January 31, 2013

Students plan to help LSU System
Daily Reveille
As the University moves toward reorganization, students on the Student Experience subcommittee of the Transition Advisory Team expressed an eagerness to represent the voices of the LSU System from a variety of perspectives. ...

Jindal’s disappearing act and why LSU receives all the budget cuts
Daily Reveille
For LSU, this has meant state-appropriated funding, a.k.a. money the school receives from the state, has shrunk significantly in recent years, much like Louisiana’s wetlands. ...

Group says LSU faculty excluded
The Advocate
The nation’s top organization of professors issued a letter to LSU this week calling for an end to what it called the “seeming disregard” for faculty input taking place as the university is going through its current reorganization. ...

AAUP issues complaint to the University
Daily Reveille
The American Association of University Professors sent a letter this week to University officials to express its concerns about the lack of faculty involvement in the system reorganization and the merging of the presidential and chancellor positions. ...

LSU Vet School open house celebrates 40 years of excellence
225 Magazine
In 1973, the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine accepted its first class. Since then, more than 2,500 students have achieved their dream of becoming a veterinarian. In addition, the school has educated research scientists, helped find cures for diseases ...

University holds first monthly Science Cafe at Chelsea’s
Daily Reveille
The University held its first Science Café at Chelsea’s Café on Tuesday night, a monthly event that will highlight a wide variety of scientific research done at the University in a casual setting. ...

Senate votes to amend bylaws to update SG website
Daily Reveille
With the passage of the bill, students will no longer be able to see each senator’s vote corresponding with each piece of legislation on the legislative branch website. Instead, they will now see a percentage of the vote. ...

Spike in cyclist ticketing a response to pedestrian accidents
Daily Reveille
A recent spike in biking tickets on campus is attributed to an increase in pedestrian accidents, according to reports from the LSU Police Department. In 2012, LSUPD reported 613 traffic crashes, 27 of which were bike or pedestrian-related accidents, ...