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VLAB allows program access from personal computers

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
July 5, 2010

Information Technology Services is hard at work on improvements to the University's Virtual Lab, and students can expect to begin seeing the enhancements in the fall.The Virtual Lab, or VLAB, is a service...

Improved Union Theater to open in time for fall

By Chris Abshire
Contributing Writer
July 5, 2010

Ask Student Union Director Shirley Plakidas about the ongoing renovations to the building, and it is clear that the she is most excited about the upcoming opening of the renovated Union Theater.According...

Local pizzerias provide varied, tasty products

By Nicholas Persac
Staff Writer
July 5, 2010

Whether thick or thin, saucy or dry, plain or decked out, cooked on stone or tossed by hand, Red Stick residents have ample options when picking the perfect pizza, leaving old pizzerias and a string of...

Tyler test

By Tyler Dukes
Production Assistant
June 30, 2010

This is a test of the college publisher system. I want to see how we have all these random styles set.Can I get a heading 2?What about a heading 3?What about a heading 4? Let me see that citation. ...

Adults use phones in cars more than teens

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
June 30, 2010

Fresh off the passage of a new Louisiana law banning texting while driving, a study has found adults text behind the wheel more frequently than teenagers.The June study, published by the Pew Research Center,...

Oil spill news briefs – 7-1-2010

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June 30, 2010

—With hurricane-whipped waves pushing more oil onto the Gulf of Mexico‘s once-white beaches, the government pinned its latest cleanup hopes Wednesday on a huge new piece of equipment: the world‘s...

University departments start research on oil spill effects

With a small team of scientists, Kevin Boswell has begun making monthly rounds to collect water column samples in the Gulf of Mexico. Each trip, Boswell, a University department of oceanography and coastal...

Fireworks explode across the sky during the 2007 Fourth of July celebration downtown.

Baton Rouge prepares for America’s 234th birthday

By Nicholas Persac
Staff Writer
June 30, 2010

One year after signing the Declaration of Independence, John Adams witnessed the first Fourth of July celebration — a last-minute event in Philadelphia planned only two days earlier. Adams wrote...

Nation and World: 7-1-2010

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June 30, 2010

Suspect in Russian spy ring vanishes in Cyprus NEW YORK (AP) — An alleged member of a Russian spy ring that authorities say operated under deep cover in America's suburbs vanished in Cyprus on Wednesday,...

Pensacola tourism industry impacted heavily by disaster

The iconic sign welcoming visitors to Pensacola, Fla., has become an ironic sign during the past few weeks. For years, the giant swordfish has advertised the area as the "world's whitest beaches." Recently,...

Taco Bell to replace Arby’s, offer new hang-out area

By Celeste Ansley
Contributing Writer
June 30, 2010

B&G Food Enterprises gained possession of the former Arby's restaurant on Burbank Drive on June 29 and will convert it into a Taco Bell.Gregory Hamer, B&G Food Enterprises franchisee president,...

Funds raised for injured student

University students Kellie and Danielle Murphy are safely at home following a harrowing experience in South Africa that left their sister Nicole Murphy dead and their brother Brian Murphy in a medically...