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Northgate area back on its feet after storm

By Kyle Bove
Staff Writer
September 10, 2008

After driving down a dark and desolate Chimes Street once every few hours checking for signs of electricity, Clarke Cadzow, owner of Highland Coffees, was relieved when he pulled up to glimmering lights...

Chancellor Martin praises Gustav cleanup effort

By Erica Warren
Contributing Writer
September 9, 2008

The Faculty Senate met Wednesday afternoon for its first meeting of the fall semester.Topics of discussion that concern students included Gustav cleanup and Moodle technical problems. Chancellor Michael...

It’s official: LSU will play in Tiger Stadium

By Rachel Whittaker
Sports Contributor
September 9, 2008

LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva announced in a news release Wednesday that LSU's game Saturday against North Texas will be in Tiger Stadium at 7 p.m.A North Texas official confirmed to The Daily Reveille...

Helms leads Tigers’ offensive line

By Robert Stewart
Sports Writer
September 9, 2008

The center is the quarterback of the offensive line, directing protection schemes and blitz pick-ups.And with the Tigers' young corps of signal-callers, senior and third-year starter Brett Helms has embraced...

Storm causes mosquito increase in Baton Rouge

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
September 9, 2008

Besides flooding streets, uprooting trees and leaving thousands without power, Hurricane Gustav left Baton Rouge with another problem — mosquitoes.With standing water left after the storm, the city...

 

Vet school shelters squirrels after Gustav

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
September 9, 2008

The trees overturned by Hurricane Gustav were more than an inconvenience to the daily lives of students.The fallen oaks also forever altered the lives of hundreds of baby squirrels separated from their...

Saturday’s game may be moved to Atlanta

By Casey Gisclair
Sports Writer
September 8, 2008

To see a video on Les Miles' press conference, click here. The last time LSU was scheduled to take the field against North Texas in 2005, Hurricane Katrina forced the game back more than a month.With the...

 

North Texas: Game will be in Tiger Stadium

By Casey Gisclair
Sports Writer
September 8, 2008

A North Texas official confirmed to The Daily Reveille on Tuesday afternoon that Saturday's football game between North Texas and LSU will be played in Tiger Stadium."They contacted us early [Tuesday]...

Players think storm will unite team

By Casey Gisclair
Sports Writer
September 8, 2008

To see a video about players discussing Hurricane Gustav, click here. Several upperclassmen on the LSU football team witnessed first-hand the destruction caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 while...

Life in prison for mom in microwave-baby case

By James Hannah
The Associated Press
September 8, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A woman was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the chance for parole for burning her baby daughter to death in a microwave after fighting with her boyfriend.Common Pleas...

Campus trees suffer extensive damage

By Nicholas Persac
News Editor
September 7, 2008

To see a video about damaged trees on campus, click here. Fred Fellner, Facility Services assistant director for landscape services, stood in the shade of several live oak trees across from Parker Coliseum...

 

Bhutto widower elected Pakistani president

By By Munir Ahmad
The Associated Press
September 7, 2008

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Benazir Bhutto's widower swept Pakistan's presidential election on Saturday, offering hope for stability to a nuclear-armed country feeling intense U.S. pressure to crack...