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Toyota accused of misleading public over recalls

By By Wikinews March 12, 2010

Toyota has been accused by a U.S. House of Representatives committee with misleading the public and investigators over its recent recalls. The accusations, in a statement from the House Energy and Commerce...

Venezuelan economy shrank by 5.8% in fourth quarter of 2009

By By Wikinews March 12, 2010

According to reports from the Venezuelan central bank, the country's economy contracted by 5.8% in the final quarter of the last fiscal year, the third consecutive quarter of shrinkage. The Venezuelan...

Ford’s US auto sales spike, surpassing GM

By By Wikinews March 12, 2010

Ford Motor Company said on Tuesday that its sales in the United States rose 43% in February compared to the same period last year, as the automaker outsold rivals Toyota and General Motors. Ford said...

Applications take over profiles, become ‘bots’

By Ryan Buxton
Senior Staff Writer
March 11, 2010

Malicious Facebook applications are turning users into bots.Applications like "Who has checked your profile?" and "Who is reading your information?" can turn the profiles of unsuspecting Facebook users...

BESE proposes increase in public school funding

By The Associated Press
March 11, 2010

(AP) — Louisiana's top education board recommended a nearly $3.4 billion spending plan Wednesday for public school districts next year, $72 million more than the funding proposed in Gov. Bobby Jindal's...

Student input sought for myLSU

By Mallory Logan
Contributing Writer
March 11, 2010

Student input is wanted to design a more student-friendly replacement for PAWS.Students gathered in Frey Computing Services Center on Thursday to give opinions on a future program that could replace PAWS...

‘Forever LSU’ documentary premieres in Live Oak Lounge

By Ryan Buxton
Senior Staff Writer
March 11, 2010

Tiger fans across the state celebrated the University's 150-year history by tuning into a 53-minute documentary that premiered Wednesday night as part of the University's sesquicentennial.The documentary,...

Popular shows removed from Hulu

By Jacob Most
Contributing Writer
March 11, 2010

Users of the free online video service Hulu will soon have to look elsewhere for their fake news.Comedy Central decided to pull "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" from the Web site last week to...

Pepitone dies of cancer Thursday

By Grace Montgomery
Staff Writer
March 11, 2010

University official Staci Pepitone succumbed to her battle with cancer Thursday morning at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital.Pepitone served as assistant to the vice chancellor in Finance and Administrative...

Chancellor wants to try brewery on campus

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Senior Staff Writer
March 11, 2010

Students typically don't use beer for educational purposes, but that could change soon.Chancellor Michael Martin said he is commissioning the development of a tentative business plan for a microbrewery...

Martin considers equipment rentals

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Senior Staff Writer
March 11, 2010

Chancellor Michael Martin is considering renting out expensive University equipment to private companies as an additional form of revenue.Martin wants to better utilize equipment and facilities the University...

CxC accepting entries for Digital Media Festival

By Sarah Eddington
Staff Writer
March 11, 2010

Communication Across the Curriculum is accepting entries for its fourth annual Digital Media Festival on April 24, offering students from all degree programs a chance to showcase digital works.  The...