University faculty and staff received some good news this morning — they will not be forced to take a salary cut because of budget cuts just yet.The University proposed furlough plan is indefinitely...
Some University students' personal information — their names and social security numbers — were displayed on a Web site accessible to the public recently.
The names and social security...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's health department says the state's first death from swine flu is that of a 21-year-old woman from the greater New Orleans area.
Department of Health and Hospitals...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal jury convicted a former Louisiana congressman Wednesday of taking bribes on 11 of 16 counts in a case in which agents found $90,000 in his freezer.
Former Rep. William...
As the debate for national health care reform continues, the issue has become a divisive talking point between students."I don't think the average student has been given the tools to make an educated student...
With the fall semester quickly approaching, many incoming freshmen are excited to have a fresh start to prove themselves academically and socially. Every year, however, a portion of freshmen are expected...
Citing recent fiscal hardships, Chancellor Mike Martin announced today that the University will eliminate the position of Vice Chancellor of University Relations.
The position was held by University alumnus...
For a video tour of the renovated portion of the Student Union, click here.For a slideshow of photographs of the renovated portion of the Student Union, click here.Blue inset lights line the ceiling, curved...
For a slideshow of photographs from the sneak peek of "Walking with Dinosaurs," click here.Though they've been extinct for 200 million years, dinosaurs were back Tuesday at the Baton Rouge River Center.The...
For a video with healthy eating tips from University fitness experts, click here.Even though bikini season is coming to an end, the never-ending struggle for students who want to lose weight or stay in...
While the University's 2009-10 budget cuts plan awaits the Board of Supervisors' approval on August 27, departments across campus are bracing for the effects of a $19 million reduction in state funding.Among...
Potter, Granger and Weasley, oh my!Audiences across the world joined these three friends for "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" in theaters last week for the largest midnight opening show in history,...
