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Cao lone Republican to support House health reform – 1:30 p.m.

By Nate Monroe
Contributing Writer
November 8, 2009

US Congressmen burned the midnight oil Saturday night as a highlyanticipated vote on the House of Representatives health-care reformbill took place after 11 p.m. With only five votes to spare, Democrats...

Twitter still gaining Internet popularity

By Nate Monroe
Contributing Writer
November 8, 2009

It didn't seem possible for Twitter to get any more popular, but it has.A recent study by Pew Research reveals a significantly higher percentage of Internet users now use Twitter or similar status-updating...

Faculty member sparks voluntary ice cream recall

When Crystal Johnson discovered peanuts in her favorite pecan ice cream, she didn't know she would spur the voluntary recall of Dove's Caramel Pecan Perfection ice cream Oct. 26.Johnson, assistant professor...

Hurricane Ida aims for Gulf Coast

By The Associated Press
November 8, 2009

NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm...

TransGenRx signs $30M deal to produce HGH

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
November 8, 2009

Local gene research company TransGenRx has landed a $30 million deal to produce human growth hormone for an Argentinean pharmaceutical company.TGRx — founded in 2002 with technology developed at...

Baton Rouge Arts Market celebrates 11th anniversary

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
November 8, 2009

One Saturday a month, downtown Baton Rouge becomes a hub of creativity as artists from across Louisiana and neighboring states come together to share and sell their handmade crafts as part of an 11-year...

Campus Life plans 100th Homecoming Celebration

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
November 8, 2009

Paint-splattering drums, inflatable games and building food-can models of Tiger Stadium and the Memorial Tower are among the activities students will participate in to celebrate the 100-year anniversary...

Students participate in intermediate and advanced level Group X classes. Different levels were added for certain classes, giving more in-shape students a challenge.

New GroupX system adds levels, challenges students

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
November 8, 2009

Dawn Monahan said she was intimidated by the new GroupX system because the class she wanted to take was labeled as advanced.But the anthropology senior spoke with the instructor and found both comfort...

Fort Hood shooting suspect was bound for Afghanistan — 12:35 p.m.

By The Associated Press
November 6, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army spokeswoman says the suspect in the Fort Hood shootings had been scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan to counsel soldiers suffering from combat stress.Army spokeswoman Col....

Eight people hurt in Orlando office building shooting — 12:27 p.m.

By The Associated Press
November 6, 2009

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Officials said at least eight people were hurt in a shooting at a downtown office building Friday and a gunman was on the loose.People streamed out of the high-rise building...

Bayou Country Superfest tickets on sale today – 1 p.m.

By Lindsey Meaux
Contributing Writer
November 5, 2009

Bayou Country Superfest tickets are available today, according to an LSU Athletics e-mail. The concert will feature popular country artists Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift, Brooks & Dunn and Keith...

Cell phone evolution continues

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
November 5, 2009

Before iPhones and BlackBerrys, there were Razors and flip-phones. Before those, there were big, bulky Motorola phones with the interchangeable colored buttons and covers.Cell phone appearances advance...