Daily Reveille

Williams pair leads ‘Geauxing the Distance’ campaign

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:12

By: By Catherine Threlkeld



Editor’s note: This story is the third in a four-part series on the Student Goverment campaigns. The candidates will be presented alphabetically by last name. Student Government presidential candidate Theo Williams and vice presidential candidate Mi...

University may provide full degrees online

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:09

By: By Xerxes A. Wilson


Students who hate getting out of bed to go to class may soon be able to get an LSU degree without stepping into a classroom. The University is currently developing plans to put entire degrees online in the future. “I’m not picking on Phoenix o...

Construction management lays foundation, offers unexpected opportunites for women

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:07

By: By Grace Montgomery



For some women, walking into a room of only men can be intimidating, but for construction management junior Lauren Couchis, it’s just another day in class. The construction management major is not usually associated with women, but a growing number ...

Football: Toliver misses practice Tuesday with broken left hand

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:06

By: Rachel Whittaker



LSU senior wide receiver Terrence Toliver broke his left hand  after the altercation he was involved in early Sunday morning in a parking lot at Reggie’s in Tigerland, and Toliver did not practice Tuesday. LSU coach Les Miles said he does not a...

Men's Basketball: Mitchell to head All-SEC Second Team

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:05

By: Chris Branch


LSU senior forward Tasmin Mitchell keeps reeling in the accolades. Mitchell, the school’s all-time leader in minutes played and third all-time scorer, roped in Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference honors Tuesday per the coaches around the league....

Baseball: LSU defeats University of Louisiana-Monroe, 18-7

Wed, 03/10/2010 - 00:02

By: Chris Branch



No midweek hangover this time around. Wednesday’s contest against Louisiana-Monroe didn’t present any problems for the No. 1 LSU baseball team. Behind an armada of runs, LSU (12-0) maintained its spotless record in a 18-7 snoozefest against th...

Crime Briefs - March 10

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:25

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Man arrested for extra charges on credit cards at concession stands Chadrick Banks, an 18-year-old man unaffiliated with the University, of 5357 E. Brookstown Drive, was arrested March 5 and charged with felony theft following an investigation into compla...

Custodial worker shoots two employers, kills self at OSU

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:08

By: Collin Binkley


To see Ohio State's newspaper's Web site The Lantern, click here. Nathaniel Brown struggled to pay the bills. His relationship with his girlfriend had recently ended. And five months after he was hired at Ohio State, the man whom supervisors described as ...

Softball: LSU matchup against Nicholls State moved to March 23

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:09

By: Rowan Kavner


Today’s anticipated matchup between No. 14 LSU and Nicholls State has been postponed to March 23 at 6 p.m. There is a 60 percent chance of precipitation today with thunderstorms throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service. Season t...

Golf: Tigers use strong second round for team title victory

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:05

By: Luke Johnson


The LSU men’s golf team won its second team title of the season, and junior Andrew Loupe claimed the individual title Tuesday at the Louisiana Classics tournament at the Oakbourne Country Club in Lafayette. Loupe shot back-to-back 5-under par 67s to...

Football: Toliver misses Tuesday's practice - 7:05 p.m.

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 20:06

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Receiver dealing with hand injury after altercation

LSU senior wide receiver Terrence Toliver broke his left hand and did not practice Tuesday, the first day the team practiced since the altercation Toliver was involved in early Sunday morning at Reggie’s in Tigerland. LSU coach Les Miles said he doe...

Radio personality takes over classroom in Coates Hall Tuesday morning

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 18:53

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Pyscho Shanon, a radio personality on the Kidd Kraddick in the Morning show, appeared on campus this morning and temporarily took over a Radio and Television class as part of an on-air prank. Shanon Murphy tricked the class’s professor into leaving ...

Football: Toliver not seen at Tuesday practice - 4:25 p.m.

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:27

By: Staff Reports


LSU senior wide receiver Terrence Toliver was not seen participating in individual drills at Tuesday's spring football practice. Toliver also could not be found on the sidelines of the field during practice. Toliver was spotted on campus earlier in the da...

Baseball: Weather has not caused changes in Tigers' 6:30 p.m. start time

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 15:14

By: Staff Reports


There has been no change to the status of Tuesday's baseball game between LSU and Louisiana-Monroe, according to a post from LSU's Sports Information Twitter. The game's first pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday night. Threats of inclement weather...

Softball: Tigers' Wednesday game against Nicholls State postponed - 12:24 p.m.

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:24

By: Jarred LeBlanc


The No. 14 LSU softball team postponed its Wednesday game against Nicholls because of weather concerns. The Tigers will make up the game against the Colonels on Tuesday, March 23 at 6 p.m.   ---- Contact Jarred LeBlanc at jleblanc@lsureveille.com...

Men's Basketball: Mitchell named second-team All-SEC - 12:16 p.m.

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:16

By: Rachel Whittaker


LSU senior forward Tasmin Mitchell received second-team All-Southeastern Conference honors Tuesday as voted by league coaches. The award further cements Mitchell's legacy in LSU basketball lore, as he will leave LSU as the third-leading scorer in team his...

Baseball: Landry named LSA's Hitter of the Week - 12:03 p.m.

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:02

By: Staff Reports


LSU junior outfielder Leon Landry was named one of the Louisiana Sportswriters Association’s Baseball Players of the Week on Tuesday. Landry was named Hitter of the Week after batting .538 last week with two triples, four RBI, five runs and a .588 o...

Research suggests coffee is good for heart health - 10:23 a.m.

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:24

By: Sarah Eddington


Coffee isn’t only good for pulling all-nighters, but also for heart health, recent research suggests. People who drink coffee are nearly one-third less likely than nondrinkers to develop a stroke, according to a study at the University of Cambridge ...

Union construction continues as planned - 10:16 a.m.

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:17

By: Rachel Warren


Students anxiously awaiting the reopening of their favorite fast food joints, lounge areas, and the Union Theater will be happy to know that construction on the Student Union is going as planned. Ken Bueche, associate director for operations, said there h...

Women's Basketball: UConn breaks own win record

Tue, 03/09/2010 - 00:38

By: Staff Reports


Records aren’t broken everyday in sports, but they’re even more rarely broken by the athlete or team who already set them. But the No. 1 Connecticut isn’t just another women’s basketball team. The Huskies (32-0) put their own recor...