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BR ranks No. 15 on list of worst cities for allergens

By Sarah Lawson
Contributing Writer
October 20, 2009

Louisiana's capital city became a capital of airborne pollen and mold this month.On Oct. 2, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America named Baton Rouge No. 15 of 100 U.S. cities on its fall list of...

Train stalls on Nicholson Drive – 9:00 p.m.

By Staff Reports
October 20, 2009

A stalled train blocking Brightside Drive is forcing drivers to travel through Tigerland tonight. Capt. Carl Kelly with Baton Rouge Police Department said the railroad company is sending workers to repair...

US 190 Bridge blast set for Wednesday – 1:30 p.m.

By The Associated Press
October 20, 2009

DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (AP) — Officials will coordinate the demolition of the U.S. Highway 190 Bridge over the Amite River on Wednesday to make way for a new span. State police say officers from multiple...

Gym renovations expected to be complete by Nov. 1

By Steven Powell
Contributing Writer
October 20, 2009

Ryan Heath is anxiously awaiting the opening of the University Student Recreational Complex gym after being forced to use the outdoor basketball courts for more than a year."It's harder to play outside...

UREC renovations running on schedule – 10:10 a.m.

By Steven Powell
Contributing Writer
October 20, 2009

Students and University Recreational Center users will have access to the gymnasium in less than two weeks, as the gym is on schedule for the Nov. 1 completion date. The UREC roof is in the punch-list...

Campus Crime Briefs: 10/21/09

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October 20, 2009

STUDENT ARRESTED FOR SENDING FOUL TEXT  MESSAGES An 18-year-old University student was arrested Oct. 16 at about 3:30 p.m. after he sent harassing text messages to his ex-girlfriend. Officers received...

 

Students battle in Guitar Hero

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
October 20, 2009

The Golden Band from Tigerland will add two members to its performance on the field Saturday.Chris Hart, agricultural business sophomore, and Josh Pereira, mass communication freshman, won the "Rock Out...

Schedule has BR casino opening in late 2011 – 11:45 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 20, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Gaming Control Board has approved a schedule under which Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.'s proposed Baton Rouge casino would open in late 2011. The $250 million...

Games on social networking sites gaining popularity

Increasing numbers of students are logging on to their Facebook or MySpace accounts to play new forms of games designed to run on social networking sites.  The reactions are mixed, but the revenue...

Tiger Girls featured in Carrie Underwood music video

Three Tiger Girls were chosen to be dancers in the new Carrie Underwood music video for the song "Cowboy Casanova," which topped Country Music Television's "Top 20 Countdown" for Oct. 16.Lauren Hammond,...

University, state face $1.93 billion budget shortfall

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
October 19, 2009

The University and the state face difficult times ahead because of a $1.93 billion budget shortfall and a complicated economic climate which makes financial revision difficult, a panel of budgetary experts...

La. graduation rate falls – 1:10 p.m.

By Associated Press
October 19, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana suffered the biggest drop in its public high school graduation rate of any state in the Southern region over a five-year period, a new report says. State officials...