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Opponents respond to passage of CATS tax

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
April 23, 2012

After voters passed a property tax to benefit the struggling Capital Area Transit System on Saturday, opposing sides still have strong feelings about the election. The CATS tax passed narrowly, collecting...

Testing center no longer provides calculators

By Kevin Thibodeaux
Contributing Writer
April 23, 2012

The computer-based testing center will no longer provide calculators to students who may have forgotten their devices at home. Rising costs that resulted from a growing number of stolen devices prompted...

1 in 2 new graduates is jobless or underemployed

By Hope Yen
The Associated Press
April 23, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions...

University asks for hefty prices to name a campus building

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
April 23, 2012

What's in a name? And have you ever wondered how the University's buildings earned theirs? When it comes to University entities, it usually entails exemplary character and a significant contribution to...

Detectives investigate Brightside shootings

By Lauren Duhon
Staff Writer
April 23, 2012

Baton Rouge Police Department detectives are investigating an April 20 shooting just off campus near 2000 Brightside Drive. Police have identified a suspect who will be charged with simple battery, but...

HVAC systems in desperate need of repairs

By Kevin Thibodeaux
Contributing Writer
April 23, 2012

Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series detailing the state of the University's academic buildings, which have not been evaluated since 2005. When a piece of deteriorated concrete from...

Campus buildings need $255 million in repair

By Kevin Thibodeaux April 23, 2012

Faulty pipelines, deteriorating door frames, staircases without railings. These are a few of the items on the University’s “to-do” list of improvements, a list that has remained stagnant...

Campus buildings need $255M in repair

By Kevin Thibodeaux
Contributing Writer
April 22, 2012

Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series detailing the state of the University's academic buildings, which have not been evaluated since 2005.   Faulty pipelines, deteriorating door...

Facebook ‘Groups at LSU’ provides resources, is restricted to students

By Danielle Kelley
Staff Writer
April 22, 2012

Students now have an easier way to exchange notes, sell textbooks and hear about parties on campus. Facebook's newest addition for University students is "Groups at LSU." The page has numerous groups like...

Shane Cone (left) and Tucker Barry (right) hold a group workshop Sunday in Coates Hall during the Louisiana Queer Conference.

Spectrum hosts Louisiana Queer Conference

By Marylee Williams
Contributing Writer
April 22, 2012

About 135 LGBT college students and allies came to campus Saturday for Spectrum's second Louisiana Queer Conference. Spectrum organized various leaders in the Louisiana LGBT movement for a State of the...

CATS tax passes in Baton Rouge

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
April 22, 2012

Capital Area Transit System will soon have the means to move forward in its plan for comprehensive transit reform after voters in Baton Rouge and Baker approved a property tax Saturday dedicated to fund...

University mourns death of student in Herget Hall

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
April 22, 2012

The University is in mourning after student Keller Zibilich, a finance freshman and member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, died Saturday in Herget Hall. The death is being investigated as a suicide by LSU...