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LSU Student Government president-elect Stewart Lockett (right) and vice president-elect Rachel Campbell (left) put their hands on the constitution, held by 2017-18 university court speaker James Mickler (center), as they are sworn into office during LSU's 2018-19 Student Government inauguration on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, near Memorial Tower.

New LSU student government leaders call for change at inauguration

By Rachel Mipro April 4, 2018

On April 4, just after the bell in Memorial Tower chimed at 3 p.m, a student government member stood in front of the podium at the base of the tower, and tapped on the microphone. The inauguration...

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LSU students creating beach-accessible wheelchair for woman with neuromuscular disorder

By Rachel Mipro April 4, 2018

A team of five, engineering seniors at the University have spent almost 300 hours making a beach-ready wheelchair for a woman with a neuromuscular disorder. The team, consisting of electrical engineer...

Former LSU Chancellor Paul Murrill dies

By Staff Reports April 4, 2018

Former University Chancellor Paul W. Murrill died at age 83 on Monday, April 2. Murrill "passed away peacefully," according to the funeral notice in The Advocate.  Murrill served as chancellor from...

The Student Health Center rests at its location on LSU's campus on Monday, April 2, 2018.

LSU students feel Student Health Center failing to meet their needs

By Hailey Auglair April 4, 2018

Is the Student Health Center doing everything they can to meet the needs of students? From the mental health department to the women’s health center to the now closed pharmacy, students are questioning...

Kevin P. Reilly senior chair in political communication Martin Johnson moderates at the Neither Liberal Nor Conservative Panel on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in the Holliday Forum.

Martin Johnson named Dean of LSU’s Manship School

By Staff Reports April 3, 2018

Associate Dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication Martin Johnson will be promoted to Dean of the school effective July 1, according to an email from Provost Richard Koubek to the Manship School...

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Horticulture Club at LSU prepares for annual spring plant sale

By Rachel Mipro April 3, 2018

University students with unfulfilled gardening dreams are in luck. The Horticulture Club at LSU will be holding massive plant sales on April 5 and 6, open to the general public.The sale will last from...

CNN Selects “Tabby’s Star” as One of the Top Space Stories of 2018: “Tabby’s Star” is named for LSU Physics & Astronomy Assistant Professor Tabetha Boyajian

New brightness dips observed from Tabby’s Star

By Luke Jeanfreau April 3, 2018

The discovery of light fluctuations coming from KIC 8462852, colloquially known as Tabby’s star, caused quite a stir in the astronomy community.One theory for the cause of the dimming involved an...

A squad car rests in the LSUPD station parking lot on Wednesday, January 11, 2016.

LSU campus secure after LSUPD receives report of armed subject on campus

By Staff Reports April 3, 2018

Update: 2:12 p.m. LSUPD said the area is secure and there is no threat after a report of an armed person on campus.  --- LSUPD sent an emergency alert on Tuesday reporting an armed subject in the...

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LSU alumna, ‘Pitch Perfect’ star makes name for herself

By Hailey Auglair April 2, 2018

Jessica or Ashley? “Pitch Perfect” star and University alumna Shelley Regner is making a name for herself.Regner graduated in 2011 from the University’s theatre program. As...

Milo Yiannopoulos greets the crowd as he walks on stage on Wednesday Sept. 21, 2016, in the LSU Union Theatre.

Political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos to speak at LSU on same day as Aly Raisman

By Staff Reports March 29, 2018

Conservative political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos will discuss "liberal hypocrisy" and Sharia Law at LSU on April 11.  The event falls on the same night that Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman...

In order to get inspiration for a future project, LSU students gather to experience Perkins Road Community Park’s playgrounds at the corner of Perkins Road and Kenilworth Parkway on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

LSU biological engineers create playgrounds for local schools

By Hailey Auglair March 28, 2018

LSU biological and agricultural engineering professor Marybeth Lima and her students are asking elementary students to create their dream playground, and are doing everything they can to make those dreams...

Undergraduate teacher education program instructors K-Lynn McKey and Kelly Simonton run through the routine of their physical education workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 on LSU Campus. They conducted a series of physical education workshops for K-12 teachers in East Baton Rouge Parish in August.

LSU professor’s workshops promote physical education standard

By Luke Jeanfreau March 26, 2018

If you asked a lot of people, they would tell you physical education wasn’t the highlight of their day. One University professor is looking to change that. LSU kinesiology adjunct instructor and...