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University Baptist minister remembered by friends

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
September 20, 2009

He was a minister and a musician, a father and a husband. He taught his daughters to dance on the tops of his feet and ate raw cookie dough from the refrigerator late at night.But on campus, he will be...

Louisiana to lose Congressional seat

By Nate Monroe
Contributing Writer
September 20, 2009

Illegal immigrants have become a hot topic in the national health debate since Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst during President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress last Wednesday. But illegal...

LSU community survey shows approval of wayfinding signs

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 20, 2009

About 80 percent of University students, faculty and staff recently polled said the vibrant directional signs being tested across campus are appropriate for LSU, according to an online survey released...

304 fewer freshman enrolled in 2009

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
September 20, 2009

The economy is causing more than just cuts in the budget. The 2009 Enrollment Report released Friday by the Office of Budget and Planning showed a 1 percent decrease in total enrollment from 28,194 students...

Ex-aide: John Edwards fathered mistress’ child

By The Associated Press
September 20, 2009

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — A man who once claimed to have fathered the child of John Edwards' mistress says in a book proposal the former presidential candidate is the real father and that he and Edwards...

Campus architectural history exhibit opens in art gallery

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
September 20, 2009

A new architecture exhibit opened in the Student Union art gallery Sunday before it embarks on a statewide museum tour, and Michael Desmond, architecture professor and head of the project, jokingly asked...

Venezuela celebrates historic crowning

By The Associated Press
September 20, 2009

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The newly crowned Miss Universe returned to her native Venezuela on Saturday to celebrate her historic selection, saying the nation would go for its third consecutive win...

‘Hot job’ openings more available to higher ed. grads

By Olga Kourilova
Contributing Writer
September 20, 2009

One in six of the 230 "hot jobs" for future graduates will be available to those with associate degrees or higher, according to a recent study by The New Democratic Leadership Council published Sept. 2....

MDA building officially opens

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 20, 2009

To see a slideshow of the building, click here.Carly Zimmerman said she couldn't believe she was finally standing in the newly renovated Claude L. Shaver Theatre. She wasn't alone — hundreds of students...

Prospective students flock to University campus – 2 p.m.

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
September 18, 2009

Around 400 prospective students and their families are on campus today for Kickoff LSU 2009.Kickoff LSU is an Office of Undergraduate Admissions recruiting program for both in-state and out-of-state high...

Jackson Wilson, business junior, and David Hood, LSU veterinary school student, gear up to catch spearfish over the Labor Day weekend.

University students form spearfishing organization

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
September 17, 2009

A group of University students is working on forming a student organization dedicated to its favorite activity — spearfishing.Marine biology junior Jamie Halk is spearheading the effort. The club...

Obama pitches health care to college students

By The Associated Press
September 17, 2009

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — President Barack Obama called reinventing health care a "defining struggle of this generation" on Thursday, even as several Democrats criticized some of the fine print in...