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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...

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...

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

By
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...

Students utilize the newly reopened basketball courts Monday at the University Student Recreation Complex gym. The courts have been closed since Hurricane Gustav.

Gym reopens after more than 14 months of renovations

By Steven Powell
Contributing Writer
November 2, 2009

Students finally have access to the University Student Recreation Complex gymnasium, which has been closed for more than a year. Michael Giles, UREC operations and project manager, said the gym renovations...

Student Government fall elections tomorrow – 11 a.m.

By Xerxes Wilson
Staff Writer
November 2, 2009

Fall elections for Student Government will take place Tuesday.A referendum to allow the SG vice president to become a paid employee of SG is on the ballot.University Court Justice and Senate positions...

UREC gym reopens – 12:40 p.m.

By Steven Powell
Contributing Writer
November 2, 2009

After being closed for more than a year, students finally have access to the University Student Recreation Complex gymnasium. The UREC gym and indoor track opened today, after Hurricane Gustav damaged...