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Crime Briefs – 10/13/2009

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October 13, 2009

TAILGATER CAN'T STAND ON OWNBrittney Katchur, 25, of 2807 Lakefield Drive, Wylie, Texas, unaffiliated with the University, was issued a misdemeanor summons Saturday for disturbing the peace through intoxication...

USS New York to leave Lousiana for New York – 9:55 a.m.

By The Associated Press
October 13, 2009

AVONDALE, La. (AP) — The USS New York, built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center site, is heading to its namesake city. The warship built in south Louisiana, is to leave Tuesday. The...

New standards recommended for loud commercials

By By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
October 13, 2009

Wallace Collins doesn't watch a lot of television, but he still notices how loud the volume is during the commercial breaks."It catches you off-guard," said Collins, environmental engineering senior. "It's...

Insurers mount attack against health reform – 10:15 a.m.

By Associated Press
October 12, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — The health insurance industry is warning that a comprehensive Senate bill would increase the cost of a typical policy by hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars a year after lawmakers...

Obama will make 2 stops in NO Thursday – 10 a.m.

By Associated Press
October 12, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Obama will make two stops during his visit to New Orleans on Thursday. The White House announced Sunday night the president's first stop will be Martin Luther King Jr....

Students surveyed on Groovin’ act

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
October 12, 2009

Students will have their say on which genre and artists they would like to see their student fees spent on at Groovin' on the Grounds this spring. But Student Government will have about $9,000 less to...

Two University students provide aid to Uganda orphans

Zachary Stewart said he feels like a celebrity when he arrives in Uganda — but instead of being surrounded by paparazzi, he is greeted by hundreds of orphaned children.Stewart, biology sophomore,...

Two-man Animal Control team watches for campus critters, releases them on River Road

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
October 12, 2009

When bat guano starts piling in the cracks of the Student Union balcony, cleaning it out is simple, but getting rid of the source requires specialists. Those specialists come from a two-man branch of the...

Insurers mount attack against health reform – 10:30 a.m.

By Associated Press
October 12, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — The health insurance industry is warning that a comprehensive Senate bill would increase the cost of a typical policy by hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars a year after lawmakers...

Police issue 20 MIPs on Saturday

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
October 12, 2009

The LSU Police Department and the Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control issued 20 summons for minor in possession of alcohol Saturday. Police issued 71 MIPs on Sept. 19, the day of the Louisiana-Lafayette...

Obama will make 2 stops in NO Thursday – 10:40 a.m.

By Associated Press
October 12, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Obama will make two stops during his visit to New Orleans on Thursday. The White House announced Sunday night the president's first stop will be Martin Luther King Jr....

Gay rights activists march on D.C., demand rights

By The Associated Press
October 11, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of gay rights supporters marched Sunday from the White House to the Capitol, demanding President Barack Obama keep his promises to allow gays to serve openly in the military...