population adds culture, diversity to campus

By Kate Mabry
Contributing Writer
March 28, 2011

Irfan Thakur, an electrical engineering senior from Tanzania, transferred to LSU after a year in Texas. At the University of Texas at Dallas, Thakur was only allowed to register for general education classes,...

 

RAs collect donations for Japan

By Claire Caillier
Contributing Writer
March 28, 2011

Two resident assistants in the Pentagon and Broussard community responded to the disaster in Japan on the day of the tragedy. Mary Condo, animal, dairy and poultry science junior, and Grace Weber, public...

Main entrance of Student Health Center to close Wednesday

By Staff Reports
March 28, 2011

The main entrance of the Student Health Center will be closed beginning Wednesday for renovations, according to a broadcast e-mail. The entrances on the southeast side of the building will still be open,...

Law Center’s Weiss to pick judges

By Matthew Albright
Chief Staff Writer
March 27, 2011

Paul M. Hebert Law Center Chancellor Jack Weiss will select the judges who will hear large appeals from reimbursement claims resulting from the BP oil spill. "I'm very honored to be selected to carry out...

Obama downplays US role in Libya

By Matthew Albright
Chief Staff Writer
March 27, 2011

President Barack Obama praised the military efforts of the international community and downplayed the United States' role in the recent conflict in Libya in an address to the country Monday night. "I said...

Reveille wins Best All-Around Paper

By Staff Reports
March 27, 2011

The Daily Reveille won Best All-Around Daily Student Newspaper in the Society of Professional Journalists' 2010 Region 12 Mark of Excellence Awards, SPJ announced Monday. The Daily Reveille beat The Daily...

Of the six teams that participated in explosive detection challenges, LSUPD Officer Joseph Chambless and K-9 Sendy finished second overall.

LSU Police K-9 teams win at Field Trials

By Sydni Dunn
Staff Writer
March 27, 2011

LSU Police Department Canine Teams placed at the Field Trials hosted by Region 10 of the United States Police Canine Association in Ponchatoula last week, according to a Monday news release. Of the six...