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Storm water potential irrigation for University

Rainwater is considered a nuisance to students sloshing through it on the way to class, but the University could find a new sustainable resource in storm water drainage.The University's current policy...

LSU black alumni recount their campus experiences

By The Associated Press
November 15, 2009

(AP)  — A. P. Tureaud Jr. was only 17 years old in 1953 when he became the first black student to enroll at LSU.During a forum on campus this weekend, Tureaud said many of his memories were...

Parade of 40 floats travels down extended route

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
November 15, 2009

Mardi Gras spirit made an out-of-season visit to Baton Rouge on Saturday as the University hosted its annual Homecoming Parade.The Homecoming Committee rounded off a week of activities Saturday morning...

LCROSS spacecraft with Centaur Stage

NASA mission finds water on the Moon

By By Wikinews November 14, 2009

"The argument that the moon is a dry, desolate place no longer holds water," says a press release from NASA. A Moon mission launched by the agency has confirmed the presence of water on the moon. The discovery...

Woman stabbed at Law Center this morning – 3 p.m.

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
November 14, 2009

A female security staff member was stabbed around 11:30 a.m. Saturdayat the LSU Law Center. The only confirmed information at this point is that the woman wasstabbed by a male subject, said Sergeant Blake...

Students build canned-food structures

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
November 13, 2009

The University's Homecoming festivities have a service component every year, but organizers decided to make it bigger for the celebration's 100th anniversary.The typical canned good collection was beefed...

Carver to take over as vice chancellor

By Adam Duverney
Senior Staff Writer
November 13, 2009

The University appointed Doris Carver, senior associate vice chancellor of the Office of Research and Economic Development, as the interim vice chancellor of that same office.Carver will officially take...

Fireworks cause scare at Commons

By Staff Reports
November 13, 2009

An apparent firecracker explosion at the Burbank Commons Apartments near campus caused a scare among residents and a response from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office on Thursday night."There was no...

Martin promotes relationship with Old South Baton Rouge

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Staff Writer
November 12, 2009

An improved relationship with the Old South Baton Rouge area could be crucial if the University plans to grow, Chancellor Michael Martin said. Fostering a symbiotic relationship between the University...

AAUP defends speech freedom

By Ryan Buxton
Staff Writer
November 12, 2009

The American Association of University Professors is working to preserve speech rights for faculty members nationwide in its new campaign, "Speak Up, Speak Out: Protect the Faculty Voice."The campaign...

Vote stirs flurry of responses

By Nate Monroe
Contributing Writer
November 12, 2009

Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, R-New Orleans, voted late Saturday night in favor of the House Democratic-led health care reform bill. The move has resonated with Louisianians and inspired an orchestra of responses...

Fort Hood suspect charged with 13 murder counts

By The Associated Press
November 12, 2009

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist in the Fort Hood massacre was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder Thursday as he lay in a hospital bed and President Obama ordered a review...