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University brings in biggest freshman class yet

By Chris Grillot September 18, 2012

Despite increased tuition costs ,the University reeled in its biggest freshman class since it added admission standards in 1988. The class comprises 5,725 new students, according to the Office of Budget...

Officers search Evangeline Hall on LSU's campus Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 after a bomb scare.

Bomb effects could vary depending on motives

By Chris Grillot September 18, 2012

Though no explosive devices were found in Monday’s bomb threat, the damage and loss of life could have varied significantly had the threat been real, according to Rick Blackwood, retired Navy captain...

LSU students wait for buses to take them off campus Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 after a bomb scare.

Bomb threat causes traffic and frustration

By Staff Reports September 18, 2012

Exams, classes and meetings usually crowd the minds of University students on Monday mornings, but traffic, a closed campus and uncertainty replaced routine this week after a bomb was reported on campus. ...

This rendering depicts the proposed renovations to the Main Street Market.

Main Street Market gets facelift

By Ferris McDaniel September 18, 2012

The Main Street Market, a bustling weekday lunch location and Saturday morning hotspot during the Red Stick Farmers Market, is being renovated to better serve its weekly stampede of visitors. The makeover,...

Women in Technology Careers Forum to be held Thursday

By Olivia McClure September 18, 2012

A June 2012 Forbes article titled “Here’s the Real Reason There Are Not More Women in Technology” reported that many young women are unaware of the variety of career options available...

A glance at the distance some people travel daily to make it to LSU's campus.

Many students, professors commute long distances

By Ben Wallace September 18, 2012

Blake Broussard works a part-time job, owns a house, raises a 19-month-old daughter and drives at least 45 minutes to school most mornings. But like many students and teachers who commute to school from...

Officers search Evangeline Hall on LSU's campus Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 after a bomb scare.

Students allowed back on campus after Res Life facilities cleared

By Chris Grillot September 17, 2012

University officials announced shortly after 6:30 p.m., nearly 7 hours later, that all Residential Life facilities have been cleared for students to come back to campus. University and state law enforcement...

LSU students, faculty and staff evacuate campus Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 after a bomb scare.

Traffic blocks campus evacuations

By Wilborn Nobles III September 17, 2012

A crowd of students surrounded the outside of Evangeline Hall Monday after the University ordered an evacuation over an anonymous bomb threat. Gabriel Fuselier, a biological sciences junior who's an...

LSU students wait for buses to take them off campus Monday, Sept. 17, 2012 after a bomb scare.

Bomb threat causes confusion around campus

At 11:32 a.m. on Monday a symphony erupted from every pocket on the University's campus. Phones chirped and vibrated, alerting students of a bomb threat. A voice message quickly commandeered all on-campus...

Students evacuate campus following reported bomb threat Monday

Bomb threat causes University evacuation

By Chris Grillot September 17, 2012

Updated 2:08 p.m. The University has announced that all classes and events scheduled to occur on the LSU campus today have been canceled. Several law enforcement agencies and the LSU Police Department...

Members of Louisiana's National Guard were honored at halftime of LSU's game against Idaho on Saturday.

Louisiana Guard honored at game

By Shannon Roberts September 16, 2012

At Saturday’s halftime show, the Golden Band from Tigerland wasn’t the only group who marched onto the field. Members of the 415th Military Intelligence Battalion and 239th Military Police...

Venture capital fund to kick-start startups; goal to raise $5 million

By Ferris McDaniel September 16, 2012

Capital Regions Venture Partners, a new venture capital fund providing initial capital to startup emerging technology and digital media companies, will be officially unveiled Friday at the Kress Gallery...