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Gimme Shelter
Volume 114, Issue 87
EBR Animal Control rescues stray dogs, offers them for adoption
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
BUDGET
English Dept. cuts could delay graduations
By Sabrina Trahan Contributing Writer
breeds. Richard Byrd, East Baton Rouge Animal Control and Rescue Center operations manager, said the most common dog at the shelter is a Labrador retriever or Lab mix. He said there are a lot of mixed breeds including hound mixes, husky mixes, terrier mixes, pit bull mixes and German shepherd mixes.
Budget cuts in the English department resulted in 39 instructors receiving termination letters effective January 2011 if the University does not revoke them. Cuts in the English department will likely result in delayed graduation dates, said English Department Chair Anna Nardo. “Students can’t enter most senior colleges until they have taken English 1001,” Nardo said. All students must take writing courses English 1001 and English 2000 to meet general education requirements, and the University could not accommodate all freshmen needing English 1001 if the cuts were to happen, Nardo said. As a result, a significant amount of students would not be permitted to take English 2000, a sophomore-level course, until their junior or senior year, Nardo said. “The main thing is that these cuts could limit the options of classes that are available to
SHELTER, see page 15
CUTS, see page 15
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Kaitlin Saragusa, mass communication freshman, volunteers Wednesday with Karma, a rescued dog at the East Baton Rouge Animal Control and Rescue Center. Mixed breeds such as Karma are common at the shelter, as are larger dogs like Labrador retrievers.
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‘All you have to do is treat [the dog] right, and it will love you with everything it’s got.’ Richard Byrd
EBR Animal Control and Rescue Center operations manager
HEALTH
By Mary Walker Baus Contributing Writer
Many aspects of Louisiana culture imply bigger is better, but the opposite may be true for Louisiana’s dogs. Animal Control officers and volunteers will rescue any dog they find on the street, but the dogs they most commonly find roughing it in Sportsman’s Paradise are bigger
Vegetarian options become popular with students Dining halls offer meatless choices By Rachel Warren Contributing Writer
Many students are going green in a whole new way — using the earth to care for their own bodies. Vegetarian options are becoming more common in the University’s dining halls, and students are taking notice. David Heidke, LSU dining and concessions director, said vegetarian options are becoming more popular among students
than in the past. “We’re finding that the vegetarian items on our menu are seeing a lot more usage,” Heidke said. The 459 Commons and The 5 both offer several meatless options each day, Heidke said. Items such as tomato ravioli, veggie burgers and vegetable lasagna are provided. Both dining halls also have a station where students’ food is cooked in front of them. At these stations, students can choose how they want their entrées prepared, Heidke said. Amanda Songy, theatre junior, doesn’t eat red meat, and said the 459 Commons offers
many options for students who are particular about what they eat. “I liked the salad bar and the make-your-own dishes like fajitas and quesadillas,” she said. Vanessa Richard, a dietician at the Student Health Center, works with the dining halls to create programs for students that promote healthy eating and lifestyle choices. The popular program “Super Foods” was introduced last semester. Dining halls endorsed a new healthy food each month. This semester’s programs have not been determined, VEGETARIAN, see page 15
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Chris Mairena, biology freshman, fixes a salad Thursday at the 459 Commons. Many students are choosing vegetarian options as alternatives to greasy fried foods.