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Wal-Mart best symbolizes America, a new poll finds – 10:10 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 28, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — Half the respondents of a new poll say taxing the richest Americans by at least 50 percent is a great idea, while more than a third consider Twitter a fad that will likely fade. Those...

90 years later, opera’s back on Bourbon Street – 10 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 28, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bourbon Street — where Dixieland jazz competes with karaoke bars, rock 'n' roll cover bands and strip club jukeboxes — is also one of the first places in America where...

DHH receives asthma grant – 9:45 a.m.

By Steven Powell
Contributing Writer
September 28, 2009

Better treatment is imminent for Louisiana asthmatics, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals a $1.75 million grant for fighting asthma. The...

SG addresses Moodle controversy – 12 p.m.

By Xerxes Wilson
Staff Writer
September 28, 2009

The Student Government Senate Academics Committee will debate instructors factoring students' Moodle access frequency in their class participation grade. Teachers can determine how much a student accesses...

La. has surplus of four-year degrees

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 28, 2009

The Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission met Monday to discuss the future of community and technical colleges in Louisiana. Members heard from national and local leaders about the state's...

 

LSU’s contributions to public good helps put University on list of best colleges

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
September 28, 2009

The University is known for filling Baton Rouge with the electricity of LSU football. But when Tiger Stadium empties, another important facet of the University still pervades the community — its...

Iran tests most advanced missiles – 10:25 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 28, 2009

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran tested its most advanced missiles Monday to cap two days of war games, raising more international concern and stronger pressure to quickly come clean on the newly revealed...

 

13th Gate named best haunted house in nation

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
September 28, 2009

Annie Delatte gets paid to lie on a table and be mutilated by a slash murderer. The English sophomore is an actress at the 13th Gate, a haunted house in Baton Rouge which Hauntworld Magazine recently named...

University HPC launches supercomputing cluster – 11:50 a.m.

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
September 28, 2009

The University's High Performance Computing introduced Philip, a supercomputing cluster, during the week of Sept. 13, according to a news release from the Center for Computation & Technology. The...

International research team cracks potato genome – 10:15 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 28, 2009

DETROIT (AP) — A global team of researchers has mapped the genetic code of the world's most popular vegetable — the potato. The draft of the potato genome released last week represents the...

Louisiana traffic deaths take sharp drop in 2008 – 10:35 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 28, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana safety officials said Monday traffic deaths and injuries in Louisiana in 2008 took the sharpest decline in 15 years. In 2008, 913 people were killed in Louisiana...

“Monday on Mondays” held today – 11:50 a.m.

By Xerxes Wilson
Staff Writer
September 28, 2009

Monday on Mondays will go mobile today. Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services Eric Monday will ride the Purple and Gold Tiger Trails routes from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. answering...