At first sight, Irina Fox looks like the typical law student at the University's Paul M. Hebert Law Center. The 29-year-old spends much of her time studying law books and preparing for class. But for this Russian mother of two, organization leader and U.
LSUPD and BRDP officers swarmed the Wal-Mart Neighborhood parking lot on Highland Road late Thursday night in pursuit of three men in a "follow up investigation to the most recent armed robbery on campus," according to University officials. University spokesperson Kristine Calongne said LSUPD officials believe there's "at least some possibility" a car at the store matches the description of the car at the armed robbery crime scene on campus this past week.
William Lane, Interim dean of the E.J. Ourso College of Business, said he remains confident fundraising for the new business college facility will be successful regardless of the recent resignation of former chancellor Sean O'Keefe. Since O'Keefe's Feb. 1 resignation, the Bollinger Family of Bollinger Shipyard Inc.
The first slide of the PowerPoint presentation was prominently displayed on the screen; the cameras were on and ready to record; but the only people in the room were University Student Recreational Center officials pacing and waiting for students to show. Only two students, both of whom are Student Senate members, attended the UREC fee increase forum Tuesday night.
Members of the LSU Chapter of the American Association of University Professors voiced concern about future class sizes as the University increases enrollment. LSU System President John Lombardi discussed increasing enrollment as a way for the University to reach its full potential at a Jan.
The LSU Speech and Debate Team traveled to Feb. 2 San Diego for a national tournament on the heels of their state championship victory. The Sunset Cliffs Classic was held at Point Loma Nazarene University. Four students represented LSU in the competition.
The sun emerges on the horizon and a boat glides across University Lake when a piece of unforeseen debris rips a hole in the boat's base - a scenario all too familiar to the University Rowing Club. But recent developments with the University Lake Clean-up project reveals encouraging news for these early morning risers bearing the financial burden of the shallow lakes toward new equipment.
While residents of the Business and Engineering residential college may miss the memories they made in West Laville Hall, they say they do not miss the lax security. "West Laville was a lot easier to get into because there was no front desk," said finance freshman Tim Olsen.
Former mass communication professor Jules "Tee-Jules" d'Hemecourt died Thursday after being sent to the hospital for an illness. He was 64. D'Hemecourt started as an assistant professor in the Manship School of Mass Communication in August 1976. He remained a professor until his retirement in 2001 but taught part time until 2004.
Sexual assault, rape and rape revenge were topics of discussion at the second event for the Gender on Film series. Women Organizing Women screened the unrated version of the film "I Spit On Your Grave" to a group of students at the Women's Center on Tuesday evening.
Many students come to college pursuing standard degrees. They want to be doctors, lawyers or teachers. Other students, however, come in pursuit of something a little less conventional. Some of the University's more quirky career paths include agricultural pest control, disaster science and management, and sugar engineering.
The goal of campus residence restoration and construction may be to bring the residential halls into the 21st century, but one aspect of this goal has been overlooked. Environmental sustainability and a certified green building rating has not been a priority of Residential Life because of cost and paperwork.
