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End of Islamic holiday Ramadan coincides with Sept. 11 anniversary

By Rachel Warren
Contributing Writer
September 9, 2010

Ramadan, a Muslim holiday that began Aug. 10 this year, will soon end with a hearty celebration on a controversial date  — Sept. 11.   Eid-al-Fitr is the ending celebration of the month-long...

Armed suspect arrested near campus, now in Calcasieu jail

By Staff Reports
September 9, 2010

Click here for an exclusive slide show of the incident. Shots were fired during a tense armed standoff that shut down the area near Dalrymple Drive, May Street and Lakeshore Drive on Thursday. Officers...

Jane Cassidy named vice provost for Academic Affairs

By Staff Reports
September 9, 2010

Jane Cassidy, associate dean of the College of Music & Dramatic Arts and interim director of the School of Music, has been named vice provost for Academic Affairs, the University announced this morning. Cassidy...

Professor, Ohio State researcher track oil spill effects on 600 species

By Nicholas Persac
September 8, 2010

A University professor recently spent a year finding, testing and documenting a new species of pancake batfish in the Gulf of Mexico's depths, but he didn't expect that discovery to be threatened shortly...

Board hires Academic Affairs official

By Sydni Dunn
Staff Writer
September 8, 2010

Jeannine Kahn, former assistant vice chancellor in the Office of Academic Affairs, has been hired by the Board of Regents as the assistant commissioner for Academic Affairs.   Kahn left her University...

Armed suspect at Dalrymple Drive and May Street in custody

By Staff Reports
September 8, 2010

Click here for an exclusive slide show of the incident.   Lee Roy Williams Jr., an armed suspect found at Dalrymple Drive and May Street, has been taken into custody, according to officers on the...

Demonstrators scream at UNO campus police Wednesday for detaining a student. LSU students, unlike UNO’s, have mostly remained indifferent to budget cuts.

LSU students largely apathetic to UNO budget cuts fervor

By Catherine Threlkeld
Staff Writer
September 8, 2010

In light of major budget cut reductions to the entire LSU System, University of New Orleans students held a protest last week that garnered about 200 attendees and national coverage.   Such outspoken...

Hookah water pipes no longer allowed in dorms

By Frederick Holl
Staff Writer
September 8, 2010

On-campus residents have cashed their shisha for the last time outside their residence halls.   Hookahs, popular legal water pipes, are no longer allowed in or outside University Residence Halls after...

 

Vet School: Injured birds recover at University

By Kate Mabry
Contributing Writer
September 8, 2010

The University's Wildlife Hospital has been accepting animals that were injured in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill recovery.   The influx of injured wildlife was brought on by the increased number of...

Senator David Jones, College of Arts and Sciences, discusses ideas for his college. Senators are now required to participate in two Student Outreach events each semester after Wednesday’s meeting.

Senators must now participate in two Student Outreach events

By Celeste Ansley
Staff Writer
September 8, 2010

Following a heated debate, Student Government Senate voted Wednesday to change rules regarding senator outreach and bylaws.   SG passed legislation in a 29-6 vote to require senators to participate...

Students roadblocked in oil spill relief efforts

By Sarah Eddington
Staff Writer
September 8, 2010

University students have discovered assisting with oil spill relief efforts isn't as easy as they hoped. Jonathan Carpenter, conservation biology senior, formed the Student Coalition to Help the Oil Leak...

Professor to travel to Germany

By Linden Uter
Contributing Writer
September 8, 2010

Agustín Parise's time is running out as research associate at the University's Center of Civil Law Studies and adjunct professor of property law in Latin America.   Parise will leave the University...