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$22M residence hall in the Enchanted Forest to displace parking near Kirby Smith

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
January 23, 2012

By fall 2014, a few hundred students will move into one of the most enchanted areas of campus. The LSU System Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan to build a new residence hall near the Enchanted...

Chancellor addresses national attention in Washington Post

By Andrea Gallo
News Editor
January 23, 2012

After the University has been under the national media's spotlight in the past few weeks, Chancellor Michael Martin danced under that spotlight today when he wrote a Washington Post column about that University's...

Mounted Los Angeles Police officers search the Bronson Canyon area of Griffith Park after a human head was discovered Tuesday by two people walking their dogs below the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. Investigators have also two severed hands.

Head found in Hollywood park ID’d

By The Associated Press
January 22, 2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have determined that a dismembered head and other body parts found in a rugged hillside park near the famed "Hollywood" sign are the remains of a man who lived in an...

 

S.T.R.I.P.E.S. earns national recognition

By Emily Herrington
Staff Writer
January 22, 2012

First Year Experience's S.T.R.I.P.E.S. program is adding some bronze to its purple and gold DNA. The program, which stands for Student Tigers Rallying, Interacting and Promoting Education and Service,...

SG and FLC to host high school leaders

By Danielle Kelley
Staff Writer
January 22, 2012

Student Government and Freshman Leadership Council are already preparing to host up to 800 high school students March 3 for the second annual Flagship Showcase, a high school retreat that showcases the...

 

CDC findings suggest increased binge drinking problems

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
January 22, 2012

An average night on the town may consist of a couple cocktails, a few beers and maybe one or two shots. But according to the Centers for Disease Control, the average bar hop could be considered a night...

Pro-life activists from around the state march to the State Capitol in Baton Rouge on Saturday as part of the Louisiana Life March.

Thousands gather for La. pro-life march

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
January 22, 2012

Though Sunday marked the 39th anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade verdict, many Americans still protest the controversial decision to legalize abortion. The national March for Life will take place today...

Provost search may see finalists by March

By Brian Sibille
News Writer
January 22, 2012

The committee searching for the University's new executive vice chancellor and provost hopes to narrow down the large number of applicants for the job to three or four finalists by the end of February. More...

Tiger Stadium undergoes maintenance

By Kevin Thibodeaux
Contributing Writer
January 22, 2012

LSU fans are used to a deafeningly loud Tiger Stadium, packed with more than 92,000 fans during the football season. But when the players leave the field, not many people are familiar with the behind-the-scenes...

A sample of the drug Sativex is shown in an undated photo by GW Pharmaceuticals. Sativex contains marijuana’s two best known components

Pot-based medicine looks for FDA OK

By The Associated Press
January 22, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A quarter-century after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first prescription drugs based on the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, additional medicines...

Arbor Day celebration works to replenish depleted woods off I-10

By Joshua Bergeron
Contributing Writer
January 22, 2012

As clouds gathered, threatening to bring thunderstorms, volunteers at the LSU AgCenter's Burden Center celebrated Arbor Day with friends and family Saturday by planting trees. Though National Arbor Day...