A female student was allegedly held at gunpoint in the West Campus parking lot Tuesday night, and no suspects have yet been arrested. LSU Police Department responded to a 9:15 p.m. report from a female student who said she was robbed at gunpoint, according to Capt.
One week after Chancellor Sean O'Keefe announced his resignation, several University donors said they plan to withhold scheduled donations to the University until they understand how the position will be filled. "It's not meant as a threat," said Charlotte Bollinger, Bollinger Shipyards Inc.
One month after two doctoral students were shot in the Edward Gay Apartments, the University first tested its campus-wide Emergency Text Message System. About 95 percent of the service's 13,657 registered users received the University's trial text message Friday morning, according to final data released Tuesday.
A string of party lights line the beams of a deteriorating overpass built in Baton Rouge during the 1930s. Nestled in the heart of the city, the Perkins Road overpass, bordering Chelsea's Café, has been in need of repairs for many years. Despite repairs in the '50s, the summer heat progressively takes its toll on the bridge.
As the Rouzan debate heats up, some Baton Rouge residents remain adamantly against the idea of change, while others claim the city needs to come out of the "horse-and-buggy" era. University students and professors living in Southdowns and surrounding neighborhoods know it is almost impossible to drive through the area without eyeing a yard sign marked "Support Rouzan" or "Reject Rouzan.
Outstanding University library fees can adversely affect students' credit scores if they leave the University without paying the fees. Nancy Colyar, assistant dean of Middleton Library, said students who do not pay their late fees are reported to the University's Office of Bursar Operations Division.
At the Student Senate meeting Wednesday night, Associate Dean of Students Darrell Ray addressed the on-campus armed robbery that occurred Tuesday night. "I want you all to be aware of your surroundings," Ray said. "And I want you to look at communicating safety as a message to your constituents.
John Lewis, computer science junior, had the opportunity to take LSU's first video gaming design course during the fall without even being in the same class as his professor. Students can now tune into class lectures unavailable at LSU on a high definition projection screen via video streaming.
Louisiana coastal issues were brought to light to the University community Tuesday by the head of the nation's oceanic administration. Vice Adm. Conrad Lautenbacher Jr., retired U.S. Navy, the leader of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, spoke to University students, faculty and staff about programs that NOAA is working on to further restore the nation's coast.
Health fanatics may have something to "toast" for the new year. The results of a 20-year study were published Jan. 9 in the European Heart Journal and found that moderate drinking combined with physical activity lowers the risk of heart disease and death from any cause by drastic amounts.
Despite being vacant since 2007, Kirby-Smith Hall continues to cost the Office of Residential Life about $300,000 each year. According to Steve Waller, director of Residential Life, students are footing the bill because they fund the department. Student fees allow Residential Life to construct new buildings and renovate existing buildings without incurring debt to the University.
Students looking to lose weight as a New Year's resolution may have new options but could also lose their sense of smell in the process. The Pennington Biomedical Research Center aims to begin testing a new method to target obesity. The center will temporarily block patients' sense of smell in an attempt to get them to eat less as a part of a research study.
The majority of the 456 academic violations reported in 2007 at the University were related to students committing different types of plagiarism. "Plagiarism comes in waves," said Eric Norman, associate dean of the Office of Judicial Affairs. "It's a big problem during mid-terms and at the end of the semester during finals.
Blue and green recycle bins can be spotted everywhere on campus, but the future of the recycling program is in question. Andres Harris, recycling and solid waste manager with Landscape Services, said the response to the program is great because recycling bins are close to trash cans, which prompts people to recycle.
Lose weight, develop a healthy habit and break unhealthy habits were among the top 10 New Year's resolutions for 2008, according to FranklinCovey's third annual New Year's Resolution Survey. The same survey concluded that 35 percent of respondents break their resolutions before the end of January, and only 23 percent of those polled keep their resolution for the year.
