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Courtland Foley looks over the courtyard of the new Residential College North on Wednesday afternoon. The residential college is scheduled to open fall 2012.

Construction to continue in spring

By Laura Furr
Contributing Writer
December 4, 2011

Construction and renovations on several campus buildings will continue next semester with anticipated completion dates in the summer and fall of 2012, according to Jason Soileau, the assistant director...

University seeks provost, grad. school dean, vice chancellor for research and economic devel., CIO

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December 4, 2011

A trend aside from budget cuts and contracts has emerged this semester from the administrative side of the University — search committees. The biggest shoes the University is vying to fill currently...

Harassment allegations end in LSU employee’s firing, dismissal in court

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
December 4, 2011

A graduate student's complaints of sexual abuse and harassment by a University staff member that began in October led to job termination and multiple court hearings this semester. Elizabeth Lum, animal...

University still on the hunt for child care solutions

By Juliann Allen
Contributing Writer
December 4, 2011

The University Council on Women and the Child Care Center began research at the beginning of the semester to find ways to cope with the high demand for daycare centers and parents who are striving to find...

Compromise on commuter spots met, bus routes added

By Laura Furr
Contributing Writer
December 4, 2011

This semester, the Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation dealt with rallies and petitions from Student Government in objection to the lack of commuter parking on campus. On Sept. 14, SG Senate...

Looking back: The semester in photos

By Staff Reports
December 4, 2011

From sexual harassment and movies to undefeated seasons and presidential candidates, LSU's campus has seen a lot this semester. Here are 14 moments that you shouldn't have missed. Check out more of what...

Cell phone thefts become a trend throughout the semester

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
December 4, 2011

A string of cell phone robberies reported by the LSU Police Department before the fall semester began has continued as a trend over the past months, resurging with two more reported snatchings on Thursday. LSUPD...

Student Government approves 29 of 33 resolutions this semester

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
December 4, 2011

Student Government Senate passed 29 of 33 pieces of legislation this fall, trumping the output of the last two semesters. Senate has shown its increasingly persistent efforts in voicing its constituents'...

Fall semester brings political notables to BR

By Clayton Crockett
Staff Writer
December 4, 2011

With a gubernatorial election, an American Jobs Act, a homegrown presidential candidate and a raucous visit from his Texan counterpart, the fall 2011 semester brought a slew of political ideologies into...

BRPD arrests man in connection with recent rape

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
December 2, 2011

The Baton Rouge Police Department has arrested an 18-year-old Baton Rouge man in connection to a Nov. 29 rape at an apartment on Stanford Avenue after DNA evidence connected him to the crime, according...

LSU Board of Supervisors Chairman Benjamin Mount succumbs to cancer

By Staff Reports
December 2, 2011

LSU Board of Supervisors Chairman Benjamin W. Mount died Saturday after a battle with cancer. He was 62.   Mount passed away at his home in Lake Charles, where he worked as an attorney with the firm...

Former System president dies

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
December 1, 2011

Former LSU System President Allen Copping, who is credited with advancing LSU's medical schools and playing a major role in the opening of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, died at his home Thursday...