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Warrior Dash participants leap over fire October 13, 2012, toward the end of the race in Denham Springs.

Runners face fire, mud and walls in 5k Warrior Dash

By Jacy Baggett October 14, 2012

If running a 3.11-mile race isn’t enough of a challenge, try running it with 12 obstacles in the way of the finish line. Participants of the Warrior Dash Louisiana ran a 5k and braved obstacles...

Ryan Chenevert

Law school grad represents state in Cosmopolitan

By Danielle Kelley October 14, 2012

Most law school graduates are worried about passing the bar, but Ryan Chenevert has another contest on his mind. The University and LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center alumnus was chosen by Cosmopolitan magazine...

Bill Cosby will perform at the Baton Rouge River Center on Sunday at 2 p.m. 

Bill Cosby: “Tell the people I’m coming after them.”

By David Jones October 14, 2012

The sound of his signature inflections may elicit memories of iconic characters like Dr. Huxtable and Fat Albert, but Bill Cosby is shedding his small screen personas and returning to the stage as a stand-up...

Local tattoo artist Ed Dieringer discuss current tattoo inquisitions on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2012 in the Atchafalaya Room of the LSU Union.

New Orleans tattoo artists discuss their craft

By Jacy Baggett October 11, 2012

The Art Advisory Committee hosted a panel discussion on contemporary tattooing at the Student Union on Thursday, featuring three tattoo artists from New Orleans.  Dale Newkirk, Southeastern University...

Driver of truck in Quad incident named

By Staff Reports October 11, 2012

LSU Police Department spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde has identified Facility Services employee William Earl Bujol, 40, as the man who ran over student Dominic Gulino, 21, in the Quad last week. Lalonde said...

Abigail Fisher, the Texan involved in the University of Texas affirmative action case, and Edward Blum, who runs a group working to end affirmative action, walk outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to a University of Texas program that considers race in some college admissions. The case could produce new limits on affirmative action at universities, or roll it back entirely. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Supreme Court mostly split on alumna’s case

By Chris Grillot October 10, 2012

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on the University of Texas at Austin’s use of racial preferences in a case brought against UT by LSU alumna Abigail Fisher. Fisher — who graduated...

New sorority to be involved on campus by fall 2013

By Shannon Roberts October 10, 2012

Next fall there will be a new sorority active in the Panhellenic Council on the University’s campus. Over this past summer, the Panhellenic Council voted to invite Alpha Phi International Sorority...

Entrepreneurship competition offers $25,000 for top pitches

By Ferris McDaniel October 10, 2012

Young entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to fight for investments of $25,000 or more at the Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week’s high-stakes pitch competition Nov. 15. The Greater Baton Rouge...

Biological sciences senior Brandon Toy leaves his fingerprints Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at Spectrum's table in Free Speech Alley. Spectrum, a student organization for LGBTQ students and their allies, is celebrating National Coming Out Day.

LGBTQ community honors National Coming Out Day

By Alyson Gaharan October 10, 2012

Free Speech Plaza was abuzz with LGBTQ students, allies and other spectators participating in National Coming Out Day celebrations Wednesday.  Spectrum Vice President of Administration Kameron Kilchrist,...

A Baton Rouge fire department paramedic assists Jinjuta Jirawatjunya, international student from Thailand and food science master's student, after she was struck by a car on the corner of Nicholson and North Stadium drives Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012.

Student hit by vehicle on Nicholson Drive

Jinjuta Jirawatjunya, a 25-year-old international student from Thailand and food science master’s student, was hit Wednesday evening by a white Buick Lucerne while in the crosswalk at the intersection...

Abigail Fisher talks about her Supreme Court hearing in a video. Fisher's lawsuit is against the Univeristy of Texas at Austin for using race in admissions.

Supreme Court to hear alumna’s case

By Chris Grillot October 9, 2012

The Supreme Court will hear University alumna Abigail Fisher’s lawsuit today against the University of Texas at Austin, which she filed after she said she was denied admission because of her skin...

Study details reactions to loss of Times-Picayune

By Joshua Bergeron October 9, 2012

The Advocate’s newly-announced New Orleans edition may see an influx of subscribers, according to a study conducted by the University’s Public Policy Research Lab. The study, released Oct....