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Freshman effort leads Tigers gymnastics team to victory

By Jason Doré - Contributing Writer
January 24, 2003

The freshman-dominated LSU gymnastics team improved to No. 13 in the NCAA national rankings after earning its second victory last weekend at a meet against the University of Kentucky and Centenary College....

Footprints found at fourth crime scene

Footprints found at fourth crime scene

By Samantha Sieber - Chief Staff Writer
January 24, 2003

Baton Rouge Homicide Task Force officials released Thursday what they say is significant evidence in the serial killer investigation. Sheriff Mike Neustrom of the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office said...

Union renovates outdated ballroom

By Amanda McElfresh - Staff Writer
January 24, 2003

Renovations currently are underway in the Union's Royal Ballroom, courtesy of a portion of students' fees. According to Shirley Plakidas, Union director, the ballroom is being updated with all new lighting...

Birth control variety offers new protection

By Lauren Wilbert - Staff Writer
January 24, 2003

Advertisements for birth control are everywhere -- TV commercials, magazine ads, even on the back of bathroom stalls. Contraceptives are used to prevent an unwanted pregnancy, but it may be hard for a...

Letters to the Editor

By Reveille readers
January 24, 2003

All news should be covered equally This letter is regarding the Viewpoint on Thursday, January 23. I feel that extensive coverage on minorities will only do more harm than good. The old phrase, "You cannot...

Road Warriors

Road Warriors: Tigers win at Florida

By Chris Gibson - Sports Writer
January 24, 2003

The Arkansas Lady Razorbacks must have made LSU steaming mad. That is because the No. 6 Lady Tigers took no prisoners in its 94-54 thrashing of Florida Thursday night on the road in Gainesville, Fla. It...

Kenyans place hope in new president

By Jim Gaddy - Staff Writer
January 24, 2003

With his five-year-old daughter beside him, Jospeter Mbuba stacked slices of bread near the three cups of "real Kenyan tea" and described his childhood in his poverty-stricken homeland of Kenya. But the...

Tigers, Bulldogs meet again

By David Theard - Sports Writer
January 24, 2003

With LSU traveling to Starkville, Miss., to face No. 22 Mississippi State Saturday at 2 p.m., the Tigers and the Bulldogs stand in similar positions. Both teams shot out to stellar non-conference records,...

Off to the races: Track begins

By Bryan Wideman - Sports Writer
January 24, 2003

Coming off one of the most successful seasons in college sports history, the expectations for both the LSU men's and women's track and field teams are higher than ever. Last season, head coach Pat Henry...

Harmful ideology

Hypocrisy ignored

By Korey Harvey - Columnist
January 24, 2003

Former U.S. House Speaker Tom Reed, R-Mass., despised hypocrisy. At a dinner party in Washington one evening Reed was speaking with Sen. Edward Wolcott, R-Colo., and former Sen. Joe Choate, Whig-Mass....

Football represents America

By Bryan Wideman - Sports Writer
January 24, 2003

For those of you clinging to the desperate hope that baseball is still America's pastime -- let it go. The biggest sporting event of the year is upon us, and it has nothing to do with the game that Babe...

Marshall looks to drop Tigers

By Jason Martin - Sports Writer
January 24, 2003

Marshall University is considering buying out its contract with LSU for the 2003 football season if it can schedule another opponent in a nationally televised home game. LSU is scheduled to play Marshall...