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AAUP requests salary reductions

By Catherine Threlkeld
Staff Writer
September 23, 2010

The University chapter of the American Association of University Professors discussed Thursday a resolution to reduce the pay of University administrators.   The resolution, authored by mathematics...

Football Game Day Clean-up

By Claire Caillier
September 23, 2010

  Through rain or shine, fans gather in masses to tailgate before home football games bringing with them an equally immense amount of trash that is visible throughout campus even after the fun has...

Martin Roth, international trade and finance senior, sits with a pair of Feelgoodz flip flops Thursday. Roth is the vice president of Feelgoodz.

Business senior finds calling in shoes

By Frederick Holl
Staff Writer
September 22, 2010

A lot of people wander through life waiting for their purpose to find them. Martin Roth went out and grabbed his. Roth, international trade and finance senior, went from loose plans to go to law school...

Jay Dardenne leads fundraising totals in lieutenant governor race

By The Associated Press
September 22, 2010

(AP) — Democratic political newcomer Caroline Fayard brought in the most campaign cash in the latest fundraising period for the lieutenant governor's race. But Republican Secretary of State Jay Dardenne...

US walks out on Ahmadinejad UN speech

By The Associated Press
September 22, 2010

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. delegation walked out of the U.N. speech of Iranian President MahmoudAhmadinejad on Thursday after he said some in the world have speculated that Americans were actually...

Foreign language classes unresolved

By Catherine Threlkeld
Staff Writer
September 22, 2010

Word about the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures firings has spread throughout the University, and students and the "Foreign Language 14" have raised questions about the timing of the cuts. The...

Senate approved amendments to its bylaws, College Council constitution

By Celeste Ansley
Staff Writer
September 22, 2010

SG Senate passed amendments to its bylaws and the College Council constitution Wednesday. Senate gave $250 to a graduate student to attend a conference in Charlotte, N.C. The money, from the senate contingency...

 

Students, faculty honor memory of engineering chair

By Julian Tate
Contributing Writer
September 21, 2010

When electrical engineering senior Peter Twal went to discuss his future with Jorge Aravena after getting a 33 percent on one of the professor's tests, Aravena simply laughed. "I should have been intimidated...

Watchdog group seeks Senate probe of David Vitter

By The Associated Press
September 21, 2010

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A government watchdog group in Washington is seeking a Senate ethics committee investigation of Louisiana Sen. David Vitter. Complaints from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics...

Interstate 12 blocked at Essen Lane

By Matthew Albright
Staff Writer
September 21, 2010

Interstate 12 is completely blocked at Essen Lane because of a major traffic accident, Baton Rouge Police Department officials say. The department will release more information about the closure and when...

Senate campaigns largely skip campus

By Matthew Albright
Staff Writer
September 21, 2010

With the November elections drawing near, incumbent Republican Sen. David Vitter and his challenger, Democrat Charlie Melancon, are swinging hard and fast in their fight for the seat. But one part of the...

LBTC to do outreach for business group

By Frederick Holl
Staff Writer
September 21, 2010

The Louisiana Business and Technology Center has a new partner in its efforts to grow business across the Gulf South, and the federal government has taken notice. The Enterprise for Innovative GeoSpatial...