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Candidates announce bid for SG president

By Danielle Kelley
Staff Writer
March 6, 2012

EDITOR'S NOTE: List is in alphabetical order by presidential last name. Baptiste "Bat" Brunner IV and Madeleine Davis Instead of giving an official speech, Brunner spent Monday afternoon in Free Speech...

Campus crime briefs: 3/7/12

By Staff Reports
March 6, 2012

Student arrested in response to broadcast e-mail regarding theft A University student was arrested after being identified from a broadcast e-mail sent out by the LSU Police Department. On Feb. 27, 19-year-old...

Col. Fred Guendel, LSU’s commandant of cadets, left, and University Chancellor Michael Martin walk behind the LSU Army ROTC for inspection during the Chancellor’s Day Parade on March 18, 2010, on the Parade Ground.

Student suggests aid for veterans

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
March 6, 2012

A student veteran has written a bill to provide additional financial aid for student veterans, which he hopes a state legislator will pick up for discussion in the legislative session that begins March...

Students required to pay grad exam proctors

By Joshua Bergeron
Contributing Writer
March 6, 2012

Students applying to out-of-state graduate schools may not have to travel to take entrance exams, but they do have to pay, according to Bobby Matthews, director of the Office of Testing and Evaluation. Employees...

Students buy, sell notes online

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
March 5, 2012

University students have been increasingly using Notehall.com as a class resource and means to earn extra money. Notehall, owned by the textbook rental company Chegg, allows students across the country...

BRAC calls for résumés, hopes to bring professionals to BR

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
March 5, 2012

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is working to bring skilled professionals to join the capital city's workforce. BRAC issued a call for résumés last week to attract talented out-of-state workers...

Forbes, chancellor unveil new Business Education Complex

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
March 5, 2012

With oversized, gold-handled scissors, Chancellor Michael Martin and other prominent community members cut the ribbon to the new Business Education Complex on Friday. Tiger spirit abounded in the sunny...

Professor appointed to Volunteer Health Corps advisory board

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
March 5, 2012

E.J. Ourso College of Business Professor Fran Lawrence was recently appointed to the advisory board of the Volunteer Health Corps., according to a news release. "I like being the business voice, and I...

Workers examine the construction to fix safety and energy issues caused by steam leaking from pipes near Acadian Hall. The repairs are nearly complete.

Steam lines near Acadian Hall undergo repairs to fix leaks

Things will soon get a little less foggy for students around campus. Facility Services, along with the state's Office of Facility Planning and Control, is working on the steam lines that run near Acadian...

Graphic design junior Sam Claitor (left) and Big Fish CEO and marketing junior Kenny Nguyen (right) discuss balancing school and work Jan. 24 in the start-up’s office.

Student company recognized by national magazine

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
March 5, 2012

Big Fish Presentations, a company entirely comprised of University students, was named one of the top start-ups in the nation by the business magazine Inc. on Sunday. The magazine released a list of the...

University researchers publish study on new, shorter cricket format

By Paul Braun
Contributing Writer
March 5, 2012

Instead of a roaring crowd, cricketers are sometimes applauded by the chirping of their insect counterparts. Attendance for the cricket games is decreasing, but a team of researchers in the Department...

In this March 1, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Fargo, N.D.

Super Tuesday primary polls open today in 10 states

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
March 5, 2012

Ready, set, vote. Polls open in 10 states today for Super Tuesday primaries, the biggest single-day contest yet in the 2012 presidential race. Today's primaries include Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts,...