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Completed construction projects on Tiger Stadium make Death Valley shine Monday, September 10, 2012.

Further renovations include increased seating in stadium

By Ben Wallace September 13, 2012

Inside, Tiger Stadium rattles with deafening roars, booming applause and seismic sound bombs. And until recently, outside, its towering gray walls appeared almost bleak, without even a physical label,...

Volunteers set up a HeadCount table in Free Speech Plaza to gather support from the student population. HeadCourt registers voters and promotes political awareness.

HeadCount organization registers voters at concerts

By Josh Naquin September 12, 2012

Free admission to Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and an opportunity to further political participation were all in a weekend’s work for Jonathan Brothers. Brothers, a psychology senior, is the...

Psychology study finds sounds hinder memory

By Juliann Allen September 12, 2012

While some people can boast better memories than others, a University professor recently found that sounds irrelevant to one’s task can deter even the sharpest memory from performing at its best. ...

LSU drops to 134th in U.S. News and World Report 2013 rankings

By Staff Reports September 12, 2012

In a twist of fate, LSU stayed connected to Colorado State University — the university that former Chancellor Michael Martin left LSU for in August — by dropping from 128th place in last year's...

AgCenter members seek Grad School jobs

By Joshua Bergeron September 12, 2012

LSU AgCenter faculty members are judged on where their paychecks are coming from and not on their credentials, according to AgCenter Chancellor William Richardson. Currently, faculty who are only employed...

Dave Maharrey, the new associate executive director of facility and utility operations, has new visions on how to make energy use on campus more efficient.

Former Air Force colonel joins University staff

By Senior Contributing Writer September 12, 2012

After 30 years of service under the steady blue wings of the United States Air Force, Dave Maharrey has landed in Baton Rouge, and he wants this nest to be permanent. The new associate executive director...

Professor leads Cape Cod research

By Contributing Writer September 12, 2012

Hundreds of miles away on the shores of Cape Cod, graduate students from various universities study sand dunes while Patrick Hesp, geography and anthropology professor and coastal geomorphologist, heads...

A screencap taken of Tiger Stadium on Tuesday shows the south end zone as it appears from South Stadium Drive. Screencap courtesy of GOOGLE.

Privacy concerns surround Google Street View update

By Contributing Writer September 12, 2012

Students who were on campus during the summer may have noticed a passing car outfitted with cameras atop a tall pole. Google recently visited the University as part of an update to its Street View imagery...

New Ph.D. program introduced this fall

By Taylor Kimball September 12, 2012

After years of effort, the Department of Environmental Sciences has finally introduced its new Ph.D. program with its first class of students this fall. Christopher D’Elia, dean of the School of...

Entrepreneur and Swamp Seeds creator Cathy Bryant poses with her sunflower seed creation Tuesday afternoon inside a Cracker Barrel convenience store on Nicholson Drive where the snack is being sold.

Swamp Seeds are ‘all about Cajun’

By Staff Writer September 12, 2012

Less than a year ago, then-unemployed Cathy Bryant never imagined that she would be the owner of a company producing one of the “hottest” new snacks in Louisiana. The 55-year-old blue-eyed,...

SLIS looks to add Ph.D. program with renewed status

By Contributing Writer September 12, 2012

The School of Library and Information Science recently received its continued accreditation status from the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association at the Association’s annual...

The LSU FACES Lab uses forensic anthropology to help law enforcement agencies identify human remains.

FACES Lab recreates faces of the dead, ID’d Shunick

By Staff Writer September 12, 2012

Buried in a fold of the Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex is a tiny building alive with faces of the dead. The LSU FACES — Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services — Laboratory...