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LSU Vice Provost for Diversity Dereck Rovaris gives a welcoming message on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, during the 26th Annual Harambee at the LSU Student Union Theater.

LSU receives Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award for fifth consecutive year

By Natalie Anderson September 11, 2016

INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, has awarded the University the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award for the fifth year...

Baton Rouge was recently named one of the worst 15 college cities to own a car in.

Baton Rouge ranks as one of the worst college cities to drive a car

September 8, 2016

While Baton Rouge is widely regarded as home by thousands of college students, one aspect of the city remains infamous: transportation. According to a recent study conducted by ValuePenguin, Baton Rouge...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the 2015 Our Ocean conference in Valparaiso, Chile, on October 5, 2015. [State Department photo]

International leaders gather for Our Ocean Conference in Washington D.C.

September 8, 2016

Pollution, overfishing and climate change are key issues being addressed at the 2016 Our Ocean Conference in Washington D.C. Sept. 15 and 16. During a conference call with student journalists, Judith Garber,...

LSU Press author wins Award for Excellence

LSU Press author wins Award for Excellence

September 8, 2016

Leonard Ray Teel, an author published by the LSU Press in December, received the American Journalism Historians Association Book of the Year Award which recognizes the best book in journalism history or...

SG develops tailgating guidelines in response to controversial University proposals

SG develops tailgating guidelines in response to controversial University proposals

September 8, 2016

Though University gameday drinking policies and other safety standards will remain unchanged for the 2016-17 football season, a committee of Student Government members and representatives from other student...

The LSU Food Pantry has canned goods and soft drinks available for pick-up on Sept. 6, 2016 in room 358 of the Student Union.

Kitchens on the Geaux teams up with Dean of Students with LSU Food Pantry

By Lauren Heffker September 7, 2016

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one in six Louisiana households struggle to put food on the table. Kitchens on the Geaux is helping to alleviate some of that burden. While the food pantry...

LSU professor Dr. Christine Cheng discusses her recent article published in Forbes, about wage gap and marriage tax, on Sept. 7, 2016 in the Business Education Complex.

Accounting professor details wage gap, marriage tax penalty in Forbes article

By Natalie Anderson September 7, 2016

LSU assistant professor of Accounting Christine Cheng collaborated with Amy J. N. Yurko, an assistant professor of accounting at Duquesne University, to create the article “The Wage Gap and the Marriage...

LSU Assistant Professor of Pathobiological Sciences, Rebecca Christofferson, explains her research on mosquito-borne viruses, including Zika and chikungunya on Sept. 6, 2016. She has been awarded a 1.2 million dollar grant to study the viruses, effective from September 1, 2016 to August 21, 2019.

LSU experts say West Nile, not Zika, is Louisiana’s concern

By Lauren Heffker September 6, 2016

While increased exposure to the Zika virus is a valid concern among Baton Rouge residents after the recent flooding in the region, three University experts agree that West Nile, not Zika, is what people...

Students at the University of Texas - Austin protested the recent campus carry law with the phrase "C*cks Not Glocks."

LSU students react to University of Texas protest

By Trey Couvillion September 6, 2016

While students across the nation are trying to get back into the college routine, students at Texas universities are adjusting to concealed firearm carry on campus. On Aug. 1, Texas put SB 11 into effect,...

Author Helen Thorpe to speak at Honors College Convocation

Author Helen Thorpe to speak at Honors College Convocation

By CJ Carver September 6, 2016

Helen Thorpe, author of “Soldier Girls: The Battles of Three Women at Home and at War,” will appear as the featured speaker at the Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College Convocation tonight at...

Mike Vi receives his first radiation treatment at Mary Bird Perkins - Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center on June 1, 2016.

Mike the Tiger to remain in habitat for LSU home football games

By Staff Reports September 6, 2016

No attempt will be made to transport Mike the Tiger to pre-game events on home football gamedays during the 2016 season, according to a Tuesday news release from the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine. “LSU...

The new fleet of LSU Tiger Trails buses on Sunday Aug. 28, 2016, on LSU campus.

New Tiger Trails bus fleet makes fall debut

By Madeline Adams September 5, 2016

University students Elise Ripley and Ansley Nelson finally gave up on LSU parking, deciding to take advantage of the brand-new, state-of-the-art buses now rolling around campus. On the new buses, which...