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Chronic Illness

Quiet Pain

By Raina LaCaze March 30, 2014

Award-winning writer Christine Miserandino developed the Spoon Theory while trying to explain to a friend what it was like to live a single day as a Lupus patient. Miserandino used a bouquet of spoons...

Tom Neff primarily works with large format film

Master Craftsmen

March 30, 2014

Students always knew photography Professor Thomas Neff had high expectations. The 65-year-old artist’s dedication to technique and traditional black and white photography, combined with uncompromising...

Welcome to the Jungle

Welcome to the Jungle

On October 25, 2013, The LSU Police Department sent out an e-text alerting the LSU community of a shooting on W. Roosevelt Street near Edward Gay Apartments. W. Roosevelt Street isn’t on LSU’s...

Degrees of Separation

Degrees of Separation

The saying goes, “behind every successful man stands a woman.” While this trite saying may be debatable, one thing seems to hold true: behind every successful STEM graduate stands a non-STEM...

Passport Privileged

By Raina LaCaze February 17, 2014

Aleen Kaltakdjian, biochemistry senior, had a stellar experience while studying abroad through Hidden Treasures of Europe. She visited six different countries through the month-long program. Kaltakdjian...

LSU Mass Communications senior Rachel Weaver landed a voice over job for the Louisiana Economic Development branch with their Fast Track LED program lending her voice to voice over company training videos.

Must be the Money

By Logan Anderson February 17, 2014

John Anny’s parents have no idea he spent a semester working as a model. A nude art model, that is. “My Mom probably would have been okay with it,” he said, laughing, “but I have...

Shanderrick Williams revisits the park where he and his brother, Josh, played basketball as children.

Lost & Found

By Raina LaCaze February 17, 2014

Eight-year-old Shanderrick Williams woke up at 2 a.m. in a Baton Rouge drug house to begin his drowsy search for the bathroom, only to find a buck-eyed being with crazed hair looking in the bathroom mirror....

LSU Greek Life Director Angela Guillory Shares Leadership Advice

LSU Greek Life Director Angela Guillory Shares Leadership Advice

By Shakeyra Taylor November 11, 2013

More than 200 of the newest members of Alpha Phi chattered away while waiting for their guest speaker of the night. The women filled the room with excitement and laughter as they got to know new sisters. That’s...

Transitioning is the proccess of permanently changing gender presentation to match your gender identity.

Transition: University Students Explore Transgender Identity

By Lauren Duhon November 11, 2013

“I didn’t want to be transgender.” The words resonated through Highland Coffees one Thursday 
afternoon as nursing alumnus Logan Mumphrey, 24, discussed the struggles he faced with...

Students who are participating in any production can spend up to five hours a day, five days a week practicing. Senior Richard Coleman has been performing in such productions since his sophomore year.

Discover One of the Nation’s Best Opera Programs

By Victor Cano November 11, 2013

Joining the vocal program at LSU requires more than just GPAs and essays. Students wanting to enter the music program must go through a nerve-wracking audition in high school. As high school seniors, applicants...

Maggie Fink posing for her new fake id.

Fakin’ It: Students Use Fake IDs For Access to Booze and Bars

By Austen Krantz November 11, 2013

Love it or hate it, underage drinking is an established culture in parts of South Louisiana. Sure, some older siblings, relatives and 21-year-old friends are always ready to have an underage drinking...

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Beyond Your Bachelor’s: Is Grad School Worth It?

By Raina LaCaze November 11, 2013

For students unwilling to put time and money in their education, graduate school may not be the next life step. For the unsure, fellow students and faculty reveal that a higher education may be more of...