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Students reflect on first experience with hurricane

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
August 31, 2009

Instead of spending his last days in America packing and preparing to return home after six months studying at the University, Benoit Laveau ended his career as a University student fighting to save the...

Football: H.S. prospects continue trend of early commitment

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
August 31, 2009

Freshmen defensive lineman Josh Downs and wide receiver Rueben Randle were both stars in the 2009 recruiting class, but the former Bastrop High School teammates took two different paths on their way to...

New fellowship program to be added to business college – 10:40 a.m.

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
August 31, 2009

The E.J. Ourso College of Business is implementing a new, year-long work/study program focused on entrepreneurship. Applications for the Entrepreneurship Fellows Program will be available to graduate students...

Job offerings in the legal field in steep decline

By Olga Kourilova
Contributing Writer
August 31, 2009

The job market for graduating law students in Louisiana is in better shape than much of the rest of the country.Although recent law center graduates have noticed a decrease in job offers, many are still...

Campus Crime Briefs

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August 31, 2009

To view lsureveille.com's Campus Crime Map, click here.51 YEAR OLD STEALS SQUID SALADThe LSU Police Department arrested a 51-year-old woman unaffiliated with the University around 4:30 p.m. Friday for...

Undergraduate tuition, fees higher than past year

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
August 31, 2009

Undergraduate University students will shell out more money to attend the University this semester compared to last fall.The increases in tuition and required fees for full-time students total $210 for...

Newly proposed tax plan to affect Baton Rouge area

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
August 31, 2009

A new tax plan proposed by East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden has raised concerns among officials in the cities surrounding Baton Rouge.Holden's proposed parish-wide, half-cent sales tax...

[Top] Metal shingles were torn off the roof of the UREC after Hurricane Gustav on Sept. 1, 2008. [Bottom] Repairs to the roof have begun, and debris has begun to be cleared from the facility’s roof, as of Aug. 31, 2009.

UREC renovations held until roof repairs finished

By Steven Powell
Contributing Writer
August 31, 2009

A year after Hurricane Gustav ravaged parts of the University Student Recreational Complex, students can expect to see some parts returning to normal in the next two months. But the locker rooms will not...

Employment expected to increase for law students in the South after Bar Exam scores – 2:45 p.m.

By Olga Kourilova
August 30, 2009

Although the job market for recent law graduates isn't the same as it was a few years ago, the situation in the south is not as dismal as it is in the Northeast, said Career Services Director Tracy Evans...

BR engineering company creates distinguished professorship in coastal engineering – 12:30 p.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
August 30, 2009

The Forever LSU campaign and the College of Engineering received a $180,000 pledge from CSRS Inc., a Baton Rouge engineering firm, to establish and fund a coastal engineering distinguished professorship...

LSU AgCenter assistant professors visit Haiti to train local farmers – 2:40 p.m.

By Olga Kourilova
August 30, 2009

LSU AgCenter assistant professor David Weindorf visited Haiti in early August as part of a team to provide initial assessment and education to farmers of the area. Weindorf and partner John Kruse, research...

Human remains could stop floodwall – 12 p.m.

By Associated Press
August 30, 2009

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Archaeologists are concerned that American Indian ancestral bones could be under Lake Pontchartrain where dredging would occur for a proposed floodwall beneath Causeway Boulevard. It...