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Students participate in Student Activities Board’s Timeout on Thursday, an annual relaxation event before final exams, in Free Speech Alley.

Students learn ways to stay relaxed during exams

By Sarah Eddington
Staff Writer
April 28, 2010

Hundreds of students passing through Free Speech Alley on Thursday participated in Timeout, the Student Activities Board's third-annual relaxation event in preparation for finals week.The event included...

Scientist to speak at May graduation

By Rachel Warren
Contributing Writer
April 27, 2010

The University announced Tuesday that Kristina Johnson, Under Secretary of Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy, will speak at the University's spring commencement ceremony.Johnson's job is to promote...

The Louisiana Army National Guard is sending 500 troops to Haiti to aid in the earthquake relief eff

By Andrew Hanson
Contributing Writer
April 27, 2010

The Louisiana Army National Guard is sending 500 troops to Haiti to aid in the earthquake relief effort and help children of the island.For this particular mission, the bulk of LANG's focus will be engineering...

Millenials more connected than previous generations

By Grace Montgomery
Staff Writer
April 27, 2010

The current generation is connected, confident and open to change, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center.The report profiles the "Millennial generation," or adults aged 18 to 29, and...

LSU Press hosts panel on ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’

By Ryan Buxton
Senior Staff Writer
April 27, 2010

It's been 30 years and more than a million printed copies since John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces" was published by LSU Press.To celebrate the book's anniversary, the Press hosted a panel Tuesday...

ECO at LSU hosts fifth Earth Day

By Ryan Buxton
Senior Staff Writer
April 27, 2010

Sustainability was the word Tuesday as students gathered on the Parade Ground to celebrate the environment at ECO at LSU's fifth annual Earth Day festival.The event, hosted by the Environmental Conservation...

University of Wyoming must allow Ayers’ speech

By The Associated Press
April 27, 2010

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday the University of Wyoming must allow 1960s radical William Ayers to speak on the school's campus in Laramie.The university had cited threats of violence...

Teachers leaving their profession at high rates

By Matthew Jacobs
Entertainment Writer
April 27, 2010

Every day, nearly 1,000 teachers leave the field of teaching, according to a report by the Alliance for Excellent Education, a research and advocacy organization for the education industry.An additional...

Former Chancellor Emmert named president of NCAA

By Nicholas Persac
Editor
April 27, 2010

Former LSU Chancellor Mark Emmert will blend his background in academia with athletics, as the NCAA Executive Committee named him president of the organization Tuesday. Emmert, who worked as LSU's top...

Stephen Eckholdt, construction management senior, Krista Allen, history senior, Lauren Ellerman, mass communication senior, and Matthew Mick, finance senior, have secured jobs for after their graduations in May. Graduating seniors, whether they already have jobs or not, often suffer from Senioritis, an increasing difficulty to focus on academics.

Senioritis kicks in before graduation, affects those with and without jobs

By Sarah Eddington
Staff Writer
April 27, 2010

There's a long-running phenomenon that sweeps every University graduating class. Senioritis — the increasing difficulty to focus on one's academics in light of impending graduation — affects...

New bill could cover cost of STD screenings in Louisiana

By Mandy Francois
Contributing Writer
April 27, 2010

STDs are on the rise in Louisiana, but a new bill could help prevent their spread.Louisiana ranks highest in the nation in the rate of new cases of syphilis, second for gonorrhea and fifth for chlamydia,...

Crime Briefs (4/28/2010)

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April 27, 2010

Man arrested for using illegal car lights, reckless vehicle operationA 27-year-old man unaffiliated with the University was arrested and charged with impersonating police on April 23, said Sgt. Jason Bettencourtt,...