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Benjamin's World, a stained glass work of art by Mary Ann Caffery hangs in the LSU Chemistry and Materials Building on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in honor of Benjamin Boussert.

Chemistry Department honors alumnus with stained glass window

By Allison Bruhl November 22, 2016

Benjamin Boussert’s legacy continues to shine in the University’s Department of Chemistry. The department hosted the Benjamin Pierre Boussert Lecture and window unveiling in remembrance of...

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Graduate students compete to communicate dissertations in under 3 minutes

By CJ Carver November 22, 2016

Graduate students’ skills are being put to the test in a special event put on by the University. The Three Minute Thesis competition challenges graduate students to take research they have conducted...

UPDATE: PIKE fraternity voluntarily suspends upcoming activities after report of alleged sexual assault

By Staff Reports November 22, 2016

The LSU Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha has voluntarily suspended meetings “outside normal business meetings” following the report of an alleged sexual battery during a fraternity party Friday night,...

University Boyd Professor of English J. Gerald Kennedy reclines with his latest work, Strange Nation, on Nov. 21, 2016 in his office in Allen Hall.

LSU Boyd professor awarded fellowship to work on book from Italy’s Lake Como

By Natalie Anderson November 21, 2016

University Boyd Professor of English J. Gerald Kennedy was named a Bellagio Writing Residency Fellow. He will spend four weeks working on a new book project at the Bellagio Center on Lake Como in Italy. Kennedy...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards talks with reporters about his budget cut proposal for the upcoming fiscal year after speaking to the House Appropriations Committee, Tuesday, April 12, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. Edwards is proposing to close a $750 million budget shortfall with cuts to the TOPS free college tuition program, safety net hospitals for the poor and public schools. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

UNO announces full TOPS coverage for spring semester; LSU students will still shoulder shortfall

By Lauren Heffker November 21, 2016

On Nov. 15, The University of New Orleans announced it would fully cover TOPS for its students in the spring, while LSU still plans to charge its TOPS-eligible students roughly 60 percent of the cost of...

Sexual battery reported during PIKE’s Peak fraternity party

By Staff Reports November 21, 2016

Update: The Alpha Gamma chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha voluntarily suspended chapter activities, according to the fraternity's executive office. An incident of sexual battery was reported at the University’s...

Four large monitors displaying stock trading information are mounted on the wall of the SMART Lab in the Business Education Complex on Nov. 17, 2016.

SMART Lab offers LSU students firsthand trading experience

By Jade Butler November 21, 2016

Wall Street is closer to Baton Rouge than you think. The Securities Markets Analysis Research and Trading Lab, or SMART Lab, is a simulated trading floor designed for students to advise the LSU Foundation...

Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Professor of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Isiah Warner, was named 2016 SEC Professor of the Year, on Monday, April 18, 2016, at Hatcher Hall.

Warner named SEC Professor of the Year, recognized during LSU-Alabama

By Scott Griswold November 20, 2016

University professor Isiah M. Warner was officially named the 2016 SEC Professor of the Year in June due to his research, teaching and scholarship, and was recognized during a break in LSU’s football...

Artist Chase Mullen displays his work for festival attendees on Nov. 18, 2016 during this year's White Light Night art festival in The Market at Circa 1857 in the Mid City Cultural District.

Local artistic community comes together for annual showcase of talent at White Light Night

By Lauren Heffker November 20, 2016

Beneath the hundreds of strands of twinkling lights that dotted Government Street on Friday, the Baton Rouge community came together for an evening of local music, food and art at the 19th annual White...

Biology junior Abby Hogan and mass communication sophomore Jack Stallard man the Planned Parenthood Generation Action group table during Free Condom Friday on Nov. 18, 2016 in Free Speech Plaza.

LSU Planned Parenthood chapter holds “Free Condom Friday,” discusses presidential election

By Evan Saacks November 18, 2016

The LSU chapter of Planned Parenthood Generation Action held its “Free Condom Friday” at Free Speech Plaza, distributing condoms, dental dams and safe-sex literature to students to raise awareness...

Gov. John Bel Edwards delivered remarks to thousands of students from throughout Louisiana Wednesday on the Capitol steps during a rally for higher education.

Edwards delays midyear cuts until December, higher education cuts still on the horizon

By Katie Gagliano November 18, 2016

Gov. John Bel Edwards agreed to delay action on midyear budget cuts until December at the urging of legislators Friday — putting off an expected $18 million cut to higher education. The cuts are...

A new sexual assault resource app, Reach Out - College Edition, is being used help connect college students to their universities' sexual assault services. The app is customized for each specific university and provides a step-by-step guidelines for how to respond after a sexual assault.

New app aims to counteract sexual assault

By Katie Gagliano November 17, 2016

The power to combat sexual assault is in your hands — literally. A new app, Reach Out - College Edition, is providing students across the country with the resources needed to effectively respond...