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In an effort to prevent an H1N1 outbreak, LSUS recently provided free, on-campus vaccinations to students and employees. Two hundred ninety two students turned out to take advantage of the inoculation which was available from March 1-3 in the University Center.
Requests for more student parking in lieu of faculty spaces was the key discussion during Monday's Student Government Association (SGA) meeting. Michael Candler, representative of the College of Sciences, proposed Proposition Parking Please stressing that the current parking situation requires students to park in completely different lots from their destination.
The public school system in America is undoubtedly flawed but Shreveport Louisiana's school system single handedly lowers the bar on academic integrity. Whether the fault of the teachers union, the Caddo Parish School Board or a combination of both, this system is responsible for the failed education of too many children.
Born military brat Rhonda Failey has always moved around throughout her childhood, but said she has always felt at home in Shreveport. Failey, professor of Psychology, has been a faculty member of LSUS for 12 years and has earned three degrees from the university, admitting she has invested a lot in her time here.
The crunching of fresh infield dirt between cleats and the sound of baseballs against gloves and bats echo in the ball fields from Arizona to Florida. For us baseballs fans who said at the close of the 2009 World Series, "there's always next season," that time has finally come.
As a child, like many American youths, I was conditioned to be something of a Disney fiend. Aladdin, Snow White, Beauty and The Beast, Lion King, The Sword in the Stone; you name it and I likely had a copy in my VHS collection. Imagine then, my excitement upon hearing of the new live action Alice in Wonderland sequel directed by Tim Burton.