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Bike path to improve campus transportation, safety

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
September 23, 2008

The construction of a new pedestrian and bike path will provide alternate and safer modes of transportation in and around campus by August 2010.The 10-foot wide concrete sidewalk and bike path will link...

Rules Committee approves changes

By Katie Kennedy
Staff Writer
September 23, 2008

The Rules Committee voted unanimously, with one abstention, to approve revisions made to Student Government's constitution and bylaws on Tuesday. One notable change to the constitution is the inclusion...

Stay issued for Ga. execution involving LSU medical school alum

By JJ Alcantara
September 23, 2008

CNN is reporting that the U.S. Supreme Court has granted a stay for an execution in Georgia that was scheduled to involve an LSU School of Medicine alumnus.Dr. Carlo Russo, a 1986 graduate, is the president...

Vitter accuses Corps of withholding funds

By The Associated Press
September 23, 2008

NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., accused the Army Corps of Engineers on Monday of sitting on millions of dollars meant to improve levees in a part of south Louisiana flooded after Hurricane...

More than 150 students apply for hurricane relief

By J.J. Alcantara
Chief Staff Writer
September 23, 2008

Hurricane Gustav is considered the most damaging hurricane to hit Baton Rouge in the last 40 years, and the University is doing what it can to help students cope.The University started the Student Relief...

Plans for vacant lot on Lee Drive approved

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
September 23, 2008

The University community is one step closer to knowing what will happen to the vacant land on Lee Drive between Nicholson and Burbank drives.The Baton Rouge Planning and Zoning Commission approved changes...

PRIDE created to represent LGBTQ minorities

By Margy Looney
Contributing Writer
September 23, 2008

Not many people of color attend lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer events because LGBQT minorities are not really discussed among African Americans, said LeBrian Patrick, sociology graduate...

Howe-Russell’s older wing in need of renovation – 12:50 p.m.

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
September 23, 2008

The old Howe-Russell building, built in about 1934, tops the University's list of buildings needing renovations."The systems are outliving their useful life such as the roof, the windows, the exterior...

Highland Plantation terminates leases

By Joy Lukachick
Contributing Writer
September 23, 2008

Matt Foil is like any other University student worrying about exams the fourth week into the semester, and now he's being forced to pack up and find a new apartment.Foil, business sophomore, was sleeping...

 

University to install 30 new bike racks on campus

By Aimee Effler
Contributing Writer
September 23, 2008

To see a video about the new bike racks, click here. Joshua Roberts crams his bike on overcrowded bike racks almost every day and fears it will get damaged. The construction management senior said he has...

Jindal pitches aid request in Washington – 2:29 p.m.

By The Associated Press
September 23, 2008

(AP) --Governor Bobby Jindal is meeting with members of Congress in Washington, seeking federal aid to help Louisiana recover from hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Jindal said he met with Louisiana's congressional...

Soccer team cracks top 10 for first time – 11:34 a.m.

By Staff Reports
September 22, 2008

A undefeated start to the 2008 season has launched the LSU soccer team into the top-10 rankings for the first time in the program's history. The Tigers are ranked No. 9 in this week's Soccer America Top...