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Senate passes Wells, Bordelon budget

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
April 27, 2011

Student Government Senate passed President Cody Wells and Vice President Kathleen Bordelon's executive budget at Wednesday's meeting. Wells and Bordelon each decreased their salaries by $200 and channeled...

Research projects receive nearly $1M

By Kate Mabry
Contributing Writer
April 27, 2011

Since July, the University's School of Veterinary Medicine has received almost $1 million in research funds for several research projects that examine human and animal disease and injuries. Frank Andrews,...

Study finds regular Twitter users have shorter relationships

By Emily Herrington
Contributing Writer
April 27, 2011

Lovebirds are not tweeting for daily Twitter users, according to a recent study by OkTrends, a website that compiles research from dating website OkCupid. The study, which compiled data from more than...

LSU could miss out on $16M in funds

By Matthew Albright
Chief Staff Writer
April 27, 2011

LSU could miss out on more than $16 million in extra funds next year if secretive financial wrangling by the LSU Board of Supervisors is approved by the Legislature. The money comes from the Higher Education...

109 state programs terminated

By Sydni Dunn
Staff Writer
April 27, 2011

The Board of Regents unanimously approved the Academic Program Review results determined by the Regents' Academic and Student Affairs Committee on Wednesday, with a recommendation to terminate 109 programs...

 

SG Senate spends 58 percent of meeting time on issues with little student impact

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
April 27, 2011

Student Government says its members "spend countless hours ensuring that the needs of students are met." But SG spent more hours during Senate meetings this semester tweaking its internal workings than...

 

Dairy Store thrives despite budget cuts

By Morgan Searles
Contributing Writer
April 26, 2011

Tucked into the far side of the University's campus, the Dairy Store has been serving student-made milk products at its current location since 1956. And despite recent budget cuts, the Dairy Store has...

Transfer Program receives $600K

Brad Jacobs has always wanted to attend LSU. He would be the fourth generation of Tigers in his family. But grades and military deployment overseas kept him from that goal. Now, thanks to the "BRCC to...

State law may allow hiring of retirees

By Matthew Albright
Chief Staff Writer
April 26, 2011

A series of proposed bills in this year's regular legislative session would allow state teachers to continue to collect retirement under certain circumstances after getting a new job. House Bill 150, by...

Students use online coupon sites more than paper coupons

By Kevin Thibodeaux
Contributing Writer
April 25, 2011

Students are increasingly using online websites like Groupon instead of paper coupons to snag deals from local businesses. Deborah Onnebane, psychology senior, said she uses sites like Groupon instead...

Campus Crime Briefs: 4/27/11

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April 25, 2011

Students pulled out of class, arrested for possession of narcotics Two University students were arrested by LSU Police Department officers April 13 for possession of narcotics, according to Sgt. Blake...

Universities’ acceptance rates low

By Brian Sibille
Contributing Writer
April 25, 2011

Many universities across the U.S. are reporting record-low acceptance rates as LSU awaits final acceptance statistics for the class of 2015. Though many colleges in the U.S. have seen decreasing acceptance...