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Engineering students attempt to build Tiger Truck

Some University students are buying blue books and scantrons in preparation for finals, but 12 engineering students are drawing up plans to create the first mobile hybrid bio-diesel demonstrator.The Tiger...

Middleton extends hours for deadweek – 11:40 a.m.

By Xerxes Wilson
Staff Writer
December 1, 2009

Middleton Library will extend its hours on the first floor until 2a.m. during the concentrated study period — also known as dead week. The first and second floors of the library will remain open...

Cowboy motorist helps lasso 2 cows

By The Associated Press
December 1, 2009

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — When two Connecticut-bound cows escaped onto a busy Massachusetts highway, a cowboy stuck in the traffic jam came to the rescue. State police say the man, wearing a Western...

La. awarded $1.7M broadband mapping grant – 10:55 a.m.

By The Associated Press
December 1, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is getting a $1.7 million federal grant intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to rural communities and other areas with lesser online access. The U.S....

13 of 16 auto-related deaths in La during Thanksgiving result of not wearing seatbelt – 2 p.m.

By Sarah Lawson
Contributing writer
December 1, 2009

Sixteen people in Louisiana died in auto-related accidents during the Thanksgiving holiday in eight fatal crashes, according to a Louisiana State Police news release, and 13 of the deaths were the result...

Mannequins stand in the window of one of the 18 displays designed for Yvonne Leak’s HUEC 3045 course, visual merchandising and promotion.

Human ecology students design window displays for class

By Brianna Paciorka
Contributing Writer
December 1, 2009

Dressed mannequins and props representing different fashion messages stood inside 18 window displays at the Parker Coliseum for a class project in the visual merchandising and promotion course.The project...

Whitney Hebert, student therapist, and Neila Donovan, principal investigator and communication disorders professor, conduct Parkinson’s research at Pennington.

LCAC studies successful aging

By Sarah Eddington
Contributing Writer
December 1, 2009

Advancements in medical care, technology and life-saving operations are allowing people today to live longer than in the past. That's why LSU's Life Course and Aging Center is committed to identifying...

Grad to attend conference

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
December 1, 2009

 The hot topic of climate change will get hotter at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, from Dec. 7 through Dec. 18.World leaders have met annually at the Conferences...

Professor Zack Godshall teaches his class on writing screenplays on Nov. 24. Godshall is the recipient of the 2009 Louisiana Filmmaker of the Year award.

Godshall recognized as 2009 La. Filmmaker of the Year

By By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
December 1, 2009

A University faculty member was recently given statewide recognition with the 2009 Louisiana Filmmaker of the Year award.Zack Godshall, the University's screenwriter-in-residence, received the award at...

Survey: Med school prosperous

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
December 1, 2009

Fewer students are opting not to apply for medical school because of financial reasons than those deciding not to apply for law schools and business schools because of money strains in a troubled economy,...

Jindal asks for disaster declaration – 3:10 p.m.

By The Associated Press
December 1, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal on Tuesday asked President Barack Obama to declare a major disaster in Louisiana because of October and November storms, tornadoes and flooding. Jindal's...

Wilson mayor recall election set – 10:45 a.m.

By The Associated Press
December 1, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal has set a special March 27 election on the question of whether Wilson Mayor Joshua L. Thomas should be recalled. The proclamation notes 175 qualified voters...