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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...

SG urges new online adviser scheduling initiative

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
October 5, 2011

Student Government is working on an initiative to give students one less thing to worry about. The initiative would allow students to schedule appointments with advisers online to avoid confusion and save...

LSU ranks as top influential school

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
October 5, 2011

The University is ranked the ninth-most influential institution among the nation's schools because of social media used to connect with the public, according recent findings by ranking site Klout. The...

La. Economic Outlook predicts meager growth for the state

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
October 5, 2011

The Louisiana Economic Outlook report was released Wednesday by retired University professor emeritus Loren Scott, predicting meager growth patterns for Louisiana in the next year. That means stunted job...

Professor’s books sold to benefit Lit. Fest

By Austin Krantz
Contributing Writer
October 5, 2011

University students walking past Allen Hall on their way to class this week had an opportunity to purchase intriguing books from the English Graduate Student Association without emptying their pockets. English...

Voting for primaries begins Saturday

By Clayton Crockett
Staff Writer
October 5, 2011

Early voting for Louisiana's Oct. 22 gubernatorial election primary is slated to begin Saturday and continue through Oct. 15. Formerly known as "absentee voting," early voting will allow participants to...

Cadaver lab sets University apart

By Meredith Will
Contributing Writer
October 5, 2011

Housed in the School of Veterinary Medicine is a little-known branch of the Department of Kinesiology with a cutting edge approach to learning human anatomy. The cadaver lab, which offers classes to undergraduate...

 

AgCenter swine unit faces elimination after budget shortfall

By Juliann Allen
Contributing Writer
October 5, 2011

Old MacDonald may not be "bringing home the bacon" much longer, as the LSU AgCenter faces elimination of its swine, goat and sheep units after suffering a recent budget shortfall. "Our budget just can't...

Behind every successful building there is a successful man

By Claire Caillier
Contributing Writer
October 5, 2011

Thousands of students are spread throughout campus every day, one area can truly be called the heart of campus – The Quad. But as students rush past the buildings, they may overlook the history behind...

Metro Council rejects library remodel

By Morgan Searles
Staff Writer
October 4, 2011

The Metro Council voted against the renovation of the downtown library building at a special meeting on Tuesday night, staying with its original plan to construct an entirely new facility. A request to...