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East Baton Rouge Parish restricts pedestrian access to parish levees

By Staff Reports
May 11, 2011

East Baton Rouge Parish levees will be closed to unauthorized pedestrians and bicycles beginning 7 a.m. Friday, May 13 and will remain in effect until further notice, according to a news release from the...

Iraq veteran makes cross country journey to help military families

By Justin Rose, Staff Writer
May 11, 2011

Iraq war veteran Troy Yocum is taking to the streets to raise awareness about the issues facing low-income military families, proving that one man is all it takes to care for a cause. Walking across...

Chancellor: EOC on alert for effects of rising Mississippi waters

By Staff Reports
May 11, 2011

Though present projections estimate the city's levee system may be able to prevent any major impact from flood waters spilling from the Mississippi River, Chancellor Michael Martin says the University's...

Benjamin Haas, flag burning

Angry crowd swarms for scheduled flag burning

By Andrea Gallo May 11, 2011

A jeering crowd swarmed after communication studies graduate student Benjamin Haas on the Parade Ground this afternoon after he outraged many students and community members with an announcement that he...

Vet School water leak unrelated to rising Mississippi River waters

The University School of Veterinary Medicine is dealing with a small water leak that is unrelated to the potential Mississippi River flood.   Ginger Guttner, the public relations coordinator for the...

Transcript of Benjamin Haas’ speech

By The Daily Reveille
May 10, 2011

Below is the transcript from the typed speech Benjamin Haas would have given on Wednesday. This version is courtesy of LSU's Communication Studies Department and The Daily Reveille's own photos of the...

Angry crowd swarms for scheduled flag burning

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
May 10, 2011

A jeering crowd swarmed after communication studies graduate student Benjamin Haas on the Parade Ground this afternoon after he outraged many students and community members with an announcement that he...

Spectrum combats anti-LGBTQ bullying throughout the year

By Kate Mabry
Contributing Writer
May 9, 2011

Spectrum, the University's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning student organization, has held several events throughout the school year promoting equal opportunity for all faculty and students...

Student to burn American flag in peaceful protest Wednesday at noon

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
May 9, 2011

Benjamin Haas, communication studies graduate student, will burn an American flag tomorrow at noon on the Parade Ground as part of a peaceful protest, according to Cody Wells, Student Government president. Wells...

Future tuition, management at stake in legislative session

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
May 7, 2011

Though Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed budget keeps higher education funding on par with last year, swaths of higher education's proposed state appropriations rely on legislation that would increase appropriations...

North Gate developed during 2010-11 school year

By Rachel Warren
Staff Writer
May 7, 2011

The College Row shopping of the North Gate area saw a large number of developments during the 2010-11 school year, and developers say they believe it will continue. In November, the North Gate Merchants...

Theatre Department thrills spring audiences

The LSU Theatre Department delivered diverse displays of artistic expressions this semester. "In Between," a multifaceted physical performance, explored humanity through the abstract representation of...