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LSU's Parade Ground sits nearly bare on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 due to the recent tailgating policies.

LSU to introduce new tailgating policies for student organizations before Troy game Sept. 30

By Evan Saacks September 27, 2017

Student organizations wishing to tailgate on the LSU Parade Ground will have a new set of guidelines following recent incidents of violence and drinking. Each organization has between noon Monday and noon...

Political Strategist James Carville speaks during a panel after the showing of director Steve Mims' "Starving the Beast: The Battle to Disrupt and Reform America's Public Universities" on Monday, April 18, 2016 in Manship's Holliday Forum.

Political consultant, alumnus James Carville to join Manship faculty in January

By Staff Reports September 26, 2017

Political consultant and University alumnus James Carville will be joining the Manship School of Mass Communication faculty in January, according to a recent University news release. Carville will be teaching...

LSU Department of Biological Sciences Professor James Moroney measures photosynthesis using oxygen evaluation at his lab in the LSU Life Sciences Building on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017.

LSU professor works to solve future food crisis

By Hailey Auglair September 26, 2017

In 2050, it is projected the world’s population will be about 10 billion and there will be a 70 to 100 percent increase in food demand within the next 30 years resulting in a food shortage crisis...

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

LSUPD dispatched to hospital for sexual assault

By Staff Reports September 26, 2017

LSUPD officers were dispatched to a local hospital in reference to a sexual assault on Sept. 23, at approximately 1:20 p.m., according to LSU Media Relations Director Ernie Ballard. The female victim advised...

LSU interior design senior Katharina Beliveau vlogs on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at Highland Coffees just off of Highland Road.

Student vloggers share LSU experience on YouTube

By Alden Ceasar September 25, 2017

Some students have found a unique way to market the LSU experience to others: vlogging.  Though the cohort of student vloggers creating content that markets the LSU experience were not approached...

LSU fans enjoy their tailgate on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, on LSU campus.

Tailgate Tales: Tailgate regular comes equipped with margaritas, television in 15-year-old truck

By Abbie Shull September 23, 2017

For the last 25 years, Roger Cutrer, along with his family and friends, have been tailgating Tiger football games in the parking lot of Lockett Hall. Their gold LSU truck, which Cutrer said they've been...

LSU's Parade Ground sits nearly bare on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 due to the recent tailgating policies.

LSU tailgaters respond to absence of Greek Life, student organizations on Parade Ground

By Maria Owens September 23, 2017

Some tailgaters say a difference in the home game tailgating atmosphere can be felt at the LSU Parade Ground without the assembly of Greek Life and student organizations. Following the death of Maxwell...

The New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet answers questions from three LSU Manship School of Mass Communication students at the French House on Friday, Sept. 22 2017.

Dean Baquet visits LSU, discusses integrity and shift in journalism

By Maria Owens September 22, 2017

The New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet visited the University for a student-conducted, roundtable conversation at the French House on Friday evening. Baquet is a New Orleans native who...

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LSUPD releases report on Maxwell Gruver’s death

By Staff Reports September 22, 2017

Maxwell Gruver was found unresponsive at the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house Sept. 14 after a night of drinking according to the LSU Police report. Gruver was transported to Our Lady of the Lake Regional...

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Students create Barstat app, streamlines nightlife experience

By Katie Gagliano September 22, 2017

It’s a common collegiate problem: you pay for your Uber, arrive at the bar and shell out money for cover, only to realize your friends bar hopped and the place is dead. The students behind the new...

Samples from plastic in the ocean are collected and sorted in jars at the University's Energy, Coast and Environment Building on Sept. 18, 2017.

LSU scientists study the impacts of plastic in the Gulf of Mexico

By Hailey Auglair September 22, 2017

About eight million metric tons of plastic waste enter the oceans from land each year. While plastic production is increasing every year, so is the amount found in fish bellies.LSU Department of Oceanography...

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards addresses the legislature about budget cuts on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, at the Louisiana State Capitol. 

Gov. Edwards urges LSU, other systems to review hazing, alcohol abuse policies

By Staff Reports September 22, 2017

Gov. John Bel Edwards released a letter sent to the state's higher education system presidents on Thursday, urging the institutions to review their hazing, drug and alcohol abuse policies.  In the...