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Schroeder reinstated after UCourt hearing

By Danielle Kelley
Staff Writer
April 18, 2012

The Student Government University Court overruled an election board disqualification decision Wednesday. Mass Communication Senator-Elect Allie Schroeder was originally disqualified Tuesday for not signing...

University names Stuart Bell next provost

By Staff Reports
April 18, 2012

Stuart Bell will succeed Jack Hamilton as the University's executive vice chancellor and provost, according to University Relations. Bell currently serves as dean of the School of Engineering at the University...

Students prep for national steel bridge competition

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
April 18, 2012

A group of civil engineering students won a steel bridge construction competition earlier this month and are hoping to continue their success when they head to nationals in May. The team, composed of five...

‘Pleasant atmosphere’ gives way to outdoor Zumba, yoga classes

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
April 18, 2012

Students and residents looking to get in shape for summer now have one more tool to tone their beach bodies - the newly completed Town Square downtown. The Downtown Development District is offering free...

Bullying prevention act withdrawn from consideration

By Marylee Williams
Contributing Writer
April 18, 2012

State Rep. Patricia Smith, D-Baton Rouge, pulled the 2012 Louisiana School Bullying Prevention Act from consideration during Wednesday's meeting of House Committee on Education after the committee voted,...

Russel Honoré

Business college picks keynote graduation speaker

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
April 18, 2012

The E.J. Ourso College of Business will host Russel Honoré as the keynote speaker May 18 at its diploma ceremony. Honoré is a retired lieutenant general and the 33rd commanding general...

Walgreens on Lee to open in four months

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
April 18, 2012

A cluster of similar retail stores on Highland Road and Lee Drive is getting a little more competition, but the new addition is slated to arrive several months later than anticipated. A new Walgreens location,...

Students, professors pitch ideas to develop Nicholson

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
April 18, 2012

Horse-drawn carriage transportation. Living spaces atop retail stores. Mixing graduate student and retirement living spaces. All of the above were ideas pitched for the LSU Nicholson Development Project...

Senate passes bill to prohibit inmates from selling items for profit

By Lauren Duhon
Staff Writer
April 18, 2012

Legislation to prohibit death row inmates from selling items for profit passed through the Louisiana Senate on Thursday. The bill was inspired by death row inmate Derrick Todd Lee who profited from artwork...

LONI, LSU partnership lands top-tier research status

By Joshua Bergeron
Contributing Writer
April 18, 2012

The University's partnership with the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative is quickly putting LSU at the forefront of scientific research, according to chemistry professor Randall Hall. LONI, a Louisiana...

Students stay tan despite dangers

By Jacy Baggett
Contributing Writer
April 18, 2012

The well-known side effects of tanning salons haven't stopped Katelyn Gross from visiting them to darken her skin. "I feel better when I have color," she said. Health professionals consistently remind...

Gov. Bobby Jindal laughs on Wednesday at Redemptorist Elementary School in Baton Rouge as he signed three of his newly-passed bills to overhaul public school.

Students discuss Jindal as possible Vice President

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
April 18, 2012

While the Mitt Romney presidential campaign recently announced that Romney's longtime adviser, Beth Myers, will lead the way in his vice presidential search, many in the political arena have begun to speculate...