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Bus trip to be held this weekend

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
September 24, 2009

Student Government is hosting its annual bus trip to the Mississippi State football game this weekend.About 260 students with 10 chaperones will leave by bus at 3:30 a.m. Saturday for the six-hour trip...

Tropical Storm Nora weakening in the Pacific – 9:10 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 24, 2009

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Nora is weakening and has slowed down as it spins far out in the Pacific. The storm's maximum sustained winds have decreased to 50 mph (85 kph) early Thursday. Additional...

YouTube may offer movies

By Catie Vogels
Entertainment Writer
September 24, 2009

Michael Bellocq grew up visiting the local video store with his father to rent movies. Now he is surrounded by them.Bellocq, history junior and a manager at Video USA on Lee Drive, rents movies so he won't...

Student-created Web site provides student resources

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
September 24, 2009

A newly launched, student-created Web site is dedicated to becoming the most current, reliable source for University professor ratings, course discussions and reviews of local businesses.Joshua Duke, business...

Study: More hurricanes, but not as strong – 9:15 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 24, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new study says that between 1851 and 2008 the number of hurricanes in the North Atlantic increased, but that the severity of storms has not. The study was done by researchers...

LSU students’ health worse than national average

By Steven Powell
Contributing Writer
September 24, 2009

Lauren Stakenborghs admitted her health habits need improvement as she debated going to her evening yoga class. The elementary education senior said she tries to keep a regular yoga exercise schedule,...

Craft and budget beers to see greater volume sales

By Olga Kourilova
Contributing Writer
September 24, 2009

Beer drinkers across the country will have to reach deeper into their pockets this fall to satisfy their cravings. With the price of domestics set to rise, craft and budget beers will see greater volume...

Fla. cops caught playing Wii on job

By The Associated Press
September 24, 2009

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - It's game over for some police officers who played video games while they raided a convicted drug dealer's home in central Florida.Surveillance video obtained by WFLA in Tampa caught...

Report ranks Louisiana eighth fattest state in nation

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
September 24, 2009

Tailgating, Mardi Gras and crawfish boils are all staples of Louisiana culture.But while the Cajun cuisine may be good, taste doesn't mean it's good for you.Louisiana is ranked as the eighth fattest state...

La. state revenue drops $2B in two years – 9:15 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 24, 2009

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's revenue estimates have plunged by more than $2 billion over two years. The state's income forecasting panel received updated revenue figures Wednesday that showed...

Rape Defense classes start tomorrow – 11:10 a.m.

By Sarah Lawson
Contributing Writer
September 24, 2009

Rape Aggression Defense Systems classes for the semester begin tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Nelson Memorial building. The 12-hour women's defense program is sponsored by the Student Health Center and runs...

Bryce Bawcom, sociology junior, ties a garbage bag while cleaning in Tiger Stadium on Sept. 20. Trash is currently sent to a landfill, but a recycling program is being implemented.

Death Valley recycling program to begin during Florida game

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
September 24, 2009

LSU's football game against Florida will be the first step in a plan to one day make the purple-and-gold masses in Tiger Stadium go green. Until this season, Tiger Stadium was the only football stadium...