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Storm Cleanup

Storm Cleanup Ensues at LSU

By Laryssa Bonacquisti April 27, 2015

Students got a different kind of wake-up call this morning. The LSU community was taken by surprise as a major storm hit. With 1.48 inches of rain and winds up to 62 mph, the dangers proved to be so much...

Bars open as tornado warning closes schools

April 27, 2015

As schools closed due to the severe weather passing through the area this morning, some of the bars here in Baton Rouge decided to open. The House in Tigerland was one of the first, but Fred’s and...

Paul Mainieri

Paul Mainieri Addresses Alex Box Damages

April 27, 2015

After the severe storms at Baton Rouge Monday, LSU baseball Head Coach Paul Mainieri addresses the damage to the stadium. The worst damage was to the foul poles that both got knocked down. Other smaller...

WATCH: Students Take Shelter on Campus after Severe Storms and Road Flooding

WATCH: Students Take Shelter on Campus after Severe Storms and Road Flooding

April 27, 2015

LSU cancelled classes Monday due severe storms and tornado warnings in the Baton Rouge area.  There have been reports of flooding in Atkinson and Lockett Hall. Trees by the French House have crushed...

Text Alert

UPDATED: LSU Cancels Classes Due to Severe Weather

April 27, 2015

UPDATE: LSU has announced that university roads are now passable, but some city streets remain hazardous. Day and night classes are canceled. LSU has canceled Monday classes after a tornado warning was...

Tigerland

Two Bodies Found Near Tigerland

April 26, 2015

The bodies of two LSU students were found in the pool of the Cambridge West Apartments, an apartment complex just outside of Tigerland. Police arrived on the scene at 1 a.m. Sunday and found the bodies...

Clinton may have feminists and Tumblr on her side, but is she truly fit to be President of the United States?

Opinion: Hillary Unfit for President? – The Funyon

By Placenta Grande April 23, 2015

For one of the final opinion pieces of the semester, I figured I'd cover a topic everyone loves: politics! GOP candidates for the presidency are finally coming forward. But they all are trying to compete...

Courtesy of the Associated Press

Senate unanimously passed bill combating human trafficking

April 22, 2015

The Senate unanimously passed a legislation bill to help human trafficking victims. The bill passed 99-0 on Wednesday afternoon; Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was the only senator who didn't vote. The bill would...

minimum wage

The Battle Surrounding Minimum Wage

By Laryssa Bonacquisti April 22, 2015

 As prices rise across the country, minimum wage workers have become more vocal in their call for a higher minimum wage. Some college students who earn minimum wage like philosophy and mass communication...

Common Core

WATCH: Louisiana Residents Judge Common Core

April 22, 2015

Since 2003, The Public Policy Research Lab at LSU has conducted its annual Louisiana Survey. This gathers data on what Louisiana residents overall think of various issues.  Each year, the survey is...

At first I was like OMG but then I was like "lol this looks sooo weird"

Opinion: I Can’t Even – The Funyon

By Placenta Grande April 22, 2015

So, we're all trying to adjust from being back from spring break and I just… cannot. Let's be honest… finals is like, so soon, it's like in two weeks and I will literally fail them all like...

Haters criticized this video for being culturally and morally insensitive to Jews, but they hating.

The “Only” Article You Need to be Reading Right Now – Funyon Opinion

For a song with a punch line about duct tape, Nicki Minaj's platinum single is proving that not “Only” is she redefining the image of women in the music industry, but the entire feminist movement...