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At the Monday evening session of TigerFIT, instructor Mark Romanoski leads his group across the UREC tennis courts. Students are coached as they perform various physical challenges.

New student programs provide incentives to get active

By Claire Caillier
Contributing Writer
September 26, 2011

Students looking to adopt a healthier lifestyle now have an incentive to do so with two new campus programs offering students rewards for their effort. The first, the TigerFIT Warrior Challenge, gives...

Crime Briefs: 9/28/2011

By Staff Reports
September 26, 2011

Student arrested for bike theft, possession A Baton Rouge Community College student was arrested for felony theft after LSU Police Department officers discovered he stole a bike worth more than $700, said...

Swine Farm closure elicits discontent

By Josh Naquin
Staff Writer
September 26, 2011

If the University can't start bringing home the bacon, hundreds of students could be left without learning opportunities. Located on Ben Hur Road, the Swine Farm component of the LSU AgCenter, an integral...

Club aims to change perception of atheism

By Lauren Duhon
Contributing Writer
September 26, 2011

For years, the word "atheist" has come with a stigma. But AHA, the University's Atheist, Humanist and Agnostic Club, hopes to change the face of atheism on campus and in the community. The organization...

Candlelight vigil brings light to suicide

By Elise Heglar, Deputy News Editor
September 26, 2011

On Wednesday night, the National Alliance on Mental Illness at N.C. State held a candlelight service to honor those who have been lost to suicide in the United States. The service began with a speech...

BRAC announces opening of Baton Rouge Shrimp Company

By Morgan Searles
Staff Writer
September 26, 2011

Barbecued, boiled, broiled or baked, Gulf Coast shrimp has seen the spotlight as a Louisiana commodity. With the opening of a new shrimp processor and distributor, Baton Rouge Shrimp Company, the city...

Komen for the Cure founder advocates personal strength

By Juliann Allen
Contributing Writer
September 26, 2011

A sea of pink shirts filled the PMAC on Monday night as students flocked to hear World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker's message of strength, determination and the "Power of

 

December grads to don new gowns

By Josh Naquin
Staff Writer
September 26, 2011

The University's redesigned commencement gowns may be purple or black depending on the degree earned, but they're also "green." Students graduating in December will be required to purchase one of the new...

Small businesses attend cybersecurity seminar

By Trey Nwankwo
Contributing Writer
September 26, 2011

Imagine spending your young life building a company from nothing — then losing everything at the click of a mouse. Small businesses from across the Baton Rouge area discussed the possibilities Tuesday...

University hires search firm to recruit next provost

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
September 26, 2011

The University has selected a search firm for Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Jack Hamilton's replacement. The executive search firm Greenwood/Asher & Associates Inc., of Florida, will bolster...

 

Students claim Troy Davis’ execution an injustice

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
September 25, 2011

Only days have passed since Troy Davis was executed for murder in Georgia, but University students continue to raise awareness about what they consider a failure of the justice system. Nine students gathered...