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Martin to start giving out ice cream coupons

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
September 25, 2011

If students give Chancellor Michael Martin the scoop, he plans on giving them a scoop back — a scoop of ice cream, that is. Martin recently said he may spend about $600 in hopes to dispense about...

Young adults send 109.5 texts daily

By Emily Herrington
Entertainment Writer
September 25, 2011

A study from the Pew Research Center has quantified what anyone who walks through the Quad likely already knows — young people use text messaging more than twice as frequently as older adults. Young...

Tax-free shopping available to international visitors

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
September 25, 2011

Baton Rouge will open its first tax-free shopping refund center for international shoppers today at Macy's in the Mall of Louisiana. At the refund center, paperwork for eligible shoppers will be processed...

Students abuse Internet off campus

By Austen Krantz
Contributing Writer
September 24, 2011

University students looking to pirate new tunes off the Internet may face similar obstacles off campus as they face on campus. Sterling University Northgate Apartments recently implemented new measures...

GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul shows off an LSU shirt Friday after beginning his national Youth for Ron Paul movement in the Union Theater.

Congressman Ron Paul kicks off youth tour at Union Theater

By Clayton Crockett
Staff Writer
September 24, 2011

Texas Congressman and Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul demonstrated how the perennial concept of liberty would be applied to modern America under his presidency — socially, economically...

Students experience Internet problems

By Josh Bergeron
Contributing Writer
September 24, 2011

Students and faculty have experienced problems with Internet performance this semester because of a significant increase in the amount of devices accessing LSU Secure wireless network, according to Sheri...

Poverty increases in Baton Rouge

By Brian Sibille
Staff Writer
September 24, 2011

Poverty in the United States has steadily increased in past years, and amid food bank shortages and an increasing number of students receiving aid, the Baton Rouge and University communities are not exempt. The...

Communications studies junior Shelby Taylor petitions for better parking Friday during the commuter parking rally on the Parade Ground.

Students petition for more commuter parking spots, collect 116 signatures

By Kate Mabry
Staff Writer
September 24, 2011

About a dozen students gathered on the Parade Ground on Friday afternoon to rally for additional commuter parking spaces on campus. Although the rally itself didn't yield a large turnout, the group was...

Rape Aggression Defense classes offered to female students

By Austen Krantz
Contributing Writer
September 24, 2011

Female University students learned to strike fear into predators in the Rape Aggression Defense System classes offered this weekend by LSU Police Department and LSU Student Health Center. The 12-hour basic...

Senators keep budget concerns in mind during meeting

By John Wall, News Editor
September 23, 2011

Student Government opted to not raise student fees saying the budget environment was not appropriate for further increases, but did allocate money for minority awareness. The Senate met late into the...