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ROTC training 150 future officers

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
September 23, 2009

Following the surrender of the Confederate Army, two captured Confederate cannons were gifted to campus from the University's first superintendent, Col. William Tecumseh Sherman. The cannons remain outside...

Census: Recession had sweeping impact on US life – 11:35 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 22, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — A broad survey of Americans has provided striking measures of the recession's effect on life at home and at work: People are now stuck in traffic longer, less apt to move away and...

Obama visits Letterman and brings home a potato – 11:50 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 22, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — Add this one to the presidential collection: the heart-shaped potato. By the time Barack Obama came on stage to the taping of the "Late Show" on Monday, host David Letterman had offered...

New stamps for four Supreme Court justice – 11:50 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 22, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices Felix Frankfurter and William Brennan — Washington neighbors and frequent adversaries on the bench — are among four justices being honored on...

Student Union to host video game competition, grand opening – 11:05 a.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
September 22, 2009

The Student Union will host a video-game event this evening to celebrate the long-awaited completion of Phase I of construction.Students can participate in Bealtes Rock Band, NCAA Football 2010 and Need...

Feds issue security bulletins on stadiums, hotels – 11:25 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 22, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins about terrorist interest in attacking sports stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels. The FBI and Homeland Security...

Firefighter training conference to come to the University – 3:20 p.m.

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
September 21, 2009

The University's Fire and Emergency Training Institute will host the 2009 North American Fire Training Directors conference, where state fire training directors will train more than one million firefighters. The...

Survey shows decrease in La. Catholics

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
September 21, 2009

Scott Louque grew up indoctrinated in the Roman Catholic Church. After 22 years in the faith, the agricultural business senior abandoned his upbringing looking for something more.American Religious Identification...

LSU competing against Georgia in food drive – 12:30 p.m.

By Xerxes Wilson
Staff Writer
September 21, 2009

The University Athletic Training Student Organization is participating in a food drive competition against University of Georgia's Sports Medicine Club.The Athletic Training Student Organization is partnering...

Judge denies new trial for former La. congressman – 12:45 p.m.

By Associated Press
September 21, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has denied the request for a new trial by a former Louisiana congressman convicted of corruption. U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III in Alexandria, Va., ruled against...

71 MIPs handed out Saturday

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
September 21, 2009

The LSU Police Department and other local authorities issued 71 summons for minors in possession of alcohol during Saturday's game, said Maj. Helen Haire, LSU Police Department.Only 13 MIPs were issued...

An average of three to four traffic accidents occur on campus at each home game

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 21, 2009

As Tiger Stadium's lights fade into Saturday night skies, drivers' headlights beam through campus area streets, keeping postgame thoughts illuminated for hours in streams of traffic.Contraflow, fender...