Renovations currently are underway in the Union's Royal Ballroom, courtesy of a portion of students' fees. According to Shirley Plakidas, Union director, the ballroom is being updated with all new lighting...

All news should be covered equally This letter is regarding the Viewpoint on Thursday, January 23. I feel that extensive coverage on minorities will only do more harm than good. The old phrase, "You cannot...

Advertisements for birth control are everywhere -- TV commercials, magazine ads, even on the back of bathroom stalls. Contraceptives are used to prevent an unwanted pregnancy, but it may be hard for a...

With his five-year-old daughter beside him, Jospeter Mbuba stacked slices of bread near the three cups of "real Kenyan tea" and described his childhood in his poverty-stricken homeland of Kenya. But the...

With LSU traveling to Starkville, Miss., to face No. 22 Mississippi State Saturday at 2 p.m., the Tigers and the Bulldogs stand in similar positions. Both teams shot out to stellar non-conference records,...

In correlation with the University's new flagship agenda, Chancellor Mark Emmert is heading a University request to establish a center to focus on national security issues. All of the University's federally...

Do you remember the days on the playground or in gym class when the smallest guy always got picked last to play basketball? If we used this same idea in choosing sides with the LSU basketball team, freshman...

Judging from the "La Transvestite Mariachi" welcoming visitors to its Web site, La Pocha Nostra is anything but a normal night at the theater. La Pocha Nostra is a multidisciplinary arts organization specializing...

While legislators' and University administrators' minds are on the budget for the upcoming legislative session, the University's Faculty Senate is working on a resolution supporting higher education funding...

Emley Laiche's mother always saw her daughter becoming an enthusiastic elementary school teacher, loved by her students. "She never met a stranger," her mother Lisa Jensen remembers. But Emley's life ended...

An adrenaline rush is coming to the Big Easy. Jazzland will reopen April 5th as Six Flags New Orleans, with all of the thrills, spills and excitement of the other Six Flags theme parks. The park will feature...