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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...

La. initial jobless claims drop slightly – 11:45 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 23, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — First-time claims for jobless benefits dropped slightly last week in Louisiana. The Louisiana Workforce Commission says, that for the week ending Oct. 17, there were 4,771...

Tuition gap could mean fee increase

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
October 23, 2009

University students' wallets may feel a little fuller than those of students from other schools, but that doesn't mean their brains are emptier.A new study by the College Board, a not-for-profit association...

Vet school receives $1.48 million in federal stimulus funding

By Sarah Eddington
Contributing Writer
October 23, 2009

New and continuing research opportunities are taking place at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine thanks to eight grants from the National Institute of Health, which brought in $1.48 million in federal...

Strong earthquake strikes Afghanistan and Pakistan

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October 23, 2009

KABUL (AP) — A strong earthquake centered in the towering Hindu Kush mountains shook a wide area of eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan early Friday, swaying buildings in the Afghan and Pakistani capitals....

The Memorial Oak Grove reopened this week after being fenced off for years.

Memorial Oak Grove reopens after being fenced off

By Steven Powell
Contributing Writer
October 22, 2009

Samantha Alleman is excited about the reopening of the Memorial Oak Grove after years of looking at it through a chain-linked fence."It's a great place to relax and talk with friends," the English junior...

Lil Wayne pleads to attempted gun possession – 11:30 a.m.

By Associated Press
October 22, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Wayne, who owned last year's best-selling album and is currently No. 1 on the pop charts, pleaded guilty to attempted weapon possession on Thursday, and expects to receive a one-year...

Nation: O’Keefe named EADS CEO

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
October 22, 2009

The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company named former University chancellor Sean O'Keefe its chief executive officer Tuesday. EADS is an aerospace international defense company that makes Airbus...

DNA validity argued in Lil Wayne gun case

By The Associated Press
October 22, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Wayne's gun possession case is putting a leading edge of DNA science under a microscope.As the Grammy-winning rapper sat in a Manhattan court on Wednesday, a hearing began on...

Library commemorates 50 years through technological renovations and budget cuts

By Lindsey Meaux
Contributing Writer
October 22, 2009

When construction concluded on the University's new, $3.5 million library after two years, five months and seven days, a University-wide contest challenged students to find the best way to move all of...