Daily Reveille

5:20 - September 3, 2010

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 20:38

By: Stephen Buckner


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Football: Three more UNC starters sitting out Saturday

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:57


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Football: Masoli wins appeal, will be eligible this season

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:47

By: Staff Reports


University of Mississippi quarterback Jeremiah Masoli will be eligible to play this season. Masoli won an appeal with the NCAA Division I subcommittee for Legislative Relief on Friday. The NCAA originally denied him a transfer waiver. Masoli tr...

Make Labor Day a Day On . . . Instead of a Day Off

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:44

By: By Hilda L. Solis, U.S. Secretary of Labor


and nbsp; For many college students, Labor Day means the end of a summer job (or summer fun), the start of a new school year, and perhaps the kickoff of the college football season. Historically, Labor Day--which unlike other American holidays...

Former University professor, acclaimed writer dies - 12:32 p.m.

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 13:35

By: Staff Reports


Acclaimed author and former director of the University and #39;s master of fine arts program in creative writing Vance Bourjaily has died at the age of 87. Bourjaily, known as a promising writer who emerged in the post-World War II literary scene a...

Noon - September 3, 2010

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 13:14

By: Hope Carter


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Football: 12 Tar Heels out for LSU game amid NCAA probe - 10:20 a.m.

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 11:21

By: The Associated Press


Twelve players from North Carolina won and #39;t play in the 18th-ranked Tar Heels and #39; opener against No. 21 LSU in Atlanta on Saturday amid an ongoing NCAA investigation. The school said Friday that six players and mdash; defensive ends Robe...

8:20 - September 3, 2010

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:48

By: Delores Hurst


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Miles gives team pregame speech

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:13

By: Andy Schwehm


With the LSU-North Carolina game coming this Saturday, here's what I think a Les Miles pregame speech would sound like. (Note: lines with stars around them are actual Miles quotes) Les Miles: Men. I can tell you some good news today on the home fr...

Snapshot: Squares

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:12


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Tigers battle ACC foes Wake Forest, Virginia Tech

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:08


The No. 23 LSU soccer team travels to Winston-Salem, N.C., this weekend to face No. 16 Wake Forest and Virginia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference/Southeastern Conference Challenge. The Tigers (1-1) are fresh off a road loss to Memphis, and LSU...

Yates Under Pressure

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:02


North Carolina senior quarterback T.J. Yates may have been the biggest question mark for the Tar Heels heading into the 2010 season. That was before an ongoing NCAA investigation and a possibility of multiple subsequent suspensions. But Yates stil...

‘Vast majority’ of instructors will keep jobs in the spring

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:09

By: Matthew Albright

Unknown number of contracts will expire

Most of the 236 instructors who received notices of non-renewal last semester will keep their jobs at least into the spring, said Eric Monday, vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services. 'The vast majority will see their notices of no...

‘Vast majority’ of instructors will keep jobs in the spring

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:07

By: Matthew Albright

Unknown number of contracts will expire

Most of the 236 instructors who received notices of non-renewal last semester will keep their jobs at least into the spring, said Eric Monday, vice chancellor for Finance and Administrative Services. 'The vast majority will see their notices of no...

Louisiana needs wins from Tigers, Saints after rough summer

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:05

By: Nicholas Persac

Guin: Spill a damper to state morale

The summer-long oil disaster, coupled with memories of Hurricane Katrina on its fifth anniversary, left Louisianans emotionally drained, impacting the state's morale and psyche. and nbsp; But with the New Orleans Saints defending a Super Bowl ...

Platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:03

By: Staff and Wire Reports


An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. This time, the Coast Guard said there was no leak, and no one was killed. and nbsp; The Coast Guard ...

No. 21 Tigers take on No. 18 North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday in Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:59


The Georgia Dome has been a dome away from home in recent history for the LSU football team. and nbsp; The No. 21 Tigers are 7-1 all time in the Georgia Dome, claiming victories against Clemson, Georgia, Miami and twice beating Tennessee and G...

Eat less, learn more: Speaking during class necessitates disciplinary measures

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:04

By: Matt Lousteau


Regardless of your classification, age or major, the classroom is not the place for conversation. And general education classes typically aren't especially thrilling, but this source of boredom shouldn't be a and nbsp; vehicle for disrespect and annoya...

More troopers patrolling Labor Day

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:03

By: Sarah Eddington

LSP to enforce "No Refusal Weekend"

Louisiana State Police is ensuring the state will have safer roadways this Labor Day weekend, according to an LSP news release. The state will see an increased number of troopers on patrol in addition to local law enforcement officers. 'During ...

The bottom line: LSU's tuition cost has decreased in light of inflation

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:02

By: Devin Graham


When you take the last several years of tuition prices and account for changes in U.S. inflation, tuition has actually decreased, rather than increased, half the time. Let me explain. Inflation is, at it's most basic, when money loses value. So, a...