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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...

Monday on Mondays discuss campus transit

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
September 28, 2009

Students were confronted by a barrage of free T-shirts, bumper stickers and Tiger Trails trail mix as Monday on Mondays went mobile yesterday.Eric Monday, associate vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative...

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...

Casting call draws thousands to Cajundome – 10:10 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 28, 2009

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Thousands of Hollywood hopefuls flocked to the Cajundome for an open casting call for the Disney film "Secretariat." Armed with headshots and questionnaires, people young and...

Matthew Shepherd, LSU Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics president and studio art senior, discusses plans with the group Monday for Blasphemy Day International.

Group plans for Blasphemy Day

By Emily Holden
Contributing Writer
September 28, 2009

Free Speech Alley has housed its share of religious groups through the years, but this Wednesday, it will hold a spot for a student organization promoting the freedom to criticize religion. The organization...

Obama to make in-person pitch for 2016 Olympics – 10:20 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 28, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will travel to Denmark to support Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, projecting the highest-ever White House profile in lobbying for the international...

College commission begins two-day meeting – 10:05 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 28, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A commission charged with finding ways to overhaul Louisiana's public college systems and reducing its costs is back in Baton Rouge for a two-day meeting. The commission is...