Posted on 15 February 2012.
Maxim Magazine out of New York recently published a list of “The Sexiest Things in America”. The list included everything from sexiest beach to sexiest ice cream truck in America. Our very own LSU was dubbed ‘Sexiest College’ in America and Maxim wrote “Take a road trip down to Baton Rouge, where football is king, [...]
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Posted on 29 December 2011.
LSU has cut $8.1 million from its operating budget in response to mid-year budget cuts dictated by a $50 million reduction in funds for higher education due to a shortfall in state budget projections for the current fiscal year. Funds for nearly 60 positions at LSU have been impacted, 40 of which are vacant positions [...]
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Posted on 31 October 2011.
In the wake of the tornado that hit Tuscaloosa, Ala., on April 27, 2011, several LSU campus organizations came together under the moniker, “Tigers for the Tide,” to provide a collaborative response to the needs of the community. Volunteer LSU, Student Government, the Residence Hall Association and the Greek Board of Directors collected toiletries, clothing [...]
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Posted on 19 October 2011.
According to reports from Michael Bonnette, LSU Sports Information Director, Tyrann Mathieu and Spencer Ware have been suspended from this Saturday’s game against Auburn in Tiger Stadium. Bonnette was quoted as saying: “Coach Miles is handling it as an internal issue, within the team and university, but we cannot comment further at this time.” Ware [...]
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Posted on 28 September 2011.
The LSU Department of Theatre will present performances of Edward Albee’s “The American Dream,” directed by Michael Martin, Oct. 4-9 in the Studio Theatre, located in the Music & Dramatic Arts Building on Dalrymple Drive. “Can money buy happiness?” Edward Albee asks this and more in his irreverent comedy that lambasts the logic behind American [...]
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Posted on 21 September 2011.
LSU’s Emergency Operations Center will test its emergency text messaging system on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 9 a.m. LSU conducts tests of its system twice a year via the university’s text message vendor Rave Mobile Safety, with the last test being conducted Feb. 16. During the text message test, LSU will also be testing its [...]
Posted on 15 September 2011.
LSU will hold its annual Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 20, and Wednesday, Sep. 21, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Union Cotillion Ballroom. The fair offers students, parents, staff and faculty members the opportunity to explore all programs LSU has to offer. Faculty members who organize the summer programs, as well [...]
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Posted on 13 September 2011.
For the fourth consecutive year and despite facing budget cuts during that time, LSU is ranked in the first tier for “Best National Universities” inU.S. News & World Report’s 2012 edition of Best Colleges. “We are pleased that we are once again a recognized tier one institution,” LSU Chancellor Michael Martin said. “We realize there [...]
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Posted on 01 September 2011.
The LSU Writing Project hosted its 2011 Summer Invitational Institute from May 23 to June 24 at the LSU Laboratory School. Sixteen teachers of different subjects and grade levels from across East Baton Rouge Parish spent five weeks learning strategies to help themselves and their students become more accomplished writers and learners. Housed in the [...]
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Posted on 29 August 2011.
In recognition of the upcoming 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, LSU’s Office of Communications & University Relations has compiled a list of campus experts in areas related to the tragedies of that day. This list is meant to help media find expert sources as reporters around the world reexamine one of our country’s [...]
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Posted on 29 August 2011.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents responded to a boating crash incident on Aug. 27 in the Amite River Diversion Canal area of Livingston Parish around 7 p.m. The occupants of a civilian vessel advised LDWF agents patrolling the area of a boating crash incident that just occurred one mile up [...]
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Posted on 26 August 2011.
LSU’s Earth Scan Lab, or ESL, has updated satellite imagery of Hurricane Irene available to the media and general public. To view current images, visit www.esl.lsu.edu/quicklinks/hurricanes/2011/IRENE/. Images may be used with proper acknowledgement – please used credit line “Images provided by LSU Earth Scan Lab.” ESL was founded more than 20 years ago, and employs [...]
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