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Playboy microfilms in Middleton

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
October 3, 2009

The University has bunnies in Middleton Library, but they're not furry.Middleton has a small collection of Playboy Magazine microfilms in the basement which  includes magazines from Playboy's creation...

Report shows public transportation use has increased

By Lindsey Meaux
Contributing Writer
October 3, 2009

Louisiana still feels the effects of summer 2008's dramatic gas price increase in good ways and bad ways — and in ways that help set the state apart from the pack.Louisiana's transit ridership rates...

Tea party movement crosses political boundaries

By Nate Monroe
Contributing Writer
October 3, 2009

They hold protests and badger politicians at town hall meetings — and they really like tea parties.Grassroots conservatives have mobilized their resources and organized hundreds of local protests...

Mentor program helps first-years

By Olga Kourilova
Contributing Writer
October 3, 2009

Statistically, 21 of this year's 210 enrolled first-year law students won't return in 2010, but a new program hopes to alleviate some of the stress faced by new students.The First-Year Advisory Program,...

University adds $215K supercomputer to Frey Center

By Lindsey Meaux
Contributing Writer
October 3, 2009

September marked the launch of Philip, the University's latest $215,000 addition to the supercomputing cluster located in the Frey Computing Services Center.The cluster, a joint effort between the Center...

Tropical Storm Olaf moving north in the Pacific – 10:16 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 1, 2009

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Olaf is maintaining its strength as it moves north in the Pacific far off Mexico's coast. Olaf's maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 kph). The storm is expected...

UF officials remove zombie plan from site – 10:20 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 1, 2009

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The University of Florida's response plans for a zombie apocalypse are no longer available for public consumption. UF spokesman Steve Orlando said Friday the university removed...

Jobless rate reaches 9.8 percent in September – 10:30 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 1, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — The unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent in September, the highest since June 1983, as employers cut far more jobs than expected. The report is evidence that the worst recession...

Obama disappointed over Chicago’s Olympics loss — 4:57 p.m.

By The Associated Press
October 1, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama had a message Friday for the many people — including himself — who put "heart and soul" into Chicago's losing bid for the 2016 Olympic Games:...

First swine flu vaccine on the way, still limited – 10:30 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 1, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — The long-awaited first vaccinations against swine flu — the squirt-in-the-nose kind — begin early next week in parts of the country, and states are urging people to...

Police: Yale retiree brought guns to campus – 4:25 p.m.

By Associated Press
September 30, 2009

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A retired Yale University employee who had complained about his benefits showed up at the Ivy League school with a rifle, ammunition and a knife, but his attorney said he...

Olaf forms in the Pacific far off Mexico’s coast, 15th tropical storm of 2009 season – 4:20 p.m.

By Associated Press
September 30, 2009

MIAMI (AP) — Olaf forms in the Pacific far off Mexico's coast, becoming 15th tropical storm of 2009 season.   ——Contact The Daily Reveille news staff at [email protected].