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Nation and World: 7-22-2010

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July 21, 2010

Lost Kafka writings resurface, trapped in trial JERUSALEM (AP) — It seems almost Kafkaesque: Ten safety deposit boxes of never-published writings by Franz Kafka, their exact contents unknown, are...

‘Shrimp crawfish’ could be commercialized, boiled in fall

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
July 21, 2010

Legions of Louisianians dream of crawfish boils during football season, and now a University researcher may hold the key to making that a reality.LSU AgCenter aquaculture specialist Greg Lutz is researching...

Site allows for publication government documents, data

By Matthew Jacobs
Senior Staff Writer
July 21, 2010

A website created in 2007 that allows Internet users to post government-related documents and information is meeting a cluster of controversy upon its boost in popularity.WikiLeaks is a nonprofit site...

Latest oil spill news briefs: 7-22-2010

By Associated Press
July 21, 2010

— T-shirts with slogans like "Drill Baby Drill" and "No Moratorium" were common sights Wednesday as thousands of people rallied against the federal moratorium on deepwater oil and gas drilling in...

Poster project to provide aid to Gulf

By Matthew Jacobs
Senior Staff Writer
July 21, 2010

Several University art students will soon be part of a project designed to provide relief for fishermen affected by the oil spill.The Great Oil Leak Poster Project invited artists, graphic designers and...

Lafayette to hold concert for Murphys

Fundraising efforts for the Murphy family are still going strong in Lafayette. Sammy Kershaw will headline a benefit concert tonight at Parc International in Lafayette from 6 to 10 p.m.Popeyes, Burgersmith,...

Tuition to increase by 10 percent for fall semester

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
July 19, 2010

University undergraduates can expect a 10-percent increase in tuition and mandatory fees beginning this fall after the LSU System's Board of Supervisors implemented provisions of the LA GRAD Act at its...

LSU student earns Congressional Award Gold Medal

By Catherine Threlkeld
Staff Writer
July 19, 2010

Business management sophomore Brandi Lynn Thomas is 19 years old and already has her own company and a Congressional Award Gold Medal.U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, presented the medal to Thomas...

University complies on copyright infringement

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
July 19, 2010

More anti-copyright infringement laws went into effect this month to get universities involved in discouraging illegal downloads on campus.The regulations come from a provision of the Higher Education...

 

NBC series ‘School Pride’ renovates Baton Rouge elementary school

By Matthew Jacobs
Senior Staff Writer
July 19, 2010

Six yellow school buses pulled in front of Lanier Elementary Charter School in north Baton Rouge on Saturday afternoon, and an outpour of grade-school students and their families exited the doors of the...

Members of Na Cait Dubh play classic Irish music Saturday in front of the Shaw Center for the Arts during the second annual Irish Film Festival.

Second annual BR Irish Film Festival held Saturday

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
July 19, 2010

A sea of green flooded the Manship Theatre on Saturday as lovers of Celtic culture gathered for the second annual Baton Rouge Irish Film Festival.Traditional dancers, bagpipers and a batch of Irish films...

Crime Briefs – 7/20/10

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July 19, 2010

Pair arrested for narcotics, active warrantOn July 2 at 2 a.m., LSUPD officers traveling east on North Stadium Drive observed two subjects on bikes.The subjects were stopped and asked to provide identification.After...