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LSU cheerleader a finalist in FOX Sports competition

By Joanna Zimmerman
Contributing Writer
March 22, 2010

LSU cheerleader Jessica Spitale is trading her pom-poms for the spotlight as she competes for Cheerleader of the Year.FOX Sports is running the tournament with its online show "The College Experiment."FOX...

Former chancellor James Wharton looks at a paper about budget cuts from 1986.

Former chancellor draws comparisons between today’s budget cuts and those in the ’80s

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Senior Staff Writer
March 22, 2010

The threat of cutting colleges and programs is an old story for faculty and administrators who have been at the University since the mid-'80s.Former University Chancellor James Wharton led the University...

University instructor speaks about education in the South

By Jacob Most
Contributing Writer
March 22, 2010

Corretta Douglas discussed the wisdom she would give the world if it was her final opportunity in a "last lecture" Monday night.The speech took place in Dodson Auditorium in front of an audience of about...

Instructor to give Last Lecture at 7 p.m. — 12:55 p.m.

By Jacob Most
Contributing Writer
March 21, 2010

Dr. Coretta Douglas, instructor in the Department of Computer Science, will speak as part of the University's "Last Lecture" series tonight at 7 p.m. in Dodson Auditorium. The Last Lecture Series...

Baton Rouge continues Google Fiber campaign — 12:53 p.m.

By Ryan Buxton
Senior Staff Writer
March 21, 2010

Baton Rouge government officials are continuing the campaign to bring Google Fiber to the city by launching a new Web site called Geaux fiBR. The site, www.geauxfibr.com, asks people to submit a response...

Google Fiber Web site launched

By Ryan Buxton
Senior Staff Writer
March 21, 2010

To see the Web site, click here. Baton Rouge's campaign to be the test site for Google Fiber continues with the launch of a new Web site — Geaux fiBR.The site, www.geauxfibr.com, was launched Wednesday....

Study shows online professor rating sites influence class choices

By Ryan Buxton
Senior Staff Writer
March 21, 2010

Students log on to Web sites like RateMyProfessors.com each semester to evaluate potential instructors as they build schedules, and nearly half are looking for the easiest professor available, a new study...

Business Education Complex groundbreaking draws crowd

By Sabrina Trahan
Contributing Writer
March 20, 2010

To see the Business Education Complex floorplans, click here. More than 200 people watched the groundbreaking ceremony for the new $60 million Business Education Complex on Friday.The 156,000-square-foot...

Options for constitutional change to appear on ballot

By Catherine Threlkeld
Staff Writer
March 20, 2010

Students can vote Tuesday on changes to the Student Government Constitution in addition to voting for a president, a vice president and college councils. The changes are meant to clarify discrepancies...

La. lawyers discuss juvenile justice system at symposium

By Mandy Francois
Contributing Writer
March 20, 2010

Law representatives from across Louisiana gathered Friday in the LSU Law Center to discuss problems in the juvenile-justice system. "The Backdoor of the Juvenile Courts, Waivers and the Impact of Criminalization"...

Anthony Mackie brings N.O. to stage at Oscars

By The Associated Press
March 20, 2010

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two days before attending his first Oscars ceremony, New Orleans actor and "Hurt Locker" star Anthony Mackie was playing it cool. The New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts graduate...

Students, community shave heads for cancer research

By Sarah Eddington
Staff Writer
March 20, 2010

More than 30 students and community members shaved their heads for children's cancer research Saturday night at The Varsity Theatre. Participants went bald in return for sponsors' pledges of financial...