DOUG SIMPSON, Associated Press WriterStudentsLouisiana Educators Turn to Trades to Cut Dropout RateA new Louisiana law created a “career diploma” that, in an effort to reduce the dropout rate, will go to students who opt for lower academic standards in math and English, while taking classes such as welding, woodworking and small engine repair.November 9, 2009StudentsViolent Hazing at Times in College Band RepertoireWhen two first-year French horn players in Southern University’s marching band were beaten so badly they had to be hospitalized in intensive care, it exposed a dirty secret: Hazing is not reserved for fraternities.May 17, 2009Page 1 of 1