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House passes student aid bill – 2:10 p.m.

By Nate Monroe
Contributing Writer
September 17, 2009

The House of Representatives passed a bill to allow students to borrow directly from the federal government and increases the amounts awarded through the annual Pell Grant scholarship. The vote on the...

Tropical Storm Marty swirling over Pacific – 10:20 a.m.

By The Associated Press
September 17, 2009

MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters expect Tropical Storm Marty to start losing its punch as it swirls in the Pacific off Mexico's coast. Marty's maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph (75 kph) Thursday. But...

Commission aims to cut spending

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
September 17, 2009

A large influx of federal dollars after Hurricane Katrina turned Louisiana from an economically poor state into a relatively rich one.But enormous federal funding decreased over time, and the state has...

Ice cream new gameday treat

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
September 17, 2009

Tiger fans can scream for their team — and ice cream — starting Saturday.The School of Animal Sciences will open two new venues to sell the LSU AgCenter Dairy Store ice cream on game days in...

Crazy ants threaten to run amok in Louisiana – 2 p.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
September 17, 2009

Experts at the LSU AgCenter say an invasive species of ant first discovered in Southeast Texas are threatening to invade adjacent Louisiana.Rasberry crazy ants, first discovered by pest management professional...

Kennedy calls for higher education overhaul – 3:25 p.m.

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
September 17, 2009

State Treasurer John Kennedy released an opinion column today calling for the restructuring of higher education in Louisiana.   In the piece, Kennedy compared the state's higher education system to...

Mayor-President Kip Holden makes an announcement Wednesday morning at the Planetarium about the LASM holding the 2012 International Planetarium Society Conference.

Planetarium to host 2012 convention

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
September 17, 2009

The Louisiana Art and Science Museum announced Wednesday it will host the 2012 International Planetarium Society's biennial conference.The IPS selected the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium in downtown Baton...

Med. examiner: Yale student was suffocated

By The Associated Press
September 17, 2009

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Yale graduate student found stuffed in the wall of a research center had been suffocated, the medical examiner reported Wednesday as police awaited DNA tests on evidence...

House votes gov’t in charge of college aid

By The Associated Press
September 17, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Thursday in favor of the biggest overhaul of college aid programs since their creation in the 1960s — a bill to oust private lenders from the student loan...

SG to hold meeting tonight – 12:30 p.m.

By Xerxes Wilson
Staff Writer
September 16, 2009

Student Government will hold its fourth meeting of the semester tonight. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Senate Chambers on thethird floor of the Student Union.   ----Contact Xerxes Wilson...

Mike the Tiger fifth in Mascot Challenge

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
September 16, 2009

While the Tigers are going head-to-head with opponents in Death Valley, Mike the Tiger is going costume-to-costume with rival mascots online each week.The Capital One Mascot Challenge puts 12 university...

Former art student goes from Tiger Stadium to Vatican

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
September 16, 2009

Years ago, Michael Hunt sat at his house on Highland Road completing a simple assignment for his freshman art class. Little did he know, a simple school assignment would take him from selling posters before...