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Local nonprofit Youth Oasis aims to help ‘written off’ young adults

By Torey Bovie February 28, 2024

Off of Acadian Thruway in Baton Rouge, there is a small brick church-like building. Inside a nonprofit carrying the weight of the world on its shoulders.  Youth Oasis is a nonprofit working to help...

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LSU School of Theatre explores Shakespeare’s legacy in ‘The Book of Will’

By Cate Emma Warren February 27, 2024

What would happen if none of William Shakespeare's works were published? What if they traveled down generation after generation through word-of-mouth until they were merely skeletons of his original work?...

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Podcast Picks: Five podcasts for college students to beat the spring semester slump

By Olivia Tomlinson, Entertainment Editor February 26, 2024

The spring semester has commenced, which means the spring slump has too. Unlike the fall semester, students are not as eager or organized. It can be hard to push through those last few months without wanting...

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This Week in BR: crafts and cocktails, hot rod show, international beerfest

By Camille Milligan February 25, 2024

Tuesday, Feb. 27LSU men’s basketball vs. Georgia | PMACThough they don’t serve tacos at the PMAC, you can still enjoy a makeshift taco Tuesday by ordering some stadium nachos and watching the...

Chief Operations Officer for the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Luke St. John McKnight speaks Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, at the LSU Museum of Art in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU museum’s ‘Art at Lunch’ connects community development with artistic culture

By Torey Bovie February 23, 2024

The LSU Museum of Art hosted its monthly installment of “Art at Lunch” on Wednesday with the chief operating officer of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge.  “Art at Lunch”...

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Caroline’s Cookies: the young business woman taking cookies to a different level

By Ava Francis February 21, 2024

What was once a way to cure boredom during quarantine is now a delicious sensation among Louisiana residents and foodies alike.  Caroline Merryman is the 22-year-old cookie baker and owner of Caroline’s...

Poetry rests on a table Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, as part of the Wyatt Houston Day Collection of Poetry by African Americans exhibition at Hill Memorial Library in Baton Rouge, La.

The ‘too well-kept secret’ of LSU’s significant collection of Black poetry

By Torey Bovie February 21, 2024

Untapped history is resting at LSU.  The Wyatt Houston Day Collection of African American Poetry is an archival collection of more than 800 pieces of work by authors such as Phillis Wheatley,...

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This Week in BR: Local Pop-Up Market, Herb Day, bookish brunch

By Matilda Sipp February 18, 2024

Monday, Feb. 19225 Theatre Collective Monday Night Live Improv | The Station The 225 Theatre Collective will host an improv night with local actors at The Station from 7–10 p.m. Actors will...

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Wanna rave? How a local music duo is promoting creatives in the underground scene

By Camille Milligan February 17, 2024

Around 11 p.m. on the second Friday of each month, ethereal sounds and colors fill an otherwise inconspicuous building on Government Street in Baton Rouge. People with glittering clothes and sparkling...

LSU baseball graduate student designated hitter Cade Beloso (24) celebrates a home run with teammates Monday, June 5, 2023, during LSU’s 13-7 win against Oregon state in Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU students share what their baseball walk-out songs would be if they played for the Tigers

By Abby Button February 16, 2024

Baseball season is getting closer, and scrimmages are resuming at Alex Box Stadium. Students are on the edge of their seats waiting for the Tigers to take the field yet again. After a phenomenal season...

Students lift each other as a part of one of the challenges at the "Find Your Swolemate" event. 

Your ‘swolemate’ may be closer than you think: LSU Girls Gains club holds speed-dating night

By Lyla McGuire February 13, 2024

Are "swolemates" real? The LSU Girls Gains club hosted its second annual gym buddy speed-dating night this past Tuesday at the UREC. The event was a way to bring together students who are interested...

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Baton Rouge Gallery unveils new exhibit of the month

By Aris Williams February 11, 2024

Baton Rouge Gallery unveiled a new exhibit on Wednesday featuring artists Leslie Friedman, Kathleen Lemoine, Craig McCullen and Van Wade Day. Each artist specializes in a specific medium and got to see...