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Students out of temp housing

By Ben Bourgeois
Contributing Writer
September 14, 2008

To see a video on freshmen still living in temporary housing, click here. Despite the effects of Hurricane Gustav, the department of Residential Life is successfully moving students out of kitchens and...

ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ headed to Auburn

By Staff Reports
September 14, 2008

The popular ESPN show "College GameDay" will be in Auburn, Ala. this weekend for Saturday's LSU-Auburn game. The show will air live from Auburn's campus beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday morning. The game will...

Intersections still powerless

By Lindsey Meaux
Staff Writer
September 12, 2008

Residents of East Baton Rouge Parish are struggling to return to their normal lives after Hurricane Gustav, but because of widespread traffic signal outages, they spend hours in traffic each day. As of...

Changes made to the 2009-10 Academic Calendar

By Katie Kennedy
Staff Writer
September 12, 2008

For any students who have experienced difficulty making it home for Thanksgiving or back to school after Easter, recently approved changes to the Academic Calendar may alleviate some of the stress.Starting...

Bruce Parker, Safe Space Campaign coordinator and doctorate student speaks Thursday at the LBGTQ Mixer held in the African American Cultural Center.

LGBTQ holds first social event of fall semester

By Margy Looney
Contributing Writer
September 12, 2008

Awareness of sexual orientation issues is spreading within the LGBTQ community, but making the average University student care about those issues is the challenge at hand."There is a visibility problem,"...

Students believe no fall break costly, inconvenient

By Olga Kourilova
Contributing Writer
September 12, 2008

The cancellation of fall break may cost some students more than just a few days of relaxation. Autumn Autrey, psychology and business sophomore, and six University students planned a four-day mission trip...

Mulcahy’s Poli. Sci. classes still being held

By Leslie Presnall
Staff Writer
September 12, 2008

Despite professor Kevin Mulcahy being placed on paid administrative leave Friday, his political science classes were still held this week. Mulcahy's classes met with substitute instructors, said James...

Some students confused by two-for-one bottled water

By Sean Griffin
Contributing Writer
September 12, 2008

Officials considered the two-for-one 12 oz. bottled water special sold at LSU's season opener to be a success.But some students left Tiger Stadium confused by the promotion.    Advertisements...

Classes to resume Monday

By Staff Reports
September 12, 2008

The University sent out a text message this morning around 11:20 a.m. Friday, saying the University is closing at noon because of bad weather from Hurricane Ike. Classes are canceled after noon and will...

Gustav downs historic Baton Rouge landmark

By Louis Pelletteri III
Contributing Writer
September 11, 2008

A historic Baton Rouge landmark is gone, courtesy of Hurricane Gustav's fierce and mighty winds.The Category 1-force winds uprooted the estimated 250-year-old Thomas Boyd oak tree in the formal gardens...

SG to host ‘Day of Appreciation’

By Katie Kennedy
Staff Writer
September 11, 2008

Student Government approved a bill Wednesday night to host a "Day of Appreciation" to honor University students, faculty and staff who volunteered their services during Hurricane Gustav. SG plans to allocate...

University aims to enroll 31,000

By Sarah Lawson
Contributing Writer
September 11, 2008

The University is taking steps to enlarge its student body while keeping it academically sound — a combination of the past two chancellors' efforts — according to Jim McCoy, vice provost of...