Thousands of fans flock to the fields and courts of LSU Athletics every year, generating millions of dollars that form a sizeable portion of the University’s revenue. But the collegiate players who...
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...
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....
When asked to describe their sound, the musicians that comprise the local band SpeakEasy began to toss out words.
After sitting back and thinking for a second, trombonist Nick Garrison leaned forward and...
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...
Noise rock duo Sleigh Bells nearly cracked the walls of the Varsity in April 2011 with explosive guitar blasts and ground-rattling beats. The pair has since released “Reign of Terror” —...
It’s football season.
There’s a restlessness throughout the student body as all look forward to knocking back a few cold ones, thieving Cane’s chicken tenders from strangers’...
Alex Tupper awakes in the early morning to a banging at his door. He hears a voice yell, “Alex, get up ... we need your help!”
Tupper rushes frantically to the not-yet-open medical...
It’s football season, and we know what that means: knocking back a few cold ones and thieving Raising Cane’s chicken tenders from strangers’ tailgates while cheering the Tigers on to...
Estimate the percentage of female full professors nationwide. You probably guessed about 40 or 50 percent — and if you did, you’re wrong.
Make no mistake about it — academia is still...
Professor Steven Barker is a curious, if strange, man. And he does little to hide it, if he does so at all.
With 28 years of work at the University behind him, this particular afternoon sees Barker smiling...
In 2009, Peter Gillis and Kyle Stracke each took the first of many journeys to witness something that would play a pivotal role in their lives — live music.
Musical tastes aside, neither student...
