By Angelic Dawkins - Contributing Writer
• January 23, 2003
An adrenaline rush is coming to the Big Easy. Jazzland will reopen April 5th as Six Flags New Orleans, with all of the thrills, spills and excitement of the other Six Flags theme parks.
The park will feature...
By Cindy Davis - Contributing Writer
• January 23, 2003
For years local graffiti artists turned an abandoned movie theater into a piece of art. Formerly owned by artist Phyllis Sandra, the theater has been on State Street since 1960. In February 2000, she attempted...
By Eric Gremillion - Contributing Writer
• January 23, 2003
Early in "About Schmidt," Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson), a vice president of Woodmen Insurance Company, finds himself at his own retirement dinner. One of his close friends rises, and, in a toast, denounces...
By Jason Martin - Sports Writer
• January 23, 2003
The phrase "riding the pine" has a different meaning to the reserves on the LSU women's basketball team. While most bench players see little action on talented teams, the nine players who do not start...
By Mark F. Bonner - Contributing Writer
• January 23, 2003
Confusion. Insult. Upset. Hysteria.
It's Grammy season again, which means big upsets, big controversy and big mistakes. This year's nominee selections are further proof to an already widely believed theory...
White crosses a scary way to protest
They're baaaaack! I was delighted to walk to class this morning to see the Union end of the Parade Ground once again has been turned into Boot Hill from the movie Tombstone....
As a high school student, Brooke Gomez thought the food drive at St. Theresa of Avila Catholic Church was a natural place to volunteer. She also babysat children with disabilities as part of her volunteer...
By Chris Gibson - Sports Writer
• January 23, 2003
After struggling in the beginning of the season with her shot, it seems junior guard Doneeka Hodges has found her touch from the outside.
The 5-foot-11 New Orleans native scored 24 points against Kentucky...
By Lauren Wilbert - Staff Writer
• January 23, 2003
The interaction between teachers and students may be changing as technology becomes the norm in most aspects of everyday life.
According to the New York Times, universities around the country are installing...
By David Theard - Sports Writer
• January 23, 2003
Not only did LSU's porous defense let the Tigers down in Wednesday's 73-65 loss to Arkansas, it was a normal team strength that also did the Tigers in.
LSU (12-4, 1-3 Southeastern Conference) was outrebounded...
While concerns about war, serial killers and missing children linger in people's thoughts, other controversies are spreading throughout the hip-hop world. It is a world full of battles, fights and lyrics...
By Amanda McElfresh - Staff Writer
• January 23, 2003
A packed house of all races gathered in the Union Theater on Wednesday night to hear a message of hope and unity at the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Program.
The event was designed not only to...
