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Clarified policy makes attendance non-negotiable

By Josh Naquin
Staff Writer
August 22, 2011

The LSU Faculty Senate passed a number of policy revisions and clarifications over the summer to increase student attendance both physically and mentally. Policy Statement 22 of University Policies and...

Crime Briefs: 8/24/2011

By Staff Reports
August 22, 2011

LSUPD arrests four for Herget Hall thefts during football camp The LSU Police Department arrested four individuals unaffiliated with the University on July 19 for thefts in Herget Hall, according to Capt....

 

Baton Rouge ranks second in same-sex couples in La.

By Clayton Crockett
Staff Writer
August 22, 2011

Elaine Maccio, assistant professor in the School of Social Work, counts herself among the many same-sex couples living in East Baton Rouge Parish, and now the United States does too – officially. The...

Prosecutors drop Stauss-Kahn case

By The Associated Press
August 22, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) — For all that had been revealed as prosecutors moved Monday to drop their sexual assault case against former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn, they said they...

GroupX check-in system secures students’ spots in classes

By Claire Caillier
Contributing Writer
August 22, 2011

Students no longer have to wait an hour and a half in lines that wrap around the second floor of the UREC Student Recreation Center to sign up for a GroupX class. The classes are now using a new phone...

Greek Life

Greek recruitment participation increases

By Juliann Allen
Contributing Writer
August 22, 2011

Cheers, hugs and brightly colored jerseys set the scene Saturday as University women received bids from sororities at the Lod Cook Alumni Center. The number of women who registered for Panhellenic Council...

Four players in Shady’s incident questioned by BRPD

By Mark Clements
Sports Writer
August 22, 2011

With the LSU football season opener against Oregon just 10 days away, the investigation into the incident at Shady's Bar last Friday could come down to the wire. Sgt. Don Stone, Baton Rouge Police Department...

 

‘Reveille Seven’ member dies at 96

By Josh Naquin
Staff Writer
August 22, 2011

When journalist Carl Corbin died in New Orleans on Friday at the age of 96, he didn't just leave behind family and friends — he left a legacy. In 1934, Corbin and six other Reveille staff members...

Food Bank in urgent need of donations

By Brain Sibille
Staff Writer
August 22, 2011

The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank and Hope Ministries are asking area residents to assist in a time of dire need, according to a news release issued Monday from Mayor-President Melvin "Kip" Holden's office. Hundreds...

LSU alumnus Ryan Cooney speaks Tuesday about his transition from LSU to director of business development for Baton Rouge.

University alumnus promoted to BR director of business development

By Morgan Searles
Staff Writer
August 22, 2011

With almost 10 days under his belt in his new position as director of business development for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, University graduate Ryan Cooney is already getting down to business. Cooney...