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SG President calls special session

By Rachel Wilson
Contributing Writer
July 17, 2011

Student Government President Cody Wells called a special session of the SG Senate last week. Senators Tyler Loga, De Andre' Beadle, Karla Frias and Scott Sullivan submitted a bill to amend the Student...

LSU Lakes Trail

Unkempt Lakes trail dangerous

By Kaitlin Torke
Contributing Writer
July 17, 2011

Many students walk, run or ride bicycles on the LSU Lakes trail, but out-of-order streetlights and an unkempt path have become a hindrance. At least eight streetlights are no longer in service along the...

AgCenter considers exigency

By Steven Powell
Editor-in-Chief
July 17, 2011

The LSU AgCenter, facing a budget deficit of $3 million, could declare financial exigency. AgCenter Chancellor Bill Richardson outlined the program's financial troubles at the Board of Supervisors meeting...

Licensing monopoly sued for violating anti-trust laws

By Laura Furr
Staff Writer
July 17, 2011

LSU, along with 27 Football Bowl Subdivision schools, was sent a cease and desist letter June 9, claiming universities are violating anti-trust laws. The warning was sent to the University because of its...

Relief group serves 3,200 dishes to Joplin, Mo., tornado victims, workers

By T.N. King
Contributing Writer
July 13, 2011

Seven hundred pieces of fish, 225 pounds of rice, 75 gallons of green beans and 50 gallons of gumbo were donated by one community with one mission. In the spirit of giving, a University student traveled...

Election timetable reviewed Wednesday at Student Government meeting

By Morgan Searles
Staff Writer
July 13, 2011

The Student Government Summer Planning Committee went over the codes for elections Wednesday, making revisions for future campaigns. Tyler Loga, senator for the University Center for Freshman Year, and...

Armed robbery suspect booked

By Morgan Searles
Staff Writer
July 13, 2011

The Baton Rouge Police Department has arrested a suspect in the Capital One bank robbery that occurred at 1:54 p.m. Tuesday on Highland Road near the north gates of the University, according to Sgt. Don...

Tornado donations reach Alabama

By T.N. King
Contributing Writer
July 13, 2011

After a month's delay, items donated to the Tigers for the Tide relief effort were shipped to Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Tuesday. The collected items were packed at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Tiger Stadium and delivered...

Jindal signs LA GRAD Act 2.0 into law

By Morgan Searles
Staff Writer
July 13, 2011

Governor Bobby Jindal signed the LA GRAD Act 2.0 into law Tuesday at a press conference at the Lod Cook Alumni Center. This second round of improvements to Louisiana's higher education system includes...

 

Final Morganza gate closed, levees stable

By Laura Furr
Staff Writer
July 13, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closed the final floodgate to the Morganza Spillway last Thursday. The Corps started opening the floodway, located about 35 miles northwest of Baton Rouge, on May 15 —...

Entering University students must receive vaccines

By Kaitlin Torke
Contributing Writer
July 12, 2011

According to Louisiana laws, entering students are required to provide proof of dates of immunization for a handful of life-threatening diseases. Enrolled students must provide proof of having received...

BRPD arrests suspect in Tuesday Capital One Bank robbery

By Morgan Searles
Staff Writer
July 12, 2011

The Baton Rouge Police Department have arrested a suspect in the Capitol One bank robbery that occurred at 1:54 p.m. Tuesday on Highland Road near the north gates of the University, according to Sgt. Don...