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Sports provide escape

By David Theard, Sportswriter
October 21, 2003

Sports play a very interesting role in the lives of people who follow them religiously. At different times, sports can represent absolute bliss for a certain person, while ruining another person's week. Sports...

PHASING OUT FACULTY

By Laura Patz, Chief Staff Writer
October 20, 2003

Faculty members in the English and mathematics departments arrived on campus Monday to hear the College of Arts and Sciences announce a plan to eliminate a number of instructors over a period of three...

Defense showcases skills in big win

Defense showcases skills in big win

By Bryan Wideman, Sportswriter
October 20, 2003

In its first game against a physical, ball-control offense, the LSU defense exceeded expectations and caused South Carolina to exit the game with a goose egg in its rushing yards column. The Gamecocks...

Presidential candidates forget about Hawkeyes

By Bradley Aldrich, Columnist
October 20, 2003

Iowa, the state with a long-running monopoly on the earliest Presidential caucuses, may soon find its pivotal role in the nomination process greatly diminished. In a political twist, this potential obsolescence...

Auburn rivalry rich with history

By Michael McNeil, Contributing Writer
October 20, 2003

The teams rocked Baton Rouge in 1988. In 1998, a building burned to the ground behind Jordan-Hare Stadium. When LSU and Auburn renew acquaintances Saturday in Death Valley, the next chapter in the storied...

Fraternity member arrested

By Amanda McElfresh, Staff Writer
October 20, 2003

Police arrested a Sigma Nu fraternity member Oct. 15 after an alleged rape following a Sigma Nu exchange party at Bogie's. Baton Rouge Police Department Cpl. Don Kelly said Kenneth Jones, 5055 Nicholson...

Promised land in sight

Promised land in sight

By Ronnie McLellan, Sportswriter
October 20, 2003

Nick Saban arrived in Baton Rouge four years ago to take over a program with much turmoil. Just five years earlier, Gerry DiNardo had vowed to "Bring back the magic" of LSU football. He appeared to be...

Doctor urges students to receive flu shots

By Amanda McElfresh, Staff Writer
October 20, 2003

The University is offering flu shots to students this week in an effort to combat the disease. Dr. Timothy Honigman, chief of staff at the Student Health Center, said doctors do not have any way to know...

Soccer makes scheduling change for last home game

By Jason Doré, Contributing Writer
October 20, 2003

The LSU soccer team's next and final home game of the 2003 season was scheduled to be against defending Division II national champions, Christian Brothers, on Nov. 2, but a conflict forced the Tigers to...

National committee suggests higher alcohol tax

By Amanda McElfresh, Staff Writer
October 20, 2003

A government-appointed committee has proposed an increase in alcohol taxes in an effort to prevent underage drinking, but not everyone agrees that more taxation is the answer. In September, a committee...

Fishing for opportunity

Fishing for opportunity

By Kayla Gagnet, Managing Editor
October 20, 2003

I know I will get a job after I graduate. I doubt many of my classmates also facing a December commencement are feeling as optimistic. Media reports say things look bleak for the job market, despite an...

Volleyball No. 2 in SEC West

By Amanda Vierck, Sportswriter
October 20, 2003

After defeating Southeastern Conference rival South Carolina, the LSU volleyball team is holding steady in the middle of the SEC pack. Despite the excitement of beating USC for the first time since 1995,...