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Biden aims to up U.S. graduation rates

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
February 2, 2012

Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan elaborated on President Barack Obama's higher education blueprint in a conference call Thursday with The Daily Reveille and student journalists...

University Theatre professor Dennis dies

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
February 2, 2012

University theatre professor John Dennis died Friday in his home at the age of 76. A memorial service is scheduled for Feb. 18 at 11 a.m. in the Claude L. Shaver Theatre in the Music and Dramatic Arts...

Child Care Center awarded five-star assessment rating

By Jacy Baggett
Contributing Writer
February 2, 2012

The LSU Child Care Center is now part of the seven childcare centers in Louisiana with a five-star rating from the Quality Start Rating System. The Quality Start Rating System's purpose is to distinguish...

Panache Plaza to be fully leased soon

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
February 1, 2012

Panache Plaza retail center on Perkins Road is full of new tenants and ready for business. Chris Shaheen, developer and agent with Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate, said the center completed its...

mtvU attempts to combat slavery

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
February 1, 2012

MTV's 24-hour college network, mtvU, announced Tuesday that it launched several on-air and digital programs as part of its new "mtvU Against Our Will" campaign, according to a news release. The programs...

Students fill a campus bus and wait for its departure Monday at the bus stop outside of the Journalism Building. Students have been complaining about overcrowded buses.

Overflow on campus buses addressed

By Kevin Thibodeaux
Contributing Writer
February 1, 2012

As students wait to catch a ride on the University's Tiger Trails buses, watching full buses pass them by can cause ire. Most don't understand the reasoning behind the buses not stopping. The bus drivers...

BP-funded advertisements promote tourism on Gulf Coast

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
February 1, 2012

In an attempt to revive tourism on the Gulf Coast after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, state and national government officials have released BP-funded ads in a campaign to bring visitors back to...

 

Twin Peaks opens in BR, now hiring

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
February 1, 2012

Twin Peaks opened the doors to its first Louisiana location on Siegen Lane last month, and the restaurant is looking for more "Lumber

Brother Jed grabs student attention with controversial evangelism

By Lauren Duhon
Staff Writer
February 1, 2012

In-your-face evangelism met students strolling through Free Speech Plaza last week as a man with a cross looked up to the heavens while bellowing about the wrath of God. The man was George Edward Smock,...

‘8 Fluid Ounces’ ceramic cup exhibit returns to Glassell Gallery

By Ferris McDaniel
Contributing Writer
February 1, 2012

One cup, two cup, tea cup, brew cup. Ceramic cups of all sorts are occupying the LSU School of Art Glassell Gallery in the Shaw Center as part of "8 Fluid Ounces," a national juried art show. The exhibit,...

Five questions with the new Graduate School dean

By Lea Ciskowski
Contributing Writer
February 1, 2012

Gary Byerly recently accepted his new position as dean of LSU's Graduate School and has already identified changes he wants to see within the school. Byerly spoke with The Daily Reveille about these improvements...

Safety concerns surround Studio Arts Building

By Kevin Thibodeaux January 31, 2012

Painting and drawing senior Ashley LeBlanc has more to worry about when attending class than getting paint on her clothes. LeBlanc, who left the University this semester to take a year off, has had to...