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Paint ‘splatters’ on Parade Ground

By Brianna Paciorka
Contributing Writer
November 11, 2009

Friends with globs of paint in hand menacingly chased each other around the Parade Ground on Tuesday evening, while red, orange and blue paint flew into the air and landed messily on people.Nearly 800...

Obama honors veterans at Arlington cemetery – 10:55 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 11, 2009

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama paid fond tribute Wednesday to the determination of the U.S. military, from those who served generations ago to today's troops fighting in Afghanistan,...

University to honor servicemen, veterans Saturday on Parade Ground

By Sarah Eddington
Contributing Writer
November 11, 2009

For some, Nov. 11 is a time to reflect on those who served in the armed forces. But for those who have served, Veterans Day provides personal reflection of time spent in service to the United States.The...

Ida weakens to a depression, heads east to Fla. – 11 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) — Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, leaving weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents largely unscathed. The...

Ida weakens to a tropical depression, heads east – 10:50 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009

MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Ida has weakened to a tropical depression and is heading east toward the Florida Panhandle with winds near 35 mph (55 kph). Ida was a tropical storm with winds near 45...

School of Social Work developing gerontology certificate

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
November 10, 2009

The School of Social Work is developing a certificate in gerontology,or the study of aging, to be offered fall 2010.The new program will include in-depth courses focusing specifically onworking with adults,...

Connecticut police say gum thefts increase

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Police in several Connecticut towns said they're dealing with a sticky situation — chewing gum thefts. According to authorities, the number of people caught stealing...

D.C. sniper mastermind set to be executed Tuesday – 10:50 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Unless Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine steps in, sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad will be executed Tuesday for the attacks that terrorized the nation's capital region for three...

Students travel abroad, administer medical care

By Sarah Lawson
Contributing Writer
November 10, 2009

Bloody buckets, crying children and intestinal worms sound more like a slasher movie scene than a summer vacation, but it's a day's work for University students administering medical care in clinics to...

Van Chancellor to hand out T-shirts, trail mix on Tiger Trails buses – 11:20 a.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
November 10, 2009

Students catching the Purple and Gold bus routes offcampus will have the chance to ride along with LSU women's basketballcoach Van Chancellor on Wednesday. Between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Chancellor...

Nickelodeon splits with co. hoping to revive park – 11:05 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Nickelodeon cable television network says it has ended its relationship with a new Louisiana company it partnered with in August to redevelop the abandoned Six Flags amusement...

3 more La. deaths blamed on flu – 10:55 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 10, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The state Department of Health and Hospitals says three more people in Louisiana have died from complications of swine flu bringing the total to 33 deaths in the state since...