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Touch screen technology doesn't suit everyone, of course. Administrators of the majestic Cathedral of St. Joseph in Baton Rouge, a presence on the Mississippi River bank since 1792, considered installing kiosks The Roman Catholic cathedral attracts many visitors, but the doors are often open when no employees are there, says Mark Blanchard, Stewardship Director for the diocese. "Many people do want to make donations," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The ATM in the Church Lobby | 7/30/2007 | See Source »

Johnathan Chism was a young Army specialist with a thick accent from his native Baton Rouge, La. The other guys called him "Gator," and Chism listed his ethnicity on MySpace as Redneck/ Southern. Johnathon Millican, 20, a private from Alabama, also spoke in a thick Southern accent and was the unit's resident comedian. Private Shawn Falter was from upstate New York and enlisted in the military in 2005, following three older brothers who served in the Army and the Marines. He liked country music. On the weekend before he deployed to Iraq in 2006, Falter was out with Staff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Ambush in Karbala | 7/26/2007 | See Source »

After a spirited rendition of “Callin’ Baton Rouge,” I was impressed. But for some reason, the fact that the country band’s next song was in Portuguese made perfect sense...

Author: By Matthew S. Blumenthal | Title: Favelas, Feijoada, and a Festa Junina | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

...While the Socialists scramble to rebuild themselves for June, Sarkozy has a program of a different sort lined up until he takes the Presidential baton from Chirac May 16. He has been effectively campaigning for President for much of the past five years; having won it, aides, say, he'll reward himself with a bit of well-deserved rest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarkozy Coasts to Victory | 5/6/2007 | See Source »

...people do in an entire lifetime. He has driven through all 48 continental U.S. states, explored Northern Iceland in blizzard conditions, toured medical clinics in El Salvador, led school children on a hiking trip in rural China, conducted religious studies onboard a ship in the Caribbean, and traveled to Baton Rouge only days after Hurricane Katrina to aid in relief efforts. With his bank of images and experiences rapidly expanding, Collins’s drive to promote change through his artwork continues to deepen. “I want to influence communities and try to make...

Author: By Nan N. Ransohoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Jimmy Collins '07 | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

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