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Second publisher refuses Legacy

By Lauren Duhon
Staff Writer
February 17, 2012

After the University's Legacy magazine was denied publishing by Interstate Printing & Graphics, the staff thought it found a solution to the problem — Covington-based Mele Printing. But the magazine...

The Chess Club plays on a giant granite chess board Thursday at the LSU Museum of Art.

University Chess Club plays on 4,500-pound granite set

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
February 17, 2012

Matthew Smith placed his hand on his pawn and contemplated his next move. After some thought, he bent down and picked up the 50-pound piece. This was not an average game of chess. Smith, geography sophomore...

Lambda Chi Alpha house vandalized

By Lauren Duhon
Staff Writer
February 17, 2012

The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house was vandalized Thursday at 12:45 a.m. when an unidentified object shattered a window. "We had guys downstairs studying, and they heard some commotion going on," said...

University continues with plans to merge departments

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
February 16, 2012

After months of uneasiness and challenges, the departments of electrical and computer engineering and computer science will finally merge. The University announced in September the plan to merge the two...

Dan Gillmor, director of the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University, discusses the importance of online media Wednesday at Hodges Hall.

Noted journalist lectures students about entrepreneurial media

By Ferris McDaniel
Contributing Writer
February 16, 2012

The man who coined the term "citizen journalist" is visiting campus this week to provide insight on the future of his craft. Technology writer and columnist Dan Gillmor lectured about entrepreneurship...

US agency offers $100 million in grants to universities

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
February 16, 2012

A U.S. agency will use $100 million to fund college research on worldwide development issues — a research topic common among LSU faculty members. The U.S. Agency for International Development announced...

 

California man stops in Baton Rouge during cross-country bike trip

By Kevin Thibodeaux
Contributing Writer
February 16, 2012

On May 21, 2011, Loren Ketcherside set off from his home in San Louis Obispo, Calif., for a 22-month, 14,000-mile road trip across the country with nothing more than his bike, a backpack and a trailer...

Maxim names LSU ‘sexiest’ college

By Lauren Duhon
Staff Writer
February 16, 2012

University students are sexy and they know it, according to Maxim magazine. Maxim named LSU the "sexiest college" in America in a list composed by the magazine's staff. Maxim, an international men's magazine...

More GRE test-takers heighten competition

By Brian Sibilee
Staff Writer
February 16, 2012

As more and more graduate school hopefuls flocked to take the GRE in 2011, the newly reformatted exam caused a splash in the U.S. and worldwide, stiffening the competition for admissions. The Educational...

Animal acupuncture now offered

By Lea Ciskowski
Contributing Writer
February 16, 2012

A combination of Eastern and Western medicine has come south as the LSU Teaching Hospital, part of the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine, offers therapies like animal acupuncture, massage therapy, chiropractic...

Vandalism reported at Lamba Chi Alpha house

By Lauren Duhon
Staff Writer
February 16, 2012

LSU Police Department officers responded to a vandalism report at the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house on Feb. 16 at 12:45 a.m. LSUPD spokesman Capt. Cory Lalonde said the officers responded to an...

Black History month unites students

By Joshua Bergeron
Contributing Writer
February 16, 2012

The University stands today as a blend of cultures, races and minorities, but it was not long ago when the campus lacked such diversity. Students, faculty and staff are celebrating Black History Month...