Baton Rougeans loose in London: Colin Finnegan and Grant Grenfell, who have both committed to swim for LSU this fall, are high school buddies from Baton Rouge attending the Olympics in London. They’ve attended swimming and basketball events, and later today they are going to boxing. Their bodysuits ensure they’re not going incognito. To see what they’re wearing and read more, click here.
Far-flung effects: The full impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has yet to reveal itself, say researchers in the Tulane Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The largest-ever accidental release of oil into marine waters could impact the earth’s ecosystems for years to come—and not just along the 650 miles of the northern Gulf of Mexico coastline directly affected by the spill. “More than 1 million migratory shorebirds representing 28 species were potentially exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil during their 2010-2011 non-breeding season,” says Caz Taylor, an assistant professor and population ecologist. To read more, click here.
$1,000 reward on offer: Tech XX, the bulldog mascot of Louisiana Tech, has gone missing. The 4-year-old English bulldog went outside at 8 p.m. Sunday to relieve himself outside the Sexton Animal Clinic in Ruston and did not return. Dr. Patrick Sexton, who runs the clinic, told the Shreveport Times that Tech XX has never wandered off before. To read more, click here.
