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A tow truck removes cars from the side of Nicholson Drive. The cars were involved in an accident with a Tiger Trails bus.

Tiger Trails bus involved in wreck – 12:30 p.m.

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
August 27, 2009

A University Tiger Trails bus with about 10 students on board was involved in a three-car wreck on Nicholson Drive near Southgate Towers Condominiums at about 11:40 a.m. When a car driving behind the bus...

Board of Supervisors agenda includes budget approval

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
August 27, 2009

The LSU Board of Supervisors will hold its August meeting today to discuss approval of the LSU System's $3.5 billion budget proposal.The budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year includes spending cuts totaling...

State cuts funding from complex

By Steven Powell
Contributing Writer
August 27, 2009

The University Recreational Complex lost $380,000 in state funding because of the 2009-2010 University budget cuts. However, Melissa Longino, Recreational Services associate director, said the UREC was...

Losing weight requires more work than just exercise

By Sarah Eddington
Contributing Writer
August 27, 2009

Elizabeth Lohmann goes to the gym three or four times a week to exercise. She typically runs or walks, depending on her mood.The kinesiology freshman has aspirations to run a marathon one day and said...

Incoming Management Assistant Professor at LSU Presents at AOM Conference – 1:30 p.m.

By Mary Walker Baus
Staff Writer
August 27, 2009

Incoming Management Assistant Professor presented his research paper at the sixth annual Academy of Management Conference.Jeremy Bernerth's paper investigated job seekers' attitudes at different stages...

‘Bayou Farewell’ author discusses Katrina, book

Mike Tidwell asked a crowd of about 1,000 University students to bow their heads in silence to remember those affected by Hurricane Katrina on the eve of its fourth anniversary."We are all New Orleanians...

Fla. gay adoption ban goes to appeals court – 11:30 a.m.

By Associated Press
August 26, 2009

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida appeals court is being urged to affirm a judge's ruling that the state's strict ban on adoptions by gay people is unconstitutional. Attorneys for parent Martin Gill and his...

Rabalais to be LSUPD chief

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
August 26, 2009

Gary Durham, executive director of public safety and interim chief of LSUPD, will retire from the University on December 31, Chancellor Michael Martin announced recently.Maj. Lawrence Rabalais took over...

New signs posted on campus

By Kyle Bove
Senior Staff Writer
August 26, 2009

To see a video of the new signs and what some students think about them, click here.Thirteen purple and gold "mock-up" signs were scattered throughout campus last week, stirring up conversation among University...

Obama mourns Kennedy, greatest senator of our time – 11:10 a.m.

By Associated Press
August 26, 2009

CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) — A grieving President Barack Obama paid tribute to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Wednesday, calling him a colleague, counselor and friend who etched his place in history as a "singular...

Library forced to make changes

By Adam Duvernay
Senior Staff Writer
August 26, 2009

Related Articles:Middleton Library to stay open until 2 a.m.  - 10/2/08Middleton Library to remain open until 2 a.m. starting Sunday - 10/2/08Middleton ends extended hours trial period  - 11/3/08Extended...

Union hosts breakfast in support of Name this Space – 11:40 a.m.

By Steven Powell
Contributing Writer
August 26, 2009

The Student Union hosted a free breakfast for students this morning to support the Name this Space Campaign. Union officials are taking suggested names to name the new lounge on the Union's first floor,...