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The American flag flies high on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, on LSU campus.

Nearly 50 years ago, SG president’s suicide led to new resource

By Alden Ceasar October 19, 2017

On Sept. 28, 1969, three hunters were giving their dogs a field workout in a wooded area just five miles from the University. At 10:30 a.m., they found the body of 18-year-old University freshman...

LSU student Benjamin Balser dies

By Staff Reports October 16, 2017

Update: Oct. 18, 6:07 p.m. The East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office said the toxicology report to determine the cause of death will take three weeks. ---  University student Benjamin Balser died over...

LSU Mass Communication freshman Walter Miller poses for a photo after singing the National Anthem on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017 at the LSU Soccer Complex.

Student sings national anthem at sporting events, plans to release original album

By Ashlon Lusk October 16, 2017

Months after graduating high school, mass communication freshman Walter Miller has an album coming out toward the beginning of next year, has sung the national anthem more than 100 times and has sung for...

The Nakatrash tailgate gathers before the football game on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, on LSU campus.

Tailgate Tales: ‘Master Tailgaters’ from Natchitoches tailgate with ‘Nakatrash’ truck

By Ashlon Lusk October 14, 2017

Since 1975, one Natchitoches family has travelled three hours south to Death Valley for Tiger football tailgating with their golden truck labeled “Nakatrash.”Nakatrash, a "Van Geaux original,"...

ISEC

New club combats isolation of International students

By Alden Ceasar October 13, 2017

An international student at the University of Michigan brought a gift at the beginning of the fall semester with the intent on giving it to the first American to invite him to their home. By the end...

LSU graduate missing in Nicaragua

LSU graduate missing in Nicaragua

By Staff Reports October 12, 2017

University graduate Adeolu Ogunniyi has been missing in Nicaragua since Sept. 10, according to a reddit post by his brother.  The post asks to contact the user, adetude, with any information...

A latte sits on a table at the newly reopened Common Grounds Cafe on Dalrymple Drive on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.

LSU campus ministry reopens Common Grounds Cafe

By Alden Ceasar October 10, 2017

When The Refuge launched Common Grounds Cafe in August 2003, students were offered a cafe experience unsaturated by market values.Fourteen years later, the Cafe still holds those same values, said...

The French House showcases the book "Louisiana Gone" on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017.

LSU students self-publish book highlighting Louisiana’s coastal land loss

By Hailey Auglair October 4, 2017

Two University students are attempting to discuss the issue of Louisiana’s coastal land loss after self-publishing Louisiana Gone,” a book highlighting communities affected by the rapid...

Troy H. Middleton Library

LSU students react to new Middleton Library hours

By Ashlon Lusk October 4, 2017

Update 10/06: Per email on Oct. 6, Director of Library Communications and Publications Sigrid Kelsey said the first, second, third and fourth floors of Middleton Library will be available for studying...

Pre-nursing junior Rain Breedlove displays bracelets outside the Design Building on Oct. 2, 2017.

LSU chapter of Students Helping Honduras devoted to philanthropy efforts to further nation’s progress

By Kaylee Poche October 4, 2017

More than 1,000 miles south of Tiger Stadium lies the second poorest country in the western hemisphere: Honduras. University organization Students Helping Honduras aims to combat poverty and gang violence...

Pre-nursing sophomore Matthew Miller walks with a children on the way to Live 2 Serve's headquarters, the YMCA on Thomas H. Delpit Drive, on Sept. 27, 2017.

Nonprofit organization Live2Serve serves local youth through interaction, play

By Mackenzie Treadwell October 4, 2017

Every Wednesday afternoon, Jacob Allen Nichols heads to the Baranco-Clark YMCA to host Live2Serve, his personal project in the downtown area since 2011. The nonprofit organization strives for authentic...

The LSU dining hall, The 5, on Monday Aug. 29, 2016, on LSU Campus. Due to new regulations, LSU residence can now only swipe one guest when entering the hall.

LSU Dining and FYE partner to give students a “Taste of Home”

By CJ Carver October 4, 2017

Students dining in The 5 or the 459 Commons on Thursday will be able to enjoy a “Taste of Home,” stemming from a partnership between LSU Dining and LSU First Year Experience. Director...