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LSU TEXT helps fans at home games

By Morgan Searles
Staff Writer
October 8, 2011

Fans in Death Valley have a new service at their disposal when problems arise in Tiger Stadium. LSU TEXT, a text messaging system run by LSU's game management staff, is a fan service intended to enhance...

New Renaissance Hotel opens on Bluebonnet

By Morgan Searles
Staff Writer
October 8, 2011

A 12-story Renaissance Hotel on Bluebonnet Boulevard opens today, offering 256 guest rooms to Baton Rouge visitors. The 206,000-square foot hotel includes a fitness center, outdoor pool, lounging deck...

Skateboarding competition held on Mississippi River barge

By Josh Naquin
Staff Writer
October 8, 2011

NEW ORLEANS — A 195-foot barge-turned-skate park ended its 1,705-mile, 28-day journey down the Mississippi River with a championship skateboarding competition on the river banks of New Orleans on...

ICC hosts panel on world peace

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
October 8, 2011

Members of the LSU and Southern University communities expressed differing ideas on attaining world peace at a forum Sunday night, but all agreed that inner peace and stronger female leadership are essential...

Freshmen football players Jarrett Fobbs (left) and Travis Dickson (right) dish up a hearty “Training Table” meal Wednesday at The 5 dining hall.

‘Training Table’ meals address athletes’ nutritional needs

By Paul Braun
Contributing Writer
October 6, 2011

As full-scholarship student-athletes prepare for their opponents this fall in afternoon practices and training sessions, a dedicated staff of four full-time employees prepare those athletes an evening...

Climatology junior Courtney Mills empties a recycling bin Thursday as part of her student-worker duties for her job at LSU Recycling.

Work-study offers off-beat jobs

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October 6, 2011

All work-study jobs are not created equal. While many positions require University student workers to complete tasks from behind a desk, others offer opportunities to travel the campus, conduct research,...

Occupy New Orleans movement begins with mass protest

By Brian Sibille October 6, 2011

Video by Bryan Stewart, Multimedia Editor Grasping tightly onto signs, sweat soaking their brows and backs, a group of protesters marched through the heart of New Orleans on Thursday shouting, “Whose...

Occupy New Orleans movement begins with mass protest

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
October 5, 2011

Grasping tightly onto signs, sweat soaking their brows and backs, a group of protesters marched through the heart of New Orleans on Thursday shouting, "Whose street? Our street!" Nearly a thousand members...

SG receives complaints about broken stadium bleachers

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
October 5, 2011

The University's Athletics Department claims it repairs broken seats within a reasonable amount of time, but students continue to file complaints to Student Government about unstable bleachers in the student...

Senate, Office of Parking compromise

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
October 5, 2011

Student Government Senate tackled several problems on Wednesday night, spanning from the lack of commuter parking in some areas on campus to solving the issue of funding SG's free scantron and bluebook...