February 8, 2013
Expert counsels LSU on overhaul
The Advocate
LSU will have to create its own path as it undergoes a sweeping reorganization amid declining state aid and questions about jobs and personnel, a Baton Rouge consultant said Thursday. ...
Team hopes to preserve La. connection amid LSU changes
Daily Reveille
As the University and LSU System inch closer toward reorganization, members of the Transition Advisory Team tried to envision what LSU could look like in 10 years on Thursday during a team immersion workshop ...
LSU receives guidance on system overhaul
WBRZ-TV
A consultant says LSU will have to create its own path as it undergoes a sweeping reorganization amid declining state aid and questions about jobs and personnel. The LSU Board of Supervisors has voted to consolidate the university's separate institutions ...
New Dean Alkis Tsolakis looks to create international art at LSU
Daily Reveille
lkis Tsolakis has a quiet but busy office in the Design Building, where he has looked over the College of Art and Design as dean since January. He insists his new title does not change his approach to schooling. ...
LSU selected as Best Value in Public Colleges
WAFB-TV
LSU has been selected as a best value on both Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s list of the “Best Values in Public Colleges, 2013” and “The Princeton Review 100 Best Value Colleges for 2013,” presented by USA Today. ...
LSU McNair Program Celebrates 20 Years
WAFB-TV
One of the most successful Ronald E. McNair Research Scholar programs in the country is found at LSU, and this year, the program celebrates its 20th anniversary. ...
US Department of Energy Director of Science visits campus
Daily Reveille
The world is getting hotter, and people can “decide to live with that” or “do something about it”, said Director of the Office of Science for the U.S. Department of Energy William Brinkman at the Energy, Coast and Environment Building Thursday. ...
News 2 Investigation Results: EBR to test soil of all schools
WBRZ-TV
The problem was uncovered by an LSU scientist who tested the soil at eleven East Baton Rouge Parish public schools. The findings surprised him, because the highest readings at some schools surpassed the safety limits set by the EPA. ...
LSU signee Tashawn Bower shows an eye for business
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Bower, a 6-feet-5, 241-pound four-star player, went with the classic hat trick used by many recruits but didn't pull on a generic LSU hat. He put on an LSU E.J. Ourso School of Business ball cap to go with his light blue Oxford shirt, ...
LSU named Tree Campus by Arbor Day Foundation
WAFB-TV
LSU is a Tree Campus USA for the first time, the Arbor Day Foundation has announced. Tree Campus USA is a national program created in 2008 to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students ...
Hospital funding change sparks problems
The Advocate
The state suddenly yanked funding for surgery for uninsured women at Woman’s Hospital, leaving a health care access problem as services end at LSU Earl K. Long Medical Center. ...
Bus evaluation forums address need for additional service
Daily Reveille
At the Tiger Trails feedback forums Tuesday, students expressed a need for increased service on the Ben Hur/Burbank bus route and explored possibilities of increased night services to Ben Hur Road and additional late night service ...
Smartphone stun gun case hitting store shelves
The Advocate
Yellow Jacket, the company that created a smartphone stun gun case, is graduating from LSU’s student incubator and will have its product on the shelves of Academy Sports by the end of the month. ...
LSU HopKins Black Box Presents the Trashiest Show in Town
WAFB-TV
The HopKins Black Box theatre at LSU invites patrons to experience “Sacred Waste,” an interactive eco-performance that takes a playful look at people’s complicated relationship with plastic trash. ...
‘Sacred Waste’ explores consumer culture through theater
New Orleans Times-Picayune
The LSU HopKins Black Box Theatre presents "Sacred Waste," an interactive play exploring consumer culture and the use of plastic, from Feb. 20-24. Labeled an "eco-performance," actors encourage audience members to wear and touch items, ...
Beatles expert speaks today
Daily Reveille
A world-renowned Beatles expert will shed light on one of the band’s most popular songs at 2 p.m. today in the School of Music Recital Hall. In the lecture, University of Michigan professor Walter Everett will speak about one of the more popular Beatles songs ...
Students celebrate Chinese New Year across campus
Daily Reveille
The University’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association will host a Spring Festival celebration Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Union Theater, where attendees can take part in traditional Chinese festivities. The event is free and open to the public. ...
People concerned about littering in lakes at LSU
WVLA-TV
A picture on Facebook is alarming residents about how LSU students are treating their surroundings. Some say the students and people in the area are using LSU Lakes as a trash can. ...