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LSU students and fellow faculty gather Mon. Sept. 9, 2013 in Howe Russell Hall to discuss the U.S. involvement in Syria with Leonard Ray, a University political science associate professor.

Panel discusses the difficulties facing U.S. military action in Syria

By William Morris September 9, 2013

As international leaders debate what action to take in Syria, University students and faculty members gathered together for their own panel discussion where, much like the politicians, no one could agree...

University’s appeal denied

By Taylor Balkom July 19, 2013

An appeals court denied the University's appeal Friday to keep the names of its presidential search committee finalists secret. The appeal came after approval by the Board of Supervisors in June. In April,...

Bills passed regarding tuition, education

By Trey Labat June 11, 2013

Along with the conclusion of the state legislative session on June 6, several bills were introduced that could affect students and residents around Baton Rouge.  LSU given permission to increase fees...

Gov. Bobby Jindal discusses education reform April 17, 2013, at the 2013 Louisiana Education Excellence Summit in the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Jindal tax reform receives feedback

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz May 5, 2013

Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to eliminate personal and income taxes and pay for the cuts with a higher sales tax has been shut down this legislative session. Jindal first communicated his ideas for...

Debbie Ball of Benton, La, holds signs Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the March on Baton Rouge on the State Capitol Steps.

Activists rally on steps of Capitol

By Jonathan Olivier April 30, 2013

Hundreds gathered on the steps of the State Capitol building Tuesday to advocate for issues like Medicaid expansion and prohibiting budget cuts to education among others — all being topics of discussion...

Bill targets gender pay inequality

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz April 30, 2013

After failures in past sessions, Louisiana lawmakers are once again fighting for gender pay equality. Senate Bill 68 by Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, D- New Orleans, prohibits employers from paying an...

Pro-abortion rights activists, rally face-to-face against anti-abortion demonstrators as both march in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, in a demonstration that coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Bill targets abortion practices

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz April 22, 2013

New restrictions on abortion practices passed in the Louisiana Senate on Monday, requiring a doctor’s presence when administering an abortion pill. Senate Bill 90, authored by Sen. Fred Mills, R-New...

Former governor of Louisiana Edwin Edwards speaks on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 during the panel meeting for PAISA Day in the LSU Business Education Complex.

Former governors stress importance of job growth

By Gabrielle Braud April 17, 2013

At a governors’ panel held Wednesday, former Louisiana governors Kathleen Blanco, Edwin Edwards, Murphy “Mike” Foster and Buddy Roemer all expressed the similar idea that from their experience...

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses education reform April 17, 2013, at the 2013 Louisiana Education Excellence Summit in the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Condoleezza Rice, Bobby Jindal push education changes

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz April 17, 2013

 Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Gov. Bobby Jindal said Wednesday at the Leadership for Change 2013 Louisiana Education Excellence Summit that Louisiana needs to maintain a sense of...

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks to reporters of the political common ground that he and Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant share, Wednesday, April 3, 2013, during a media availability prior to a closed fund raising dinner for the state Republican Party in Jackson, Miss. Jindal is the main speaker at the dinner. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

National headlines direct attention to Jindal’s constituents

By Clayton Crockett April 10, 2013

“What happened to Bobby Jindal?” “Is Jindal the new Romney?” Jindal “gives up,” “retrenches” and “scraps” his latest income tax plan. These...

Bills concerning tuition, fees at the forefront of LSU leaders’ minds

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz April 9, 2013

During the opening week of the 2013 Louisiana legislative session, certain bills are higher on the University’s radar. University leaders are especially keeping an eye on bills like Gov. Bobby...

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Jindal tax plan could affect students’ daily lives

By Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz March 18, 2013

Though Gov. Bobby Jindal’s tax plan — intended to eliminate personal income tax, corporate income tax and franchise tax — will not affect University funding, Director of the Public Administration...