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Take a Hike: Outdoor trails around Baton Rouge

By Kevin Thibodeaux, Staff Writer September 23, 2012

Louisiana, the sportsman’s paradise, offers the perfect opportunity to switch things up during the normal wind and grind of the fall semester. Only a couple of hours outside Baton Rouge, the state...

Cows graze in LSU's pasture located on Ben Hur Road, off Nicholson Road.

LSU Dairy Store offers fresh meat cuts at low prices

By Elizabeth Clausen, Staff Writer September 23, 2012

While the LSU AgCenter Dairy Store is best known for its frozen treats, it also offers a wide variety of some of the freshest meats in town.  In the Dairy Store, you can purchase cuts of beef, pork,...

Love Your Neighbor, an organization started by senior Alex Tupper, has provided about 11,000 meals to Haitians since its inception in May.

University student teaches Haitians how to farm

By Sydney Blanchard, Staff Writer September 23, 2012

 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...

Mariel Jones wearing a Purple printed high-low dress ($42) and a purple cross neclace ($30) both from Vertigo

Stand Up and Stand Out: Tailgate Fashion Guide

By Sydney Blanchard, Staff Writer September 23, 2012

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...

Academia: It’s a Boys’ Club

By Elizabeth Clausen, Staff Writer September 23, 2012

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 and chemist Steven Barker sits at his desk, surrounded by curious objects — a mortar and pestle, a DNA model, the cylinder of a spectrometer.

Professor talks DMT research, its effects on you — and possibly your faith

By Clayton Crockett, Staff writer September 23, 2012

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...

Peter Gillis, pre-science sophomore, listens to Bassnectar on his laptop. He has followed Bassnectar performances around the nation, even working at one of the concerts.

Student music fans travel the nation to follow bands

By Austen Krantz, Staff Writer September 23, 2012

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...

Dinosaur Jr. releases new album "I Bet on Sky"

On the Record: Dinosaur Jr.

By Austen Krantz, Staff writer September 20, 2012

Dinosaur Jr. has recorded three studio albums since the group reformed in 2005. The Massachusetts based alternative crew reunited following tension between guitarist and songwriter Jay Mascis and...

LEGACY magazine launches campaign for new name

By Sydni Dunn, Editor-in-chief September 9, 2012

“Hi, I’m a reporter from LSU’s student magazine, LEGACY.” “What is it?” This is all too familiar for the editorial staff of LEGACY, the University’s quarterly,...