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Low-flying plane provokes criticism

By Justin Mouledous - Contributing Writer
November 19, 2002

Tension was high and rising at the football game Saturday night, and it had nothing to do with the score. Maj. Bud Conners of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said his office received numerous...

Hometown heroes

By Laura Patz, Staff Writer
November 19, 2002

The Louisiana Army National Guard's 769th Engineering Battalion, which includes many LSU students, is stationed in Bagram, Afghanistan. The battalion has built the majority of the roads, highways and bridges...

Web site mocks traditional media

By Grant Widmer - Revelry Writer
November 18, 2002

If sarcasm had an official Web site, it might be www.theonion.com. The Onion began in 1988 as an alternative weekly print newspaper run by two University of Wisconsin students. Six years later, the Onion...

Trading Democracy?

Outrageous demands

By Brian McNabb - Columnist
November 18, 2002

Every now and then I find myself tuning into the Mike Wolfe radio show, which airs on a local AM radio station every afternoon. The show, aptly named after its host (go figure), usually features highly...

Amos develops album as ‘Scarlet Walks’ through tour

By Ben Leger - Contributing Writer
November 18, 2002

Tori Amos was one of the few musical acts to continue touring in the wake of Sept. 11. Around that time, Amos was preparing for the release of "Strange Little Girls," a controversial cover album that stretched...

Novels redefine single

By Kristen Meyer - Contributing Writer
November 18, 2002

Storylines in women's fiction have fluctuated as much as an estrogen cycle throughout the last several years. Once upon a time, 50-cent trashy Harlequin romance novels were all the rage. Then came the...

Sign sparks pay increase debate

Sign sparks pay increase debate

By Cornelius Dowdell, Contributing Writer
November 18, 2002

Two students challenged Chancellor Mark Emmert to explain his explain his role in the University and why he gets paid so much on Friday by hanging a large banner on an exterior Union railing. Speech communication...

‘Clue’-ing in to the Simpsons

By Grant Widmer - Revelry Writer
November 18, 2002

If students have ever dreamt of ending a game of Clue with "It was Homer in the Kwik-E-Mart with the slingshot," now's their chance. Parker Bros., the makers of Clue, teamed up with Simpsons' creator Matt...

Walk down memory lane: Yearbook arrives

By Jessica Waldon, Contributing Writer
November 18, 2002

Walk down memory lane: Yearbook arrives Collection boasts improvements By Jessica Waldon, Contributing Writer Memories of last year will be reappearing this week as the Gumbo staff distributes the 2001-2002...

Star Wars release 'Clone'd on digital two-disk set

Star Wars release ‘Clone’d on digital two-disk set

By Jeff Roedel - Revelry Writer
November 18, 2002

"Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones" is not a film. Sure it raked millions of fans into theaters this summer, but not a single frame of George Lucas' latest space adventure was recorded with...

To your health

By Lindsay Hellwig
November 18, 2002

How should my breasts feel? I am in my 20s and sometimes feel lumps and soreness. Is this normal? --Worried Dear Worried, First off, Congratulations for observing changes in your body. Knowing how you...

Hoops team wins with late-scoring run

By Dave Bommarito, Contributing Writer
November 18, 2002

As the LSU band warmed up the PMAC crowd, players from the Houston Sports Group trickled onto the floor. At first there were three, and after a couple of minutes two more players joined the disorganized...