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Students register as organ donors at new donor parties

Students register as organ donors at new donor parties

By Deanna Narveson November 18, 2013

University students can sign up to become organ donors in Free Speech Plaza every day this week in honor of the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency’s 25th anniversary. The parties are hosted by mass...

Marco Benjamin, 32, of New Brunswick, N.J., second from right, who is HIV positive, walks in the AIDS March in Washington, Sunday, July 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Event to provide free HIV/AIDS testing

By William Morris November 18, 2013

Only a few decades ago, treatment and prevention options for HIV and AIDS were difficult and often ineffective. Fast forward to today, and the evolution of medical science has provided hope. The Office...

Fifth year Architecture student Susana Constenla and member of Freedom by Design repaints the lavatories as a service to Raven's Outreach Center for Homeless Veterans on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013.

Students spruce up veterans center

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz November 17, 2013

Kicking off Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week and aiming to improve the quality of life of others through service, students from the University’s American Institute of Architecture Students...

A detail of a painting inside a volume of "Birds of America" that was displayed during Audubon Day on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 in Hill Memorial Library.

Taking Flight: Audubon Day showcases valued book collections

By Michael Tarver November 17, 2013

Hill Memorial Library’s Audubon Day on Saturday showcased the highly valued book collection “Birds of America,” a four-volume set that is too large for a casual read. The books’...

Study drug alternative poses health threats to students

Study drug alternative poses health threats to students

By Deanna Narveson November 17, 2013

Students across the nation are abusing medications in hopes of gaining better study habits, and the University’s Student Health Center is looking out for a new trend that has been spotted at other...

FILE - This Oct. 23, 2013 file photo shows a marijuana plant growing at the River Rock marijuana growing facility in Denver. It’s one of our most personal daily decisions: what to eat or drink. Maybe inhale. Does banning trans fat from our food mean the government is getting serious about cracking down on all sorts of other unhealthy stuff: Soda? Salt? Cigarettes? Alcohol? Probably not. In fact, in some states, they’re easing the way for marijuana. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Cannabis linked to social anxiety

By Michael Tarver November 17, 2013

University graduate students are helping to develop new treatments that helps cannabis users who have developed social anxiety and wish to find another outlet, instead of drugs, to combat their disorder. Julia...

Architecture fourth year Nathaniel Frank prepares for thier installation project Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013 at the LSU UREC.

Transforming the Trash: Students upcycle materials to create sustainable furniture

By Alexis Rebennack November 14, 2013

Newspaper furniture, bike tire hammocks and liquor bottle lights are just a few of the things University students will see today at the University Recreation Center from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The University...

Biological Sciences freshman Scott Swiler, left, and Biological Engineering junior, right, work in the computer lab of Evangeline Hall.

Online study room reservation to launch spring semester

By Camille Stelly November 14, 2013

As early as spring 2014, Middleton Library’s study room reservation process will become streamlined and move online much like the Office of Evaluation and Assessment’s testing signup. Student...

More people are giving online dating a shot, but as LEGACY staff writer Sydney Blanchard discovered, it may not be so easy.

Students skeptical of online dating

By Elizabeth Thomas November 14, 2013

Although a recent study conducted by Pew Research Center’s Internet Project showed that online dating had become more reliable in recent years, University students aren’t as quick to accept...

LSU AgCenter Citrus Research Station

Disease puts Louisiana plentiful citrus crop at risk

By Olivia McClure November 14, 2013

This season’s citrus crop is bountiful in Louisiana thanks to a lack of hurricanes — but it could be threatened by disease. LSU AgCenter extension agent in Plaquemines Parish Alan Vaughn said...

Members of the audience listen intently to President of Louisiana Chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization Aaron Dirks on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 during the Breakfast to Business series at the Business Education Complex.

University participates in entrepreneurship events

By Jonathan Olivier November 14, 2013

Next week marks the third year Baton Rouge entrepreneurs are participating in Global Entrepreneurship Week with an array of events compiled to create Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week from Nov. 17 to Nov....

Animal Advocacy Group aims to protect animals in disasters

By Renee Barrow November 14, 2013

While there are many animal rescue organizations in the greater Baton Rouge area, there are not many animal advocacy groups specifically targeting fallouts of disaster situations, until now. The University’s...