Two years later, there are still vacant stretches of land in New Orleans, hundreds of acres with nothing except a few dozen rebuilt homes and trailers, say students who studied in New Orleans.
Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast region on Aug.
After Katrina: Displaced students talk about aftermath of hurricane
Swastika targets Jewish prof at Columbia
A swastika was found spray-painted on the office door of a Teachers College professor at Columbia University known for her research on the Holocaust.
Professor Elizabeth Midlarsky, who is Jewish, said she feels personally attacked.
Cal Poly student arrested, says ‘email threat’ was Halloween prank
According to a Facebook message sent to the Mustang Daily from Cal Poly computer engineering freshman Francisco Diaz’s roommate, the e-mails sent out Tuesday morning were meant to be a Halloween prank.
Neb. state senator suing ‘God’ to make a point
In Nebraska, former Husker football coach Tom Osborne is God. Or so says state senator Ernie Chambers.
In Memoriam: Remembering the 7 students
In Wednesday’s issue, The Daily Gamecock collected tributes for the seven students killed in Sunday’s beach house fire. University of South Carolina students Lauren Mahon, Will Rhea, Cassidy Pendley, Allison Walden, Travis Cale and Justin Anderson, along with Clemson student Emily Yelton are remembered by friends and family as the campus grieves.
Dartmouth works against endowment bill
Dartmouth College is preparing to lobby against the September legislative proposal made by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, that would require United States universities to spend more of their endowments in an attempt increase financial aid awards.
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