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LSU student jailed on rape counts – 11:00 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 3, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Police say an LSU transfer student from the United Kingdom has been accused of repeatedly raping a woman on campus over the weekend. An affidavit of probable cause says 20-year-old...

LSU curator gets $520,000 to study cichlids – 11:05 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 3, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The LSU Museum of Natural Sciences' top fish specialist has won a half-million-dollar grant to study the family tree of fish called heroine cichlids (SIK'-lids). Ichthyology...

Lawyer: Jindal ‘crippled’ La. ethics – 10:45 a.m.

By The Associated Press
November 3, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's ethics system has been "crippled" as a result of legal changes made during Gov. Bobby Jindal's 2008 special session on ethics, the chairman of the Louisiana Board...

Six deaths last week bring H1N1 toll to 30; more vaccines arriving

By The Associated Press
November 3, 2009

(AP) — The state Department of Health and Hospitals says Louisiana's swine flu death toll is now at 30, with six deaths related to the virus in the past week.Four — two boys and two women —...

North Korea claims to expand arsenal of atomic bombs

By The Associated Press
November 3, 2009

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea claimed Tuesday that it has successfully weaponized more plutonium for atomic bombs, a day after warning Washington to agree quickly to direct talks or face...

Twitter and other status update services gain more popularity – 10:40 a.m.

By Nate Monroe
Contributing Writer
November 3, 2009

A recent study by Pew Research reveals a significantly higher percentage of Internet users now use Twitter or similar status updating services since the last time the survey was commissioned from December...

Lennon’s family donates peace recording proceeds to UN

By The Associated Press
November 3, 2009

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — John Lennon's widow and two sons are donating the proceeds from the 40th anniversary release of the hit "Give Peace a Chance" to a U.N. peacebuilding fund used to help countries...

New project aims to reduce dining hall food waste

By Brianna Paciorka
Contributing Writer
November 3, 2009

Being green can be as easy as cleaning your plate. LSU Dining introduced Project Clean Plate at The 459 Commons last month to promote student awareness concerning food waste. The project aims to reduce...

Raising Cane’s dog park to celebrate mascot’s birthday – 11:45 a.m.

By Lindsey Meaux
Contributing Writer
November 3, 2009

Raising Cane's Dog Park will celebrate Raising Cane II's 10th birthday at 4 p.m. today with a party open to owners and dogs alike, according to a Raising Cane's news release. The company will also unveil...

Facebook allows family, friends to ‘memorialize’ profiles of deceased

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
November 3, 2009

When Dustin "DC" Clemons, 20-year-old then-mass communication sophomore, was struck and killed by a car as he walked across Nicholson Drive on April 16, 2005, the University community mourned his death....

Student arrested in alleged raping

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
November 3, 2009

A University transfer student from the United Kingdom was arrested over the weekend for allegedly raping a woman multiple times on campus.Simon Taylor, 20, reportedly raped the woman in a portable restroom...

LSU curator gets $520,000 to study family tree of cichlids

By The Associated Press
November 3, 2009

(AP) — The LSU Museum of Natural Sciences' top fish specialist has won a half-million-dollar grant to study the family tree of fish called heroine cichlids.Ichthyology curator Prosanta Chakrabarty...