The Louisiana Senate will consider a new bill which could impose term limits on members of the LSU System's Board of Supervisors. Sen. Willie Mount, D-Lake Charles, filed Senate bills 232 and 233, which will be reviewed by the Senate and Government Affairs Committee when the Legislature meets for its regular session March 31.
Rabbi Barry Weinstein spoke to a room of University students Wednesday evening and told them people must interpret the scriptures in context. "There are all kinds of rules [in the scriptures], and it is easy to take it out of the text and use it to mean something else," said Weinstein, who is the former leader of the Temple B'nai Israel and co-founder of ONE BATON ROUGE.
In a small, dimly lit room in the African American Cultural Center Wednesday night, Student Government presidential candidates Colorado Robertson and Dixon McMakin addressed an audience of fewer than 20. They discussed their plans if elected next year. The forum, hosted by the Black Student Union organization, focused on the candidates' plans concerning University's diversity.
Members of Students in Free Enterprise spent spring break in Dallas - business-style. Team members presented a number of outreach projects to a panel of judges at an annual regional competition, and returned to Baton Rouge with the championship trophy in hand.
Problems faced by communities in the Gulf Coast seemed to be magnified in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But LSU Digital Media Speakers Series seeks to solve those problems in innovative ways. The theme of the series this year is Rebuilding New Orleans Through Online Social Networks.
Plans to adopt an official name for next season's rivalry football game between Ole Miss and LSU were announced during Wednesday's Student Senate meeting. Vice President Josh King said a text messaging campaign called "Name That Rivalry" was launched March 16.
In Coates Hall, a video of Miles Davis playing "So What" comes on the projection screen. As Davis goes from playing in ensemble with the rest of the band to a solo, his posture changes. He pulls his face away from his trumpet and he rocks back and forth with the beat.
Claire Kendig, biology and international studies junior, was among 65 students nationwide to receive a $30,000 award from the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. The scholarship is given to students who exhibit exceptional leadership skills and dedication to public service.
The University will host its first Women's Community Service Project this weekend in recognition of Women's History Month. The Office of Equity, Diversity and Community Outreach has teamed up with the Women's Center to sponsor this weekend's project. The event will be held Saturday, from 9 a.
The Union Cotillion Ballroom was turned into a place of celebration Wednesday night during the "A Woman's Worth" presentation. University students sang, danced and performed spoken word to recognize the contributions of women all over the world at the Union Programming Council event.
