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University Professor Tabetha Boyajain discusses the recently discovered "Tabby's Star" on October 3, 2016 in Nicholson Hall.

New LSU faculty member heading up mission to investigate star

By Lauren Heffker October 5, 2016

One of the University’s newest faculty members is spearheading a mission to solve the mystery surrounding KIC 8462852, a star exhibiting unusual light patterns. Assistant professor of physics and...

The entire panel during the Presidential Symposium on Oct. 4, 2016 in the Dalton J. Woods Auditorium of the Energy, Coast, and Environment Building.

Moment or Movement ends with speeches from Norman Francis, Don Lemon

By Kayla Hampton, Manship News Service October 5, 2016

At the conclusion of LSU's symposium on race and democracy Tuesday night, Norman Francis, Xavier University president emeritus and civil rights leader, called himself a living example of “coming...

LSU Veterinarian David Baker is joined by specialists and student workers as he speaks on Mike VI's prognosis during a press conference at the School of Veterinary Medicine.

LSU announces Mike VI’s has 1-2 months to live, will begin search for Mike VII

LSU attending veterinarian David Baker said Mike VI has 1-2 months to live during a press conference Wednesday.  A CT and physical exam on Oct. 3 revealed Mike VI's cancer has resumed growth and spread....

Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump delivers a speech on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, during a rally hosted in the Baton Rouge River Center.

LSU student body picks Trump in mock election

By William Taylor Potter October 4, 2016

Republican Donald Trump won the LSU student body mock election with 47.5 percent of the students voting, while Democrat Hillary Clinton received 32.7 percent. Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson earned 13.6...

Pew Research Center Senior Fellow Paul Taylor signs copies of his book, “The Next America,” following his session in LSU’s “Moment or Movement” symposium.

Pew Research Center Fellow discusses racial make-up of coming generations

By William Taylor Potter October 4, 2016

Before an LSU audience Tuesday, Pew Research Center Senior Fellow Paul Taylor referred to a Beyonce song when discussing the increase in mixed-race children in the U.S. “You mix that Negro with that...

Miles removed from promotional video, changes cost $2,270

By Katie Gagliano October 4, 2016

The football field isn’t the only place where fans will be seeing less of Les Miles. Former head coach Miles was noticeably absent from the University’s national Here to Win commercial during...

Student selected as campus organizer for GirlTrek organization

Student selected as campus organizer for GirlTrek organization

By Natalie Anderson October 4, 2016

Following in the footsteps of a civil rights legacy, GirlTrek is a national health movement that motivates thousands of black women to be change makers in their lives and communities — through walking. According...

From left to right, panelists Thomas Miller of Southern University, Matthew Lee of LSU, Matthew Ware of Grambling State University and Mary Jarzabek of LSU-Shreveport engage in a discussion on historically black colleges and universities during a symposium on race relations at LSU Tuesday. 

Panelists discuss the ‘gap’ between LSU and smaller HBCUs in Louisiana

By William Taylor Potter October 4, 2016

Grambling State University associate physics professor Matthew Ware described the struggles of fundraising for small colleges and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The portrait he painted...

Director of LSU Public Policy Research Center, Michael Henderson presents Public Opinion about Race Relations and Law Enforcement in Louisiana on Monday, October 3, 2016, in the Journalism Building on campus.

LSU professors talk race relations, public opinion in symposium panel

By William Taylor Potter October 3, 2016

Professors from the University’s Manship School of Mass Communication detailed the stark difference in opinions toward law enforcement officers from white and black people to a packed Holliday Forum...

LSU Law professor Paul Baier reads up on some legal literature in his LSU Law Center office on Oct. 3, 2016.

New LSU Law Center, political science course to focus on judges’ personalities

By Lauren Heffker October 3, 2016

Beginning in the spring, the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center and the Department of Political Science will offer a new Constitutional law seminar focusing on the effects of judicial personality on Constitutional...

LSU undergraduates to present research at annual conference

By CJ Carver October 3, 2016

The University’s Office of Strategic Initiatives will host its eighth annual Undergraduate Research Conference on Oct. 14, providing a forum for undergraduates to present their research, interact...

LSU Law professor Chris Tyson opens LSU’s Moment or Movement symposium, a two-day event to discuss racial issues in Louisiana.

Law professor talks history of race in Louisiana at LSU symposium

By William Taylor Potter October 3, 2016

LSU Associate Law Professor Chris Tyson, a Baton Rouge native, reassured a diverse crowd of LSU students, administration and community members Monday that discussing race relations is “an essential...