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Student flips car

By Adam Duvernay
News Editor
February 12, 2010

A University student flipped her car and suffered minor injuries after crashing into an Easy Streets gate arm Thursday night. Meghan McElwee, kinesiology senior, was returning to campus on North Stadium...

Females donate eggs to make extra cash

By Elizabeth Chamberlain
Contributing Writer
February 12, 2010

Students are looking for creative means to supplement their incomes in the face of increasing tuition and living costs.  Egg donor programs offer up to $10,000 for one egg donation cycle and are one...

Festival benefits New Orleans with direct economic impact of $145.7M

By Mary Walker Baus
Contributing Writer
February 12, 2010

Black and gold will morph into purple, green and gold as the celebrations continue in Louisiana for Mardi Gras. A study on the economic impact of the 2009 Mardi Gras season found the celebration resulted...

Jindal appointee resigns from top La. school board

By Melinda Deslatte
The Associated Press
February 12, 2010

(AP) — One of Gov. Bobby Jindal's appointees to Louisiana's top school board resigned unexpectedly Thursday, saying she opposes federal education policies that are being embraced by the state.In...

Classes scheduled to proceed despite weather

By Lindsey Meaux
Contributing Writer
February 12, 2010

Strange things are happening in South Louisiana this week. The Saints won the Super Bowl, and now Baton Rouge residents could awaken to a blanket of snow.The National Weather Service forecast a 100 percent...

Nyman hand-delivers budget letters to state capitol

By Catherine Threlkeld
Staff Writer
February 11, 2010

Save LSU promoters Tania Nyman and Sharon Andrews hand-delivered letters to Gov. Bobby Jindal and to Senate and House of Representative members Thursday to rally support against higher education budget...

Women’s Basketball: Lady Tigers use game against Florida to try to snap losing streak

By Rachel Whittaker
Chief Sports Writer
February 11, 2010

The LSU women's basketball team doesn't have much room for error."When you're where we are, all games are big games," coach Van Chancellor said of the Lady Tigers' six final regular-season contests.LSU...

Chancellor discusses possible solutions to budget cuts

By Mary Walker Baus
Contributing Writer
February 11, 2010

Chancellor Michael Martin addressed the University's state of financial stress to a crowd of more than 200 students, faculty and staff Wednesday at the first Faculty Senate-Chancellor Forum of the spring...

Leeds study links excessive internet use to depression

By By Sarah Eddington
Staff Writer
February 11, 2010

Whether on phones or computers, people access the Internet whenever they can and as often as they can.But recent research has shown a possible downside to "over-logging on." Heavy Internet use is strongly...

Save LSU campaign speaks at meeting, urges stuents to action

By By Catherine Threlkeld
Staff Writer
February 11, 2010

Tania Nyman, a leader in the Save LSU campaign, spoke to Student Government Senate on Wednesday about the importance of the campaign."This is not just about LSU — it's about our state," Nyman said....

 

Valentine’s Day faces unique local economic trends

By Matthew Jacobs
Entertainment Writer
February 11, 2010

Love is in the air, but gift stores and flower shops won't be rejoicing as much as in past years.Sales for Valentine's Day on Sunday are expected to rise 3.3 percent overall this year, but sales for flowers,...

Jennie Armstrong, mass communication junior, and Erica Fischer, mass communication senior, from the Bateman team are promoting the repreCENSUS campaign around Baton Rouge. They passed out stickers Tuesday at the Varsity Theatre.

RepreCENSUS campaign promotes national census locally

By Grace Montgomery
Staff Writer
February 11, 2010

College students are often counted among the transient communities that can be missed in census counts.Some students believe their parents should fill out the census for them. But, students are encouraged...