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Chemistry professor runs for Wake County School Board

By Anja Davis, Staff Writer
June 20, 2011

Jim Martin, a chemistry professor, will be on the ballot October 11 when Wake County elects its school board this fall. Anne McLaurin, the current district chair, gave her statement June 8 on candidacy...

Cigarette tax and TOPS funding stalled in Senate

By The Associated Press
June 20, 2011

(AP) — The extension of a 4-cent cigarette tax has stalled in the state Senate, as lawmakers and the Jindal administration remain at odds about the tax renewal in the last few days of the legislative...

UNO moving to University of La. System of colleges

By The Associated Press
June 20, 2011

(AP) — Lawmakers have agreed to shift the University of New Orleans into a different college system. Under the proposal that received final passage Tuesday, UNO will move from the LSU System and...

Tuition increases by 10 percent

By Laura Furr
Staff Writer
June 19, 2011

The Louisiana House and Senate passed a $37.4 million tuition increase across public colleges in the state last week. Senators in the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget voted 8-5 for the bill, while...

Students should prepare for active hurricane season

By Laura Furr
Staff Writer
June 19, 2011

Mayor-President Melvin "Kip" Holden declared last Saturday "Red Stick Ready Day" in East Baton Rouge Parish to encourage locals to prepare for the hurricane season. Red Stick Ready Day took place at the...

Mason Kent, biology sophomore, checks into the Student Health Center on Monday. The SHC is revamping its management system, implementing an electronic system.

SHC implementing more convenient electronic system

By Kaitlin Torke
Contributing Writer
June 19, 2011

In July, students will experience a more patient-friendly Student Health Center with the implementation of an electronic clinic management system. The electronic system, Medicat, features a portal where...

College councils’ future uncertain after SG Committee meeting

By Rachel Wilson
Contributing Writer
June 15, 2011

The Student Government Summer Planning Committee voted down a proposal Wednesday to do away with college councils. SG President Cody Wells proposed giving the Senate full control of the funds. He said...

Travis Campbell, political science junior, uses Groupon’s website Monday to look for deals. Groupon has become popular among college students looking to save money.

Students save with daily deal website Groupon

By Laura Furr
Staff Writer
June 15, 2011

Rachel McMaster usually pays $75 for wine, she but using a trendy new coupon service was able to save $60. "What college kid doesn't want to pay half price for stuff?" the sports administration senior...

Student joins effort to aid tornado victims

By T.N. "King"
Contributing Writer
June 15, 2011

When a tornado devastated parts of Joplin, Mo., last month, it brought back painful memories of Hurricane Rita for one LSU student. Flashbacks of seeing his grandmother's house 6 miles down the marsh pushed...

UREC renovation plan approved

By Kaitlin Torke
Contributing Writer
June 15, 2011

By the first day of classes in mid-August, LSU students will be able to see a new and improved UREC Student Recreation Complex. The state of Louisiana gave the UREC permission to begin construction on...