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Study: College professors unlikely to interact with students online

By Josh Naquin
Contributing Writer
February 9, 2011

Friend request denied. A recent study has found that college professors are reluctant to interact with students on social networking sites like Facebook. The study, a survey of pharmacy professors conducted...

Letter to the Editor: Answer “bad” speech with more speech

By Technician Editor-in-Chief
February 9, 2011

N.C. State students are to be commended for rejecting suggestions that a student group be formed to "keep up" the Free Expression Tunnel. Far from making the tunnel more "diversity appreciative," as one...

Academic calendar unaffected by day off

By Matthew Albright
Staff Writer
February 9, 2011

Friday's "snow day" won't cause class days to be added to the academic calendar, University administrators said. University Registrar Robert Doolos said LSU requires 42 classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and...

And so it begins

By Nick Romanos, Staff Columnist
February 8, 2011

Chancellor Woodson recently announced that the University would have to find ways to trim its services as budget cuts of up to 15 percent are on the horizon. This is just one of many indications of the...

Mind the Flu

By Mary Bengtson, Guest Columnist
February 8, 2011

464 students visited the Student Health medical providers from Jan. 10 to Feb. 8 with Influenza symptoms. Most of the sick had not received Flu vaccines this season. The actual number of students with...

A step in the right direction

By Technician Editorial Staff
February 8, 2011

Facts:  The GLBT center at N.C. State worked with Will Lamb to prepare the "It Gets Better at N.C. State" video to support the GLBT community on campus. The It Gets Better Project was started to show...

Run the Krispy Kreme Challenge

Think you've got what it takes to run the Krispy Kreme Challenge? Tag along with Senior Staff Photographer Brent Kitchen as he runs two miles from the Belltower to Krispy Kreme, devours a dozen doughnuts...

Students play integral roles in ads

By Brian Sibille
Contributing Writer
February 6, 2011

Students have become an essential form of advertisement for businesses in the Baton Rouge area. Free T-shirts, food and school supplies are among items given to students to serve as promotion for the companies. The...

 

Teachers incorporate well-known research website into courses

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
February 6, 2011

Students in Kari Walters' ISDS 4120 course were surprised to learn they'd be using a well-known but often forbidden research website throughout the semester — Wikipedia. Walters, a Ph.D. student...

Five applicants to interview for Manship School dean position

By Matthew Albright
Staff Writer
February 6, 2011

The search committee tasked to choose a new dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication has invited five interviewees to campus, according to a memo sent to faculty. The candidates include: -Jerry...

Melanie Reed, veterinary medicine sophomore, holds a pig for visitors to pet Saturday afternoon at the LSU Vet School’s open house petting zoo.

Vet School open house features array of animals, Mike VI

By Kevin Thibodeaux
Contributing Writer
February 6, 2011

The University School of Veterinary Medicine held its 29th annual open house Saturday for visitors, relatives and prospective students alike. The event featured an array of animal-related activities. Scattered...

Doctor working to find drug to help cocaine addicts

By Celeste Ansley
Staff Writer
February 6, 2011

Nicholas Goeders, professor and head of the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience at the LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, is designing a drug he hopes to release on the market...