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Volunteer LSU paints and repairs homes at FixUp! Mid City – 12:20 p.m.

By Brianna Paciorka
Contributing Writer
April 25, 2009

More than 60 students registered through Volunteer LSU spent Saturday painting and repairing homes in Mid City during FixUp! Mid City, Baton Rouge's largest all-volunteer housing repair initiative.   Six...

Orleans parish to contribute to AgCenter for the first time – 12:15 p.m.

By Matthew Barnidge
Contributing Writer
April 25, 2009

AgCenter's Orleans Parish chairwoman Bertina McGhee has worked for the last ten years to gain the support of the city of New Orleans, and now her efforts have finally paid off. The New Orleans City Council...

Professors take advantage of spring weather

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
April 25, 2009

As the spring weather heats up, more professors are thinking outside the classroom.Professors are expanding their students' educational experience by holding class in outdoor areas like the Quad, sculpture...

Carville encourages student involvement with budget cuts – 1:00 p.m.

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
April 23, 2009

Democratic strategist and author James Carville spoke to a crowd of about 50 students today at 10:30 a.m. in the Holliday forum of the Journalism Building.Carville spoke about the importance of the University...

New Union space to be named by students – 1:03

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
April 23, 2009

The University is allowing students to make suggestions for the name of the new multimedia/multipurpose space on the first floor of the Student Union.Anyone with a Paws ID may make as many suggestions...

Prof: GDP linked to education

By Adam Duvernay
Staff Writer
April 23, 2009

About 30 University students concerned about the impending budget crisis facing the University met Thursday night in the Vieux Carre room of the Student Union to expand their understanding of how the cuts...

LSU Law Center ranked No. 75

By Joy Lukachick
Staff Writer
April 23, 2009

The Paul M. Hebert Law Center jumped 13 places to No. 75 in the 2010 U.S. News Rankings of Best Law Schools in a report released Wednesday.The Law Center climbed from 88th to 75th — a place law officials...

Regents call to eliminate programs

By Kyle Bove
Chief Staff Writer
April 23, 2009

The Louisiana Board of Regents approved on Thursday a plan to cut 87 higher education programs with low completion rates. After reviewing 36 programs in the LSU System, the Board is terminating or consolidating...

Board of Regents suggest low-completion program cuts

By Kyle Bove
Chief Staff Writer
April 22, 2009

The Louisiana Board of Regents  recommended on Wednesday the termination of 87 higher education programs with low completion rates. After reviewing 36 programs in the LSU System, the Board recommended...

Microsoft sales drop amid current recession

By The Associated Press
April 22, 2009

SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its quarterly revenue fell from the previous year for the first time in its 23-year history as a public company, while its profit dived 32 percent. The...

Business College ponders New Markets Tax Credit

By Lindsey Meuax
April 22, 2009

The economic recession has left business administrators scrambling for last-minute funds and forced them to capitalize on their location near low-income neighborhoods.Eli Jones, E.J. Ourso College of Business...

Film producer sentenced in La. bribe scheme

By The Associated Press
April 22, 2009

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A movie producer who pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe a former Louisiana film commissioner for tax breaks was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison. U.S. District Judge...