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LSU Flores MBA program jumps 20 spots in ranking

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz March 19, 2013

The LSU Flores master’s in business administration program was ranked 61 overall in U.S. and World Report’s 2014 “America’s Best Graduate Schools,” jumping 20 spots in the...

The Smoking Words campaign to make the University tobacco-free is in part attributed to smokers and cigarette butt litter in the Quad.

New organization advocates for a smoke-free campus

By Jonathan Olivier March 19, 2013

Peppering the Quad and other areas around campus, cigarette butts are a common sight, but some students are working to change that. The University chapter of Fresh Campus, a new official student organization,...

Baton Rouge has highest nationwide AIDS rate for second straight year

By Zachery Carline March 18, 2013

According to a recent report, Baton Rouge ranks No. 1 for AIDS rates in major metropolitan areas in the country for the second year in a row. The latest statistics, released by the Centers for Disease...

Art and music therapy heals patients

Art and music therapy heals patients

By Jonathan Olivier March 17, 2013

University students are helping to heal patients through the power of music and art by participating in the Baton Rouge General’s Arts in Medicine program at Baton Rouge General Hospitals. Baton...

Salary Database Full Disclaimer

March 17, 2013

CLICK ON THE STORIES BELOW TO SEE FULL-SIZE INTERACTIVE CHARTS. THE FIGURES WERE TAKEN FROM THE LATEST DOCUMENTS OF THE OPERATING BUDGET AS OF JULY 1, 2012. THE DOCUMENTS WERE PROVIDED BY THE HILL MEMORIAL...

$4.3M budget increase proposed

By Alyson Gaharan March 15, 2013

The LSU A&M 2014 fiscal year budget is expected to receive a $4.3 million increase in state allocations from the 2013 fiscal year budget, according to a Board of Regents document released to University...

Highly acclaimed civil rights lawyer and advocate Michelle Alexander speaks on Thursday, March 14, 2013 in the Union Theater.

Michelle Alexander speaks on racially disproportionate U.S. prison system

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz March 14, 2013

Michelle Alexander, civil rights lawyer, advocate and professor at Ohio State University, provided solutions like activism, compassion and legalizing drugs to the castle system in the U.S. caused by the...

Students to shave heads for kids with cancer

By Kirsten Romaguera March 14, 2013

A bald head is a characteristic typically associated with cancer patients. “The first time it hit me, we were about 16 days into treatment ... and there was all this hair on his pillow,”...

Cosmaux, a harlequin macaw, shows off his colorful feathers on March 6, 2013, at the Barn Hill Preserve in Ethel, La.

Student-run preserve aims to educate the public on wildlife

By Zachery Carline March 14, 2013

As visitors approach her cage, Angel the cockatoo asks them a simple question: “Want some coffee?” Angel is just one of the many animals Gabriel Ligon houses at his Barn Hill Preserve 45...

Mississippi-born chef John Besh speaks to a crowd about reclaiming Louisiana's food culture Thursday, March 14, 2013, in the Energy, Coast and Environment Building.

Foodways is key to preserving culture

By Olivia McClure March 14, 2013

More than Louisiana’s coast may be eroding, according to New Orleans chef and restauranteur John Besh. Failure to preserve traditional Louisiana foodways could mean Louisiana’s culture —...

Subcommittee considers all freshmen living on campus

By McKenzie Womack March 14, 2013

The main topics of concern at the Transition Advisory Team’s Student Experience subcommittee meeting Thursday were requiring freshmen to live on campus and financial aid.  The Transition Advisory...

Hunting: Outdoor show begins

By Jonathan Olivier March 13, 2013

Outdoor enthusiasts from across the state will converge in Gonzales today through Sunday to participate in the 34th annual Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center. The show...