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Pelosi: Confident House will pass health care bill

By Associated Press
March 14, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Saturday she's confident the House will pass health care legislation and dismissed Republican criticism that she did not have enough votes for...

University honors life of employee Staci Pepitone

By Grace Montgomery
Staff Writer
March 14, 2010

The University is mourning the death of University official Staci Pepitone, who lost her fight with esophageal cancer Thursday at Our Lady of the Lake hospital.Services will honor Pepitone tomorrow at...

Study: Sororities can worsen body image

By Rachel Warren
Contributing Writer
March 14, 2010

Body image has always been a touchy subject on college campuses, but a recent study from a student in Illinois shows girls rushing sororities have a more negative body image than others.Ashley Rolnik,...

Most experts agree: Google enhances intelligence

By Sarah Eddington
Staff Writer
March 14, 2010

The majority of experts agree Google is good for the noodle. In a February survey, the Pew Research Center asked expert respondents their views on Google's effect on intelligence — 76 percent of...

Clay Cain, LSUPD officer, monitors the National Crime Information Center database in the LSUPD office located in the Public Safety Building.

Police database tracks crime across borders

By Ryan Buxton
Senior Staff Writer
March 14, 2010

Crime doesn't stay inside the lines, and police have a web of communication to catch criminal suspects when they cross city, parish or state borders.The National Crime Information Center serves as a network...

Week to promote work experience

By Rachel Warren
Contributing Writer
March 14, 2010

Career Services will offer seminars about internships Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and its annual Summer Job Fair on Thursday as part of its first-ever Work Experience Week.This is the first time Career...

Students participate in March Madness brackets

By Joanna Zimmerman
Contributing Writer
March 14, 2010

Basketball fans watched excitedly Sunday at Baton Rouge bars as the 64 teams that will compete in the NCAA Championship were announced.Students participate in the tournament by predicting the games' results...

Vet School alumna vaccinates animals in Haiti

By Mallory Logan
Contributing Writer
March 14, 2010

People were not the only ones affected by the devastating earthquakes in Haiti. Lafayette veterinarian Renée Poirrier traveled to affected areas the week of Feb. 7 to vaccinate local animals that...

Kansas guard Tyrel Reed makes a basket during a game Sunday against Kansas State. Kansas is the tournament’s top seed.

Students look forward to tourney despite LSU’s woes

By Chris Branch
Sports Writer
March 14, 2010

It's time.Midterms are finished, and laptop screens will most likely be tuned into a midday basketball game rather than taking notes, if students show up to class in the first place. Welcome to March Madness....

Apple iPhone (left) vs HTC Hero (right)

Apple sues Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC

By By Wikinews March 12, 2010

Apple sued HTC, a Taiwanese manufacturer of mobile phones, on Tuesday, in a lawsuit claiming 20 different patent infringements, largely relating to the user interface of the iPhone, which is manufactured...

2007 Toyota Camry Sportivo, photographed at Darling Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.

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...