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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...

Libyan boys flash V signs Thursday as they stand over a destroyed cannon tank at Al-Katiba military base.

Nation & World

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February 24, 2011

Gadhafi forces strike back at Libya uprising near stronghold in Tripoli BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Foreign mercenaries and Libyan militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tried to roll back the uprising against...

Drop without a ‘W’ date changed to 7 days after classes start

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
February 23, 2011

Next semester, students will have an extra day to answer that crucial question: to drop or not to drop? Thomas Rodgers, Student Government assistant director of academics, said University Provost and Executive...

Jim Purcell named commissioner of higher education by Regents

By Staff Reports
February 23, 2011

Jim Purcell, the current director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, has been approved by the Board of Regents' Search Committee to be the next Louisiana Commissioner of Higher Education. The...

Search Committee approves Purcell

By Sydni Dunn
Staff Writer
February 23, 2011

The Board of Regents' Search Committee unanimously approved James Purcell on Wednesday for the Commissioner of Higher Education position following a public interview with the candidate. Purcell, who is...

Biological Sciences programs face cuts

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
February 23, 2011

Editor's note: This is the eighth in a series of stories looking at 34 University programs under scrutiny. The Board of Regents, the body that oversees the state's higher education system, labeled those...

Deceased professor was noted coastal advocate, researcher

By Matthew Albright
Contributing Writer
February 22, 2011

Coastal Sciences professor Gregory Stone was a pioneering scientist who wasn't afraid to speak truth to power, colleagues and contemporaries say. Stone passed away suddenly the morning of Feb. 17 after...

The Board of Regents to interview applicant for Commissioner of Higher Education

By Sydni Dunn
Staff Writer
February 21, 2011

The Board of Regents announced Monday it will publicly interview an applicant for the position of Commissioner of Higher Education. Jim Purcell, the current director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education,...

Leading by example with D.H. Hill

By Manan Chandra, Staff Columnist
February 21, 2011

While going through times of economic crunch, frugality is required on our part. Conservation of the resources that we have at our disposal is key in terms of guiding us through these financially turbulent...

Quizno’s, CC’s and Bayou Bistreaux open in Student Union

By Josh Naquin
Contributing Writer
February 21, 2011

Tiger Lair officially opened for business Monday with Quizno's Subs, Bayou Bistreaux and CC's now serving customers. The food vendors are the first to open up since the Tiger Lair's closure for remodeling...

Education is the first to be repossessed

By Trey Ferguson, Deputy Viewpoint Editor
February 21, 2011

A new spending bill was proposed to the House of Representatives last Friday that would substantially cut spending by over $100 billion from the President's fiscal year. This bill proposes cutting the...