October 25, 2012

LSU sets graduate record
The Advocate
LSU’s graduation rate has reached an all-time high, with 66.7 percent of 2006’s freshman class leaving school with a degree in hand, the university reported Wednesday.

LSU graduation rate nears 67 percent, all-time high
New Orleans Times-Picayune
LSU's graduation rate has hit an all-time high, with nearly 67 percent of its students completing their course work in six years.

Dunn brings Betty's Hope to BR
The Advocate
Betty’s Hope, a child bereavement program, was brought to Baton Rouge this week by former NFL star and Catholic High School graduate Warrick Dunn in honor of his mother, Cpl. Betty Smothers.

NASA wants student science experiments for balloon launch
Daily Press
College students with ideas for science experiments suitable for a near-space environment have until Dec. 14 to submit them to NASA for possible placement aboard a high-altitude balloon next year.

Astronomy club stars see bright future
Rio Rancho Observer
Local stars broke ground for Rio Rancho’s eyes on the sky Saturday.

LSU hosts Halloween BOOzar
Bastrop Daily Enterprise
The LSU Athletics Department is gearing up for the 17th-annual Halloween BOOzar event held Oct. 30 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse.

Our Views: LSU marches against violence
The Advocate
With powerful personal testimonies from women who have overcome domestic violence, the LSU community issued a call for awareness of abuse that undermines the lives of women.

‘Pepper’s Ghost’ provides haunting performance at LSU
WVLA-TV
The Hopkins Black Box theatre at LSU presents “Pepper’s Ghost,” a performance that reaches back into history to re-create a “phantasmagoria.”