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Employers projected to hire more graduates this spring

By Mary Walker Baus
Contributing Writer
April 28, 2010

Seniors graduating this May are projected to have better luck in the job market than their peers did last May.The "Job Outlook 2010 Spring Update" report by the National Association of Colleges and Employers...

Scientist to speak at May graduation

By Rachel Warren
Contributing Writer
April 28, 2010

The University announced Tuesday that Kristina Johnson, Under Secretary of Energy in the U.S. Department of Energy, will speak at the University's spring commencement ceremony.Johnson's job is to promote...

The Louisiana Army National Guard is sending 500 troops to Haiti to aid in the earthquake relief eff

By Andrew Hanson
Contributing Writer
April 28, 2010

The Louisiana Army National Guard is sending 500 troops to Haiti to aid in the earthquake relief effort and help children of the island.For this particular mission, the bulk of LANG's focus will be engineering...

Millenials more connected than previous generations

By Grace Montgomery
Staff Writer
April 28, 2010

The current generation is connected, confident and open to change, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center.The report profiles the "Millennial generation," or adults aged 18 to 29, and...

LSU Press hosts panel on ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’

By Ryan Buxton
Senior Staff Writer
April 28, 2010

It's been 30 years and more than a million printed copies since John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy of Dunces" was published by LSU Press.To celebrate the book's anniversary, the Press hosted a panel Tuesday...

New administration plans for early initiatives

By Catherine Threlkeld
Staff Writer
April 27, 2010

It's been less than a week since SG President J Hudson and Vice President Dani Borel were inaugurated. They've been working to appoint executive staff members and meet with administrators this week. Hudson...

Auxiliary Services plans new offices in Union

By Rachel Warren
Contributing Writer
April 27, 2010

The fall semester will bring with newly renovated spaces in the Student Union and a rebuilt Tiger Lair food court.Jason Tolliver, auxiliary services director, said there are three spaces currently being...

Former New Orleans mayor speaks on youth responsibility

By Sabrina Trahan
Contributing Writer
April 27, 2010

It's the responsibility of college students to build the future of this country, Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League and former New Orleans mayor said Monday night in the Journalism Building....

U.S. under secretary of energy to deliver spring commencement address – 11:32 a.m.

By Jake Most
Contributing Writer
April 27, 2010

U.S. Under Secretary of Energy, Kristina Johnson will deliver this year's spring commencement address for the University. This years main spring commencement exercises will be held Friday, May 21, at 9...

Faculty Senate committee studying plus-minus grading

By Ryan Buxton
Senior Staff Writer
April 27, 2010

A Faculty Senate committee is researching options to possibly move the University to a plus-minus grading system.The Admissions, Standards and Honors committee is internally discussing policies at some...

Former Chancellor named president of NCAA

By Nicholas Persac
Editor
April 27, 2010

Former LSU Chancellor Mark Emmert will blend his background in academia with athletics as the NCAA Executive Committee named him president of that organization on Tuesday. Emmert, who worked as LSU's top...

PAWS to be updated with My LSU portal in 2011

By Joanna Zimmerman
Contributing Writer
April 27, 2010

The University's Information Technology Services and the Office of Communications and University Relations are teaming up to create a new portal to PAWS called My LSU.ITS won't make changes earlier than...