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Rainy month causes problems for campus, state

By Steven Powell
Contributing Writer
October 26, 2009

October's record-setting rain is causing problems for many on campus and in the state, and it's not letting up. University climatologist Jay Grymes said October has received 10 inches of rain, making it...

Vintage shopping, desire for originality increases

By Catie Vogels
Entertainment Writer
October 26, 2009

Josh Holder hangs the newly cleaned and mended '60s clothing on a rack so customers can buy one-of-a-kind items. And these clothes are selling fast. Vintage shopping in the Baton Rouge area has grown in...

University official named GSU pres.

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
October 26, 2009

Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga., has named an LSU administrator as its new president.Brooks A. Keel, vice chancellor for research and economic development and biological sciences professor,...

Watkins to attend Tucker Commission

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
October 25, 2009

Possible fee increases will be on the mind of Student Government President Stuart Watkins as he attends the Postsecondary Education Review Commission Meeting — also known as the Tucker Commission...

La. economic report projects improvement for 2010-11

By By Nate Monroe
Contributing Writer
October 25, 2009

A Louisiana Economic Outlook report forecasts a sunnier job market in 2010 and 2011 than the current year — but one author of the report doesn't expect that to change Louisiana's poor migration pattern.Louisiana...

Matt Wyatt, natural resource ecology and management sophomore and ECO at LSU co-vice president, juggles between helping out with the green tailgate before the Auburn game Saturday.

Tailgating festivities overshadow ECO’s goals

By By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
October 25, 2009

Mother Nature lost to the tailgaters Saturday.Even though the Environmental Conservation Organization at LSU handed out 200 blue recycling bags to tailgaters during the day as a part of 350.org's International...

University works on developing four new degree programs

By By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
October 25, 2009

The University is creating four new interdisciplinary programs organizers say will raise the University's profile as a leading research school.The programs — doctoral programs in materials science...

Memorial gathering held for professor

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
October 25, 2009

When Jim Hausey and his younger brother Bobby were children, Bobby once got more attention from a kind stranger in a waiting room, prompting Jim to jealously exclaim, "There are two of we!" "I just always...

La. State Police begin enforcing new left-lane law – 11:50 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 23, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana state troopers have begun enforcing a new law requiring drivers on multi-lane highways to remain in the right lane. The state Highway Safety Commission says state...

Second Rainmakers Gala held to honor innovative faculty

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
October 23, 2009

Even professors are rewarded for doing their homework.The University announced the 2009 Rainmaker recipients, 100 faculty members recognized for innovative research and creative scholarship, who compete...

Vegetarian Awareness Month gives incentive to try new diets

Visitors to campus this weekend can expect the smells of grilling sausage, burgers and other meat, but some students and tailgaters would prefer snacking on food grown from the earth.World Vegetarian Day...

Tigers to tailgate with Mother Nature

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
October 23, 2009

Instead of just purple and gold, ECO at LSU is bringing the color green to the tailgate tomorrow.The Environmental Conservation Organization is hosting an environmentally friendly tailgate in the Campus...