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LSU Student Government representatives attended a Southeastern Conference exchange at Mississippi State University this weekend where they listened to speakers, swapped ideas and met SG representatives from other SEC universities.

SEC exchange allows student leaders to share ideas

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
January 23, 2011

LSU Student Government representatives attended a Southeastern Conference exchange at Mississippi State University this weekend where they listened to speakers, swapped ideas and met SG representatives...

University alumnus dies in car accident

By Kevin Thibodeaux
Contirbuting Writer
January 21, 2011

LSU School of Veterinary Medicine alumnus Kristopher 'K.C.' Toups, 28, was killed in an automobile crash Thursday morning at 9 a.m., according to the Houma Courier. Toups, a graduate of the 2009 class,...

Parking violations caught on camera

By Celeste Ansley
Staff Writer
January 21, 2011

The Office of Parking, Traffic and Transportation is using new devices to take pictures of cars receiving tickets. The office received new handheld devices and updated software that allows patrollers to...

 

University plays part in modern-day treasure hunting

By Brian Sibille
Contributing Writer
January 21, 2011

Taylor Parks gripped a map and compass in her hands. She studied the path she was supposed to follow, remaining inconspicuous yet alert, as she embarked on a journey to find hidden treasure. However, Parks,...

Chancellor: Tuition increases in best interest of students

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
January 21, 2011

Riots and incivility, metaphorically speaking, have broken out because of recent increases in tuition. And while the University's tuition is set to steadily increase, Chancellor Michael Martin says it...

New ‘W’ policy extends drop date

By Celeste Ansley
Contributing Writer
January 21, 2011

Faculty Senate passed a resolution Thursday to change the University's "W" policy at its monthly meeting. The new policy allows students to drop a class without receiving a "W" up to the seventh class...

 

Campus community efforts help improve recycling in 2010

By Logan Leger
Contributing Writer
January 20, 2011

Thanks to community-wide efforts, the University got much greener in 2010. The University averaged 122 tons of recycled material per month in 2010, a nearly 400-percent increase from 2005's monthly average...

SG introduces plans for spring

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
January 20, 2011

Student Government President J Hudson asked the executive-staff members how much progress they are making within their committees to complete initiatives, while Speaker Brooksie Bonvillain referred 10...

SG plans creation of single student fee committee

By Andrea Gallo
Staff Writer
January 20, 2011

In an attempt to expedite and simplify fund allocation for student organizations, Student Government plans to create one committee to oversee two accounts containing student fees — the Programming,...

Jindal proposes bill to protect TOPS

By Sydni Dunn
Staff Writer
January 20, 2011

Gov. Bobby Jindal announced Wednesday his plans to preserve the future of the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, or TOPS, scholarship program despite state budget reductions. "We are proposing a...

BRPD confiscates $100,000 in fake bath salts

By Catherine Threlkeld
Contributing Writer
January 20, 2011

Louisiana is apparently in the heart of the bath salt crisis, according to both national and local poison control centers. Mark Ryan, director of the Lousiana Poison Control Center, said there have been...

East Laville Hall — currently undergoing renovations — is set to reopen fall 2012.

East Laville Hall to re-open in 2012

By Emily Herrington
Contributing Writer
January 20, 2011

Residential Life got the green light Jan. 5 to begin construction on East Laville Hall. General contractor Frank A. Anzalone has been given a contract deadline of April 5, 2012, and the renovated hall...