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Entomology associate professor Linda Hooper-Bui researches the effects of Hurricane Isaac on ant populations in Louisiana.

Ants essentially ‘gone’ near some wetlands

By Ben Wallace October 29, 2012

By book-ending hurricane and tropical storm landfalls with research trips to the Louisiana coast, entomology associate professor Linda Hooper-Bui and her research team have made groundbreaking discoveries...

Construction continues on the south endzone of Tiger Stadium. The renovations are expected to be completed by the beginning of 2013's football season.

Stadium repairs may cause problems

By Kevin Thibodeaux October 29, 2012

South Stadium construction may cause delays and confusion for fans attending the Alabama game and sitting on that end of Death Valley. Emmett David, Tiger Athletic Foundation project manager, said this...

Claudio Sanchez, lead singer and guitarist for Coheed and Cambria, plays to the crowd at Voodoo Fest in New Orleans on October 28, 2012.

Bands rock New Orleans for Voodoo Fest

By Taylor Schoen October 28, 2012

The 2012 Voodoo Music Experience had an eventful apocalyptic year, with schedule changes, last-minute bookings and a surprising cold front. The festival hosted many local acts as well as national and international...

The old school stepping style of Phi Delta Theta fraternity battled new school stepping style on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2012 at the River Center for the National Pan-Hellenic Council at LSU step show: Step Up or Step Aside. Phi Delta Theta was the exhibition for the step up show.

Sororities stomp to their own beats in step show

By Shannon Roberts October 28, 2012

The sounds of stomping and clapping filled the River Center Arena Friday evening as the ten University sororities competed in the annual “Step Up or Step Aside Step Show.” Step is a collection...

Alexandra Chung Rouse, LSU alumna and member of Teach for America, gives a closing speech to the students who participated in the Multicultural Leadership Conference on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 in the Atchafalaya Room of the Student Union.

Students embrace multiculturalism at conference

By Wilborn Nobles III October 28, 2012

Although topics like homosexuality, civil rights and equal rights for women may have been taboo half a century ago, students had the opportunity to speak openly about them at Saturday’s sixth annual...

Chad Freeman, Graduate Assistant for the LGBTQ Project "Safe Space", provides the audience with the campaign's mission on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 in the International Room of the Student Union.

Advocacy program debuts updates

By Alyson Gaharan October 28, 2012

Although the Safe Space Campaign has been a part of the University’s LGBTQ outreach since 2001, the University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs debuted a new version of the program Saturday...

LSU Alumna Holly Streekstra's "View of Lakeshore Drive" adorns the walls of the "Once Upon a Time" exhibit at the LSU Museum of Art downtown Wednesday Oct. 24, 2012.

Paintings represent fairytales

By Juliann Allen October 25, 2012

Paintings, prints and soapstone sculptures adorned the walls and display cases of the “Once Upon a Time” exhibition on Thursday evening at the LSU Museum of Art. A guitar strummed in the...

Elementary education senior Kristin Worsham (left) holds a line of caution tape taut as civil engineering freshman Phil DiBenedetto (right) crosses the finish line in first place on Thursday Oct. 25, 2012 at the 2012 Greg Gibbens Ghost Chase 3K Fun Run held at the University Student Recreational Center. The event is held annually to commemorate the life and work of the late Greg Gibbens, a former UREC employee. Participants are encouraged to wear festive costumes and are invited to enjoy refreshments following the race.

Ghost Chase honors UREC employee

By Jacy Baggett October 25, 2012

Thursday night was an average night on sorority row  — cars zoomed by, the lake glistened in the moonlight and groups of zombies and ghosts ran down the street. Runners paced themselves down...

Board reinstates donor program

By Staff Reports October 24, 2012

The Louisiana Board of Regents approved the reinstatement of the “Support Fund Endowed Professorship” program Wednesday at its monthly meeting. According to the board’s monthly meeting...

Mich. ‘Batman’ says he’s not guilty of obstructing the cops

By The Associated Press October 24, 2012

PETOSKEY, Mich. (AP) — A northern Michigan man charged with obstructing the police while dressed as Batman has pleaded not guilty. State troopers arrested 33-year-old Mark Wayne Williams on Sept....

University records highest ever graduation rate

University records highest ever graduation rate

By Chris Grillot October 24, 2012

The University recorded its highest ever six-year graduation rate this year putting it ahead of its peer institutions for the first time despite four consecutive years of state budget reductions. In...

Dixon McMakin, graduate student, voices his opinion in support of repealing Louisiana's Blue Laws. He said 61 percent of people surveyed in East Baton Rouge Parish supported repealing the laws in the past.

Bars may be allowed to open on Sundays

By Megan Dunbar October 24, 2012

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council members voted Wednesday to allow bars to remain open Sundays from 11 a.m. until midnight. The vote was 8-3, with Councilwomen Tara Wicker and Ronnie Edwards, and Mayor...