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LSART rescues horse – 10:00 a.m.

By Sarah Eddington
Contributing Writer
November 17, 2009

The Louisiana State Animal Response Team rescued a 25-year-old geriatric horse from the rising flood waters of the Ouachita River in West Monroe on Nov. 9. Tess Cooper, the horse's owner, asked her veterinarian...

A Tiger Band member plays a halftime tune Monday night during the 29th annual Tigerama Concert at the Baton Rouge River Center Arena.

Tiger Band performs in 29th annual Tigerama concert

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
November 16, 2009

The Baton Rouge River Center erupted Monday night with the sounds of a 29-year-old Tiger tradition. Family, friends and fans gathered to hear The Golden Band from Tiger Land play in its annual Tigerama...

Knowledge of foreign languages gives students edge in job market

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
November 16, 2009

Bonjour, hola, ciao and guten tag were all mispronounced by students Monday afternoon while those better versed in foreign languages sang in Swahili, taught Spanish phrases and inked henna tattoos in Arabic....

Tiger Band to perform at annual Tigerama tonight – 11:50 a.m.

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
November 16, 2009

The Golden Band from Tigerland will perform at the Baton Rouge River Center tonight for Tigerama 2009. The annual event will raise money for the Tiger Band Hall project this year during a silent auction...

Expert: TOPS-like programs do not help graduation rates

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
November 16, 2009

If states want to nurse budget wounds, a revision in merit-based scholarship programs like TOPS may be needed, a national education scholar told the Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission...

Shuttle service offered for students for Thanksgiving holiday – 12:20 p.m.

By Brianna Paciorka
Contributing Writer
November 16, 2009

A holiday shuttle service to the Baton Rouge and New Orleans airports will be offered to students this Thanksgiving holiday. The shuttle for the New Orleans airport will make four trips from campus Tuesday...

Hodges Hall classroom named for donors – 12:10 p.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Senior staff writer
November 16, 2009

After donating more than $250,000 to the Forever LSU Campaign, the University has recognized Richard and Seola Edwards by naming room 424 of Hodges Hall in their honor. The Seola Arnaud Edwards and Ricard...

Leonid meteor shower visible early this morning

By Emily Slack
Entertainment Writer
November 16, 2009

A majority of the world sleeps in the early hours of the morning, but the night sky was worth taking a look at early this morning when the Leonid meteor shower arrived.The Leonid shower has happened every...

University to offer airport shuttle services for holidays

By Brianna Paciorka
Contributing Writer
November 16, 2009

Students flying home for the Thanksgiving and the winter holidays will now have the option of using a University-provided shuttle service to the Baton Rouge and New Orleans airports. First Transit —...

Becky White to receive Judge Richard Ware Award today – 1:10 p.m.

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
November 16, 2009

Becky White, of the AgCenter's Cooperative Extension Service, received the Louisiana Children's Trust Fund's Judge Richard Ware Award for her outstanding achievements in bettering the lives of Louisiana...

Food-allergic students able to enjoy campus cuisine without problems

By Sarah Lawson
Contributing Writer
November 16, 2009

Campus dining venues serve meals and snacks containing all sorts of soy, milk, nut and wheat combinations.But to some students, these ingredients are just recipes for a food-allergy flare-up.Hali Mouiller,...

AgCenter to launch buying and selling Web site – 11:40 a.m.

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
November 16, 2009

The LSU AgCenter is developing a new Web site called the LouisianaMarket Maker which will facilitate buying and selling of locallyproduced crops and seafood. The site, which is expected to launch in the...