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Geology junior John Anthony (right), a member of Campus Bellhops, moves a couch out of a Cottages apartment with his roommate Zach Vallee, accounting junior.

Bellhops offered for move-out day

By Lauren Duhon
Staff Writer
April 30, 2012

Students moving out of their apartments and dorms at the end of the semester may not have to lift a finger. LSU Campus Bellhops, a student-run moving company, offers "student muscles for moving day." The...

Student Health Center pharmacy fills about 19,000 prescriptions in past year

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
April 30, 2012

The Student Health Center pharmacy has filled nearly 19,000 prescriptions since June 2011, and a look at the most frequently prescribed drugs tells a lot about the LSU student body. Birth control, allergy...

Students swipe staffers in to dine

By Kevin Thibodeaux
Contributing Writer
April 30, 2012

University students have found a way to put excess meal swipes to good use. Last semester, a group of West Laville residents started swiping their hall's custodial staff into the nearby 459 dining hall. The...

Alex Box Stadium Cash registers not installed

By Jacy Baggett
Contributing Writer
April 30, 2012

Despite LSU Dining spending $200,000 on cash registers for Alex Box Stadium concessions months ago, they still have not been installed. David Heidke, director of LSU Dining and Concessions, attributed...

Black History Month event still draws attendees after date change

By Marylee Williams
Contributing Writer
April 29, 2012

Music emanated from the Parade Ground on Saturday while students munched on crawfish at College Reunion, an Office of Multicultural Affairs event, Along with the crawfish, about 300 attendees listened...

Kacey Edgar, McNeese State University history senior, holds a sign supporting women’s rights Saturday afternoon during the Unite Women’s Rally at City Hall Plaza.

Supporters rally for women’s rights

About 150 women and men gathered under the flags of City Hall Park Plaza on Saturday to make their voices heard in opposition to what they consider the "War on Women." The protest, organized by the group...

Lombardi fired with 12-4 vote on Friday

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
April 29, 2012

The LSU System Board of Supervisors voted Friday to terminate President John Lombardi. Lombardi, who was not present at the meeting, has been head of the LSU System since 2007. Former System President...

Husbands, sons and male friends “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” for sexual abuse awareness Sunday afternoon at North Boulevard Town Square.

Men walk in heels to raise abuse awareness

By Danielle Kelley
Staff Writer
April 29, 2012

Hundreds of men marched a mile in women's high heels Sunday to raise awareness for sexual abuse. The Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response Center hosted the second annual "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" at North...

Jazz Fest rocks New Orleans with Springsteen, Beach Boys, others

By Austen Krantz
Entertainment Writer
April 29, 2012

The first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival culminated in a roux of cultural mixing, a multi-genred range of top-tier talent and all shapes and sizes of fun to satisfy festival-goers...

 

Senate doubles passed legislation

By Danielle Kelley
Staff Writer
April 29, 2012

Student Government passed all 66 pieces of legislation that came across the Senate floor this semester and spent more than 42 percent of its time in session discussing and debating student needs. The Senate...

‘Kitchens’ aims to feed needy families

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
April 29, 2012

One man's leftovers are another man's entrée - or they will be, if Kitchens on the Geaux has anything to do with it. The new student organization was designed by students to collect unused food...

Relay for Life to be held tonight

By Shannon Roberts
Contributing Writer
April 26, 2012

Hundreds of University students and community members will come together tonight on the Parade Ground to participate in the annual Relay for Life. The University's event is one of 5,000 being held across...