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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...

Floodwaters swamp Cedar Rapids, Iowa

By By Wikinews November 2, 2009

In the United States, the Cedar River continues to break records today as it floods Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The river is approaching its expected crest of over 30 feet, over 18 feet over flood stage and more...

Police investigate shooting of Baton Rouge officer – 10:15 a.m.

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November 2, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the shooting of a Baton Rouge police officer. The unidentified officer was shot in the leg early Sunday morning at the Mckinley High School Alumni...

Treen memorial service at La. Capitol today – 10:10 a.m.

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November 2, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Mourners are gathering at the Louisiana Capitol to remember former Gov. Dave Treen, who died last week at the age of 81. A funeral procession brings Treen's casket to the...

Health Center still waiting on H1N1 vaccines – 12 p.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
November 2, 2009

The Student Health Center still has not received a shipment of H1N1 vaccines but is taking positive steps toward delivery. According to Julie Hupperich, associate director of the Health Center, the Department...

Ship built with WTC steel comes to namesake city – 10 a.m.

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November 2, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in its namesake city Monday with a 21-gun salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack. First...

New tax could affect La. oil industry

By Nate Monroe
Contributing Writer
November 2, 2009

The Louisiana Economic Outlook predicts a sunnier job forecast for 2010 and 2011, though the good news didn't come without caveats.Among the most discussed findings in the report are the "oil patch" areas...