At the beginning of the semester, many students are treated to the usual policies regarding attendance, class participation and due dates for assignments. But one professor at Middle Tennessee State University...

After weeks of uncertainty, LSU defensive end Marquise Hill announced Monday he will pursue a professional football career rather than return to school for his senior season. Hill made the decision after...

TODAY Tuesday, February 3 NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS * Meeting * 6 p.m. 2171 CEBA DELTA SIGMA THETA * Sista to Sista Part III: The Real Deal * 7 p.m. AACC HILL FARM COMMUNITY GARDEN * Garden Meeting *...

The best description of LSU point guard Xavier Whipple might be that of a quarterback in a run-oriented offensive football team. He is not flashy. He does not score a lot of points. He just gets the job...

Before coming to LSU and moving to Baton Rouge, I assumed our fair Verona was merely an overgrown backwater town with a football problem. After almost two years of driving around town daily to alleviate...

Mourners held a jazz funeral Saturday to mark the passing of a beloved Baton Rouge institution. The grieving dressed in black, except for powdered sugar stains -- the mark of a good beignet. Those close...

Start with a misguided Attorney General, sprinkle in Congressmen with selective reading skills, and top it off with chunky lobbyists and you've got a tasty dish. Unfortunately for those of us who prefer...

Cohesion will be key for the LSU softball team this season as five starters from a year ago are no longer on campus. Juniors Tessa Lynam and Blair Smith, sophomore Alicia Owen and seniors Christy Connor...

Parking affecting student's grades I know people are tired of hearing this, but parking is out of control. While I still pay the same amount for parking every year, Kirby Smith lot has been reduced to...

The sport of bobsledding is not often associated with any university's faculty -- especially in the South -- but Ryan Green is an exception. Green, a graduate assistant in the kinesiology department working...

First District Congressman David Vitter recently announced his candidacy for the upcoming Senate race in Louisiana. The Republican was endorsed by his friend of twelve years, former gubernatorial candidate...

No, not this time. "I've resisted you for four days now, and I don't need you," I said to the half pack of Marlboro Light Menthols. You see, there's a difference between love and addiction, and you're...