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Italian movie night to be hosted tonight

By Staff Reports
March 1, 2011

The University's Italian program is hosting an Italian movie night tonight at 6 p.m. Italian film "Il Caimano" will be screened at the event, to be held in 145 Coates Hall. For more information, contact...

First deepwater drilling permit issued since BP oil spill

By Matthew Albright
Staff Writer
February 28, 2011

The first new permit for deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico since the BP oil spill has been issued, according to a news release from Gov. Bobby Jindal's office. Houston-based Noble Energy is the...

Deadline for UNO-SUNO study results extended to March 15

By Sydni Dunn
Staff Writer
February 28, 2011

The Board of Regents said Monday the study to analyze the feasibility of merging the University of New Orleans and Southern University-New Orleans has been postponed from its original March 1 deadline. The...

Student attacked on Parade Ground on Saturday morning; Police searching for assailant

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
February 26, 2011

Campus police are searching for the assailant in an early morning attack on the Parade Ground, according to Det. Kevin Scott, LSU Police Department spokesman. Police are searching for a white man in his...

Snowing in the South scheduled for Monday after indefinite postponement

By Emily Herrington
Contributing Writer
February 26, 2011

After an indefinite postponement, Residence Hall Association's Snowing in the South event has been scheduled for Monday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. There will be 7 tons of snow on the Parade Ground, and it is open...

Injunction against Regents denied

By Sydni Dunn
Staff Writer
February 25, 2011

After a nearly seven-hour court hearing Thursday, Judge Timothy Kelley of the 19th Judicial Court in Baton Rouge denied the injunction filed against Gov. Bobby Jindal and the Board of Regents. The suit,...

William Carney, head of LSU’s W.A. Callegari Environmental Center, describes the composting process Thursday. Composting first started on campus in 2008.

Composting research, education increasing on campus

By Logan Leger
Contributing Writer
February 25, 2011

The University is getting a little greener with the help of rancid produce and poultry excrement. Composting efforts have been largely educational thus far. The W.A. Callegari Environmental Center, a division...

Suit focuses on race and gender, not merger

By Sydni Dunn
Staff Writer
February 24, 2011

When Dadrius Lanus stood before the Board of Regents on Feb. 8 to defend his university, he noticed something wasn't right — there were no minority members. Lanus, a political science and history...

Student hopes to construct covered bus stops on campus

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
February 24, 2011

Nick Dalton, general studies senior, says he hopes to be given the opportunity to build covered bus stops around the University's campus as a way not only to better the University, but also to launch his...

VLSU members interview homeless

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
February 24, 2011

Volunteer LSU members surveyed homeless people Feb. 22 through Feb. 24 as part of their partnership with Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless in the 100,000 Homes Campaign. The national project's website...

New York Pro-choice billboard to be pulled

By Cristian Salazar
Associated Press
February 24, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) — An outdoor advertising company said Thursday it planned to take down an anti-abortion billboard in New York City that pictures a black girl along with the tagline, "The most dangerous...

Injunction against Board of Regents denied

By Sydni Dunn
Staff Writer
February 24, 2011

After a nearly seven-hour court hearing, Judge Timothy Kelley, of the 19th Judicial Court in Baton Rouge, denied the preliminary injunction filed against Gov. Bobby Jindal and the Board of Regents. The...