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Muslims celebrated Eid, the end of Ramadan, at the Islamic Center of Baton Rouge on Aug. 30, 2011.

University Saudi Club to celebrate National Day

By Alyson Gaharan September 23, 2012

Saudi Arabian students are making their presence known on campus with the help of the Saudi Club. The group was last seen at the Student Involvement Fair wearing traditional Saudi dress, and now the...

Catherine Threlkeld / The Daily Reveille Officials respond to a bomb threat at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012.

Bomb threat reported at airport

By Ferris McDaniel September 20, 2012

Only three days after an empty bomb threat turned LSU’s campus into a frenzy, another bomb threat was reported at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport on Thursday evening. The airport’s terminal...

Bouvay indicted by grand jury

By Staff Reports September 20, 2012

William Bouvay Jr., the man who allegedly called in a bomb threat to the East Baton Rouge Parish 911 Call Center, has been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to U.S. Attorney and Baton Rouge District...

An aerial view of the LSU campus in 1925. The campus, which celebrates its
 
anniversary Sunday, moved to its current location in 1925.

LSU honors current campus

By Joshua Bergeron September 20, 2012

On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1925, the University began a new life on a new campus. The University’s campus was originally located downtown, on what is currently the Louisiana State Capitol. But the...

Some pre-law students choose schools based on rankings

By Danielle Kelley September 20, 2012

A recent Kaplan Bar Review survey reveals that law school graduates advise prospective students to evaluate affordability and job placement rates when applying to law schools, but many students pay more...

The Rape Aggression Defense Systems course teaches women how to protect themselves against attacks. The program is $25 for students, faculty, and staff.

Female self-defense class to be taught at University

By Shannon Roberts September 20, 2012

Female students, faculty and staff members will have the opportunity this weekend to learn how to better protect themselves from attacks. Starting Friday at 6 p.m., the University will offer a Rape Aggression...

The panel speaks to the LSU community in West Hall Wednsday night about the recent Muslim protests and the movie trailer that may have incited these protests.

University panel discusses controversial anti-Islam video

By Alyson Gaharan September 19, 2012

West Hall was standing room only with a diverse group of students, professors and community members Wednesday evening for a panel discussing the anti-Islam video that sparked violence in the Middle East...

Professor conducts study on Southern dialects

By Juliann Allen September 19, 2012

Tucked away in the basement of Hatcher Hall, a University professor studies the identification of communication impairment in a way that questions the norm and focuses on diversity rather than conformity....

Greening America’s Capitals chooses Baton Rouge

By Ferris McDaniel September 19, 2012

Baton Rouge has been selected as one of five cities to receive assistance for its proposed “Downtown Greenway” through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Greening America’s Capitals...

Student Government uses fees for Middelton Library

By Wilborn Nobles III September 19, 2012

Student Government passed a finance bill Tuesday night to use nearly $6,000 for new tables and chairs for Middleton Library. Even though Thomas Rodgers, director of academic affairs, said Middleton normally...

Anticancer activity found in Petri dishes

By Ben Wallace September 19, 2012

Before FDA approval, before extensive animal testing and before any idea that medicine could be a cure for cancer, the first victories in the battle against one of America’s deadliest diseases will...

Alumni Filmmaker Gives Students “Lesson Before Love”

By Wilborn Nobles III September 18, 2012

Indie filmmaker Dui Jarrod gave University students an advanced screening of his first feature film Tuesday night in the Student Union, but the film was not the only message students received. “When...