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Outtakes now open Sundays

By Brianna Paciorka
Contributing Writer
September 6, 2009

Students dining on campus have one more weekend dining option, as the Outtakes at the 459 Commons is now open Sundays from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. David Heidke, LSU Dining director, said student feedback led...

Health care reform to cut nursing home budgets

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
September 6, 2009

As support for President Barack Obama's health care reform wavers across the board, a new study shows the bill will negatively affect nursing homes and assisted living facilities across the country.Current...

Unicyclist finishes 117-mile ride to New Orleans

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
September 6, 2009

They say it's darkest right before the dawn, and that was certainly the case as Matthew Huber mounted his unicycle on the steps of the State Capitol building Saturday at 5:10 a.m. to embark on his 117-mile...

Professor to guide historical tour of purse collection

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
September 3, 2009

They can be large or small, shallow or deep and any color of the rainbow. Almost every woman owns one. Purses have traveled through time with women, and "The Purse and the Person: A Century of Women's...

OES receives $15K federal grant

By Sarah Eddington
Contributing Writer
September 3, 2009

The Office of Occupational and Environmental Safety is closing the recycling loop on some of the waste leaving campus. The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the Office of Facility Services a $15,000...

LSU SWAT team in training

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
September 3, 2009

Sgt. Kory Melancon said campus patrols are the most important part of day-to-day police work, but he has been training for more intense scenarios since April.As part of the LSU Police Department's new...

Student to ride unicycle to N.O.

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
September 3, 2009

Unicycling is no longer just for the circus. It can now be considered a long-distance sport.Matthew Huber, geology graduate student, plans to ride his unicycle 105 miles from Baton Rouge to New Orleans...

Company pulling fan color beer cans

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 3, 2009

Anheuser-Busch InBev is pulling its "Fan Cans" promotions from communities across the country amid complaints from colleges that its new Bud Light cans — adorned in various university colors —...

Manship School of Mass Communication dean to resign – 2:20 p.m.

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 3, 2009

John Maxwell "Jack" Hamilton, dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication, announced his resignation today. He will resign from his post on June 30, 2011, but take a leave of absence starting in December,...

Metro Council approves $900M bond

By Lindsey Meaux
Senior Staff Writer
September 2, 2009

Voters will have the opportunity to vote on East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden's $900 million bond — which includes the $225 million project "Alive" — Nov. 14.At a Metropolitan...

Anheuser-Busch to drop some team-colored cans – 10:40 a.m.

By Lindsey Meaux
Senior Staff Writer
September 2, 2009

Bud Light cans sporting the colors of popular universities across the country are being dropped from the Anheuser-Busch InBev lineup, according to Associated Press Reports. The Federal Trade Commission ...

Stray bullet kills college student on Ga. campus – 12:15 p.m.

By Associated Press
September 2, 2009

ATLANTA (AP) — A 19-year-old college student walking on campus with friends was struck and killed by a stray bullet early Thursday at Clark Atlanta University, police said. Jasmine Lynn, of Kansas...