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Campus Crime Briefs: 10/28/09

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October 27, 2009

UNDERAGE STUDENTS LOOT TAILGATERS FOR BOOZETwo University students were arrested at about 5:20 a.m. Oct. 25 following the LSU-Auburn game for allegedly stealing alcohol from ice chests left near campers...

Commission pushes increased admission standards – 2 p.m.

By Associated Press
October 27, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A commission charged with revamping Louisiana's higher education systems is recommending tougher admission standards at four-year universities, as a way to try to boost graduation...

Chemical engineering freshman Jonathan Maurin runs the University lakes Monday. Maurin runs about five miles every afternoon to stay in shape.

Students run long distances

By Sarah Lawson
Contributing Writer
October 27, 2009

Experts say distance running takes patience, motivation and dedication.If that's the case, David Lane proved he has what it takes when he ran the last three-mile leg of a triathlon barefoot three years...

Law school may reduce hours needed to graduate

By Olga Kourilova
Contributing Writer
October 27, 2009

A student and faculty collaboration has led to several proposed changes to LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center curriculum.Proposed amendments include lowering the graduation requirement from 97 to 94 hours,...

China to hunt remains at 1950 US bomber crash site

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October 27, 2009

BEIJING (AP) — China will search for the remains of U.S. victims from an Air Force bomber that crashed nearly 60 years ago, state media said Tuesday, a likely gesture of goodwill just weeks ahead...

Jindal staffer leaves for job with Cassidy – 10 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 27, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal has lost his chief of boards and commissions to U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy. James Quinn has taken over the job of chief of staff for Cassidy, a Republican congressman...

State starts Internet program sells La. products- 10:05 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 27, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State officials say a new Internet marketing program is expected to increase sales for Louisiana farmers and fishermen. The state agriculture and wildlife and fisheries departments...

Move to dismiss Jefferson bankruptcy denied – 2 p.m.

By Associated Press
October 27, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A move to dismiss the federal bankruptcy case filed by former Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson and his wife has been denied. Jefferson faces sentencing Nov. 13 on 11 corruption...

Bottles of Miller Genuine Draft 64 are seen at a grocery store on Oct. 27 in Des Moines, Iowa. The nation’s top brewers are trying to win over drinkers who want to swap beer guts for six-pack abs by putting new beers on a diet.

Nation’s big brewers battle it out in calorie cutting

By Emily Fredrix
The Associated Press
October 27, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — How low can beer makers go? Having conquered the beer-belly set, some of the nation's biggest brewers are trying to win over the six-pack-ab crowd with ultra-low-calorie suds.The...

The Old State Capitol is said to be haunted by a former state congressman, Pierre Couvillion, who had a fatal heart attack on the floor of the chambers after a heated debate in a legislative session in 1852.

Several Baton Rouge sites said to be haunted

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
October 27, 2009

To view and interactive map of the haunted areas, click here.It's often only a puff of smoke or the sound of footsteps in a supposedly empty building. To many, these signs are nothing more than an old...

Possible flagship fee may be instituted next year

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
October 27, 2009

There is a 50 percent chance students will pay $1,000 more to attend the University next year, Chancellor Michael Martin told The Daily Reveille Tuesday afternoon.Martin said because of a dire economic...