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The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

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BOC is Here
The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

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All content by Mary Leavines
The newly renovated LSU PD Mobile Command sits in the parking lot just outside of LSU PD Tuesday, March 5, 2013.

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[Photo] LSU law professor sidelined for political speech sues university

January 30, 2025
Tiger stadium, Thursday, March 7, 2013.

[Photo] Rabalais making SEC safer

August 26, 2013
Atheist author Dan Barker speaks to students and faculty Thursday, Feb. 21. 2013, in Coates hall.

Matt Sigur, an acoustic guitar soloist, plays his guitar in front of the fountain in the quad Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

The Memorial Tower was recently renovated, which included changing out the speakers.

Matt Sigur, an acoustic guitar soloist, plays his guitar in front of the fountain in the quad Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

Matt Sigur, an acoustic guitar soloist, plays his guitar in front of the fountain in the quad Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

Matt Sigur, an acoustic guitar soloist, plays his guitar in front of the fountain in the quad Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

Visitors to Rescon 2013 play video games in the Atchafalaya Room in the Union Monday, April 29, 2013.

Two students play Dance Dance Revolution at Rescon 2013 Monday, April 29, 2013. There were other video games and tabletop games, such as board and card games, available at the event.

Chemistry sophomore Alex Rueff holds up a pawn before a game of "Wizard's Chess," during which the players step onto a life-sized chess board and play as the pieces. He was the coordinator of the event and was dressed as the Doctor from "Doctor Who."

English and History freshman Jennifer Strength walks during the "most creative" portion of Rescon 2013's cosplay catwalk. She was dressed as Kiki from the animated movie "Kiki's Delivery Service."

Environmental engineering freshman Amy Janvier strikes a pose during the "most realistic" portion of rescon's catwalk Monday, April 29, 2013. She dressed up as the character Stocking from "Panty and Stocking."

Cosplayers and other students gather in the Atchafalaya room in the Union Monday, April 29, 2013.

[Photo] ResCon 2013 celebrates cosplaying

April 29, 2013
Robert Dick plays his flute in the School of Music Tuesday, April 23, 2013. He will be performing as a guest during a recital April 24 from 7:30-10:00 PM.

Robert Dick plays his flute in the School of Music Tuesday, April 23, 2013. He will be performing as a guest during a recital April 24 from 7:30-10:00 PM.

Robert Dick poses with his flute in the School of Music Tuesday, April 23, 2013. He will be performing as a guest during a recital April 24 from 7:30-10:00 PM.

Assistant professor Laura Stewart’s kinesiology class jogs Tuesday in front of the Huey P. Long Fieldhouse. They are running the Kentucky Derby Marathon in support of Boston.

[Photo] Students to run Kentucky marathon to support Boston

April 23, 2013
English sophomore Jared Constant, a smoker, opposes the movement to make LSU a tobacco-free campus.

Kinesiology junior Katie Blanchard said she has attended a tobacco-free campus, and is currently uncomfortable with the amount of smoke on LSU's campus, especially around Middleton Library.

Kinesiology senior Brad Penny disagrees with the idea of government regulating citizen action through taxation, but supports the idea if the money will go toward a fund to help people.

Architecture sophomore Shannon Livaudais, a smoker, tends to be mindful of others when smoking on campus.

Biology junior Alan Johnson, a smoker, thinks that the tax increase will help him stop his smoking habit.

Dr. Stewart speaks to her KIN 4525, section 1 class Tuesday, April 23, 2013. The class will be running the Kentucky Derby marathon in support of those injured in the Boston Marathon bombings.

Dr. Stewart's KIN 4526, section 1 class stands in front of the Huey P. Long Fieldhouse Tuesday, April 23, 2013. The class will be running the Kentucky Derby Marathon in support of the Boston Marathon bombing victims.

Members of the LSU Football team collide during a practice play Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

Senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger (8) passes the football to Junior wide receiver Armand Williams (81) as they run a "big cat" drill Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

Members of the LSU Football team collide during a "big cat" drill Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

[Photo] Football: Les Miles puts his own spin on big cat drill

April 16, 2013
Junior wide receiver Jarrett Fobbs (5) sprints forward as Senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger (8) prepares to pass the ball to him during the "big cat" drill Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

Senior quarterback Zach Mettenberger (8) passes the football to Sophomore wide receiver Chris LaBorde (13) as they run a practice play Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

Venezuela-native and Venezuela-sympathetic protesters gather in protest near the Memorial Tower Tuesday, April 16, 2013. They are protesting the most recent presidential election in Venezuela, calling for a vote recount.

Protesters hold a Venezuelan flag near the Memorial Tower, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. On the current political situation in her home country, native Elsy Carlton Herrera said: "It's hard not being over there, so we're doing everything we can here."

LSU Mechanical Engineering graduate student Gustavo Gonzalez holds a Venezuelan flag as he stands in protest in front of the Memorial Tower. "There were 400,000 more votes this election than the last one," he said. "There's something wrong with that number."

Venezuela-native and Venezuela-sympathetic LSU students gather in protest in front of the Memorial Tower Tuesday, April 16, 2013. They are protesting the most recent presidential election and want a vote recount.

[Photo] Venezuelan students protest for election votes recount

April 16, 2013
A lone unique chair stands out in a sea of uniformity in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building Monday, April 15, 2013. The play focuses on the importance of variety and choice within humanity as a whole. The play runs from Tuesday to Sunday with showings at 7:30 pm and another showing at 2:00 pm on Sunday. Tickets ate $10 at the door.

Sound Designer and Theatre senior Devon Lamond (left), Director and Theatre senior Peryn Schmitt (center), and Lighting Designer and Theatre senior Adam Waguepack (right) sit in the audience's seats Monday, April 15, 2013.

Rows of chairs face stage lights in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building April 15, 2013. The play has six actors, is a year in the making, and will run from Tuesday through sunday at 7:30 pm, with another showing at 2:00 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Different styles of chairs face stage lights in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building April 15, 2013. The play has six actors, is a year in the making, and will run from Tuesday through sunday at 7:30 pm, with another showing at 2:00 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Different styles of chairs face stage lights in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building April 15, 2013. The play has six actors, is a year in the making, and will run from Tuesday through sunday at 7:30 pm, with another showing at 2:00 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Kinesiology freshman Jessica Savona practices the "moonwalk" portion of her gymnastics routine Monday, April 15, 2013.

Kinesiology freshman Jessica Savona strikes the opening pose for the "moonwalk" portion of her gymnastics routine Monday, April 15, 2013.

Kinesiology freshman Jessica Savona strikes the opening pose for the "moonwalk" portion of her gymnastics routine Monday, April 15, 2013.

Kinesiology freshman Jessica Savona practices the "moonwalk" portion of her gymnastics routine Monday, April 15, 2013.

Kinesiology freshman Jessica Savona practices the "moonwalk" portion of her gymnastics routine Monday, April 15, 2013.

Different styles of chairs face stage lights in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building April 15, 2013. The play has six actors, is a year in the making, and will run from Tuesday through sunday at 7:30 pm, with another showing at 2:00 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Kinesiology freshman Jessica Savona practices the "moonwalk" portion of her gymnastics routine Monday, April 15, 2013.

Sound Designer and Theatre senior Devon Lamond (left), Director and Theatre senior Peryn Schmitt (center), and Lighting Designer and Theatre senior Adam Waguepack (right) sit in the audience's seats Monday, April 15, 2013.

Rows of chairs face stage lights in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building April 15, 2013. The play has six actors, is a year in the making, and will run from Tuesday through sunday at 7:30 pm, with another showing at 2:00 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Different styles of chairs face stage lights in the Music and Dramatic Arts Building April 15, 2013. The play has six actors, is a year in the making, and will run from Tuesday through sunday at 7:30 pm, with another showing at 2:00 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Kinesiology freshman Jessica Savona practices the "moonwalk" portion of her gymnastics routine Monday, April 15, 2013.

Kinesiology freshman Jessica Savona strikes the opening pose for the "moonwalk" portion of her gymnastics routine Monday, April 15, 2013.

Kinesiology freshman Jessica Savona strikes the opening pose for the "moonwalk" portion of her gymnastics routine Monday, April 15, 2013.

Keynote speaker Zach Kopplin speaks on the LA Science and Education Act to a group of secular humanists Sunday, April 14, 2013.

Nathan Phelps, keynote speaker and estranged son of Westboro Baptist Church pastor Fred Phelps, speaks to secular humanists Sunday, April 14, 2013.

LSU junior Nikita Tracey leaps during the women's 400 meter hurdles Saturday, April 13, 2013.

LSU senior Damar Forbes (left), LSU junior Shermund Allsop, and Gabriel Mvumvure sprint during the Men's 100 meter dash Saturday, April 13, 2013.

LSU sophomore Joshua Thompson knocks down a hurdle during the 100 meter hurdles Saturday, April 13, 2013.

UCONN sophomore Selwyn Maxwell (left) and LSU sophomore Joshua Thompson (right) run the 110 meter hurdles Saturday, April 13, 2013.

Freshman Theres Jernbeck runs the 100 meter hurdles Saturday, April 13, 2013.

Arizona state and LSU students sprint during the women's 4x100 meter relay Saturday, April 13, 2013.

Senior Kimberlyn Duncan (left) sprints during the 4x100 meter relay as junior Jasmin Stowers runs up behind her Saturday, April 13, 2013.

With LSU senior Charlene Lipse in the lead, LSU, Penn State, and Mississippi State runners sprint during the 1500 meter run Saturday, April 13, 2013.

Construction Management Cory Manuel hits a tennis ball during practice Monday, April 8, 2013. The national tennis competition will be held Thursday in Surprize, AZ.

[Photo] Club tennis travels to national tourney

April 10, 2013
Mass Communications freshman Jason Stutzman (left) watches as Biology freshman Nicholas Braud (right) hits a ball served to their side of the court by their Construction Management junior teammate Cory Manuel (back).

(Left to right.) Civil Engineering junior Dom Dejuilio, Mass Communications junior Andrew Vorniak, Interdisciplinary Studies junior John Trufant, and Music junior Scott Graves are part of the Levee Daze Band, which will be playing during Grooving on the Grounds on LSU's campus.

(Left to right.) Music junior Scott Graves, Interdisciplinary Studies junior John Trufant, Mass Communications junior Andrew Vorniak, and Civil Engineering junior Dom Dejuilio are members of the Levee Daze Band. They will be playing during Grooving on the Grounds on LSU's campus.

[Photo] Baton Rouge band Levee Daze to open at Groovin'

April 10, 2013
(Left to right.) Music junior Scott Graves, Interdisciplinary Studies junior John Trufant, Mass Communications junior Andrew Vorniak, and Civil Engineering junior Dom Dejuilio are members of the Levee Daze Band. They will be playing during Grooving on the Grounds on LSU's campus.

The LSU-based organiztion, Students for Life, pose Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, with their pro-life signs. They marched with approximately 3,000 other protesters from the Old State Capitol to the New State Capitol.

[Photo] Opinion: Students for Life most effective organization at LSU

April 10, 2013
Traffic cameras watch the intersection at Nicholson and Burbank Tuesday, April 9, 2013.

[Photo] Opinion: Correlation between driver safety and red light cameras impossible to prove

April 9, 2013
Mechanical Engineering PhD student Mohsen Ayoobi stands in the quad Tuesday, March 26, 2013.

[Photo] University sees influx of Iranian students

April 8, 2013
John Woodard, newly re-elected student government president, and Taylor Parks, newly re-elected student government vice president, react to election results Tuesday, March 26, 2013.

John Woodard, Taylor Parks, and supporters react to election results Tuesday, March 26, 2013.

[Photo] John Woodard, Taylor Parks win second SG election

March 26, 2013
LSU Chancellor William Jenkins speaks to a small group of students in Live Oak Lounge during a session of Chats with the Chancellor, Tuesday, March 26, 2013.

[Photo] Chancellor Jenkins: Student leadership is disconnected

March 26, 2013
Photography sophomore Nick Martino rides his longboard on the sidewalk in the Quad on Tuesday.

Passover begins Monday, March 2, 2013, and ends in the evening of Tuesday, April 2, 2013.

[Photo] Passover celebrated differently at Southern Jewish dinner tables

March 20, 2013
Students sunbathe and study in the quad Tuesday, March 19, 2013.

[Photo] Campus is changing with the season

March 20, 2013
A memorial wreath hangs outside the late Dr. Egedy's office in Lockett Hall Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Dr. Egedy passed away March 15.

[Photo] Math professor dies of heart attack

March 19, 2013
Students sunbathe and study in the quad Tuesday, March 19, 2013.

Photography sophomore Nick Martino (front) and History junior Connor Roberts (back) relax in their hammocks they set up in the quad Tuesday, March 19, 2013.

History junior Connor Roberts relaxes in the hammock he set up in the quad Tuesday, March 19, 2013.

UCourt adjourns for recess and deliberation Sunday, March 17, 2013. Woodard and Parks were reinstated as President and Vice President of Student Goverment.

UCourt deliberates during the appeal Sunday night. Woodard and Parks were reinstated to their positions as Student Government President and Vice President.

Newly reinstated Student Government Vice President Taylor Parks (left) and President John Woodard (right) smile and stand with supporters after UCourt's verdict Sunday, May 17, 2013.

Newly reinstated Student Government Vice President Taylor Parks (left) and President John Woodard (right) smile and stand with a supporter after UCourt's verdict Sunday, May 17, 2013.

[Photo] Opinion: How many times will Unite defeat Impact in one election?

March 18, 2013
Taylor Parks (left, center) and John Woodard (right, center) listen as UCourt deliberates during the appeal Sunday, March 17, 2013.

[Photo] Our View: SG election sees happy ending with a grave message

March 17, 2013
Newly reinstated Student Government Vice President Taylor Parks smiles as a supporter congratulates her on the UCourt's decision Sunday, March 7, 2013.

Co-owner of The Pelican House and LSU graduate, Cris Juge, works on one of the many beer taps at the new bar. The Pelican House, when completed, will boast the most draft beers on tap in the state at 136.

[Photo] New bar serves as destination for exotic beers and whiskeys

March 13, 2013
Sunlight shines through azalea bushes near the Union Monday, March 11, 2013.

New benches and trees are the central focus point in the South Union Plaza, Monday, March 11, 2013.

[Photo] Renovations, expansion draw students to South Union Plaza

March 11, 2013
(Left to right) the Weltikol and Foley families, Palm Coast, FL and Galveston, TX natives, cook chili during the chili cookoff located at Parker Coliseum Saturday, March 9, 2013.

Chili simmers on a portable stove during the chili contest located at Parker Coliseum Saturday, March 9, 2013.

A sign notifying visitors that sample chili is not available sits on a table at the Chili Cookoff on LSU's campus Saturday, March 9, 2013.

Chili boils over in a pot at the chili contest located at Parker Coliseum Saturday, March 9, 2013.

Volunteer judges for the chili cookoff located at Parker Coliseum gather together as an announcer reads off their names Saturday, March 9, 2013.

A sign notifying visitors where the chili cookoff is located stands in Parker Coliseum Saturday, March 9, 2013.

Robert Patterson, co-creator of "Chillaxing Chili," spoons a sample for a visitor to the chili cookoff on LSU's campus Saturday, March 9, 2013.

A chili cookoff participant brings samples of their chili to judges Saturday, March 9, 2013.

Visitors to the Chili Cookoff on LSU's campus walk past contender's tents Saturday, March 9, 2013.

Chili cookoff participants cook and spoon samples of their chili Saturday, March 9, 2013.

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