Race to the Top may grant U.S. education financial lift [ArticleImageHyperLink] Wednesday, March 03, 2010 By Alex Foerstner As states compete for the federal education grant program Race to the Top, Louisiana remains one of the front runners to receive up to $300 million of the $4.35 billion fund.Race to the Top, implement full story

Historic racial issues affect area schools Wednesday, March 03, 2010 By Bridget Rogers From segregation to white flight, race is deeply rooted in the history of the New Orleans area.The landmark court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 843, ruled racial segregation in full story

Keeping up with King Wednesday, March 03, 2010 By Nicole Foerstner Mu Alpha Theta succeeds at competitionThe Mu Alpha Theta team attended a math competition at Brother Martin High School on Jan. 30. Seniors Se Jeong Yoon, Jonathan Lam, Ben Xie and junior Stavros Stra full story

Jefferson Parish President selected amid controversy [ArticleImageHyperLink] Wednesday, March 03, 2010 By Shreya Kashyap Interim Parish President Steve Theriot’s appointment was reaffirmed by the Jefferson Parish Council on Jan. 27.Theriot replaced former Parish President Aaron Broussard, who stepped down from office la full story

Cloning may pave way for extinct species resurrection Wednesday, March 03, 2010 By Ashley Guillory With recent technological advances, the resurrection of extinct species may be becoming a reality.On Jan. 10, CBS’ 60 Minutes aired a story titled “Could Extinct Species Make a Comeback?” The story co full story

TATTOOS: Meaningful or trashy? Wednesday, March 03, 2010 By Suzanne Maus The prominence of tattoos among high school students across the U.S. has grown exponentially. In all states, it is illegal to attain a tattoo under the age of 18 without written parental consent, and full story

Successful season shines new light on New Orleans Wednesday, March 03, 2010 By Jacob Ross and Sean McGuire The Super Bowl win against the Colts, 31-17 has recently had a significant impact on the city. Across the nation people are seeing New Orleans in a different light; from a city that was almost underwa full story

Sports teams’ mascots, symbols offend different cultures Wednesday, March 03, 2010 By Ryan Sartor All high school and college sports teams unite under their own team names and mascots. However, many people find some mascots to be offensive due to their arguably stereotypical depictions.In 2005, st full story

White cashes in on snowboarding success Wednesday, March 03, 2010 By Olivia Normand At only 23 years old, Shaun White became the first half-pipe snowboarder to win a gold medal twice at the Winter Olympics on Feb. 18.Before he was given the nickname “The Flying Tomato,” White’s mothe full story

New Orleans traditions inspire modern genre [ArticleImageHyperLink] Wednesday, March 03, 2010 By From Congo Square in the early 1800’s to present-day Louis Armstrong Park, music has played a major role in the history and tradition of New Orleans.The city of New Orleans is home to many talented mu full story

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