Thursday, November 12, 2009

Louisiana State University

College World Series Sets Viewership Records

More people watched college baseball's championship tournament than ever before. more >>

LSU to Fine Students $50 for File Sharing

Students identified by RIAA will be fined much like parking or library fees. more >>

Jindal to Cut $219 Million From Louisiana Colleges

Louisiana State system would see $100 million slashed from budget. more >>

Louisiana State Could Lose 2,000 Employees Next Year

In worst-case scenario, governor could cut 30 percent of budget in the next fiscal year. more >>

LSU Could Owe $750,000 in Meal Plan Back Taxes

State's tax law changed years ago, but no one seemed to notice. Other schools could be affected, too. more >>

North Carolina Schools Brace for Hanna

Louisiana State continues to clean up and restore power after Gustav. more >>

Robber at Louisiana State Steals Textbooks

But leaves student's phone and camera behind. more >>

Universities Adjust to Tomato Scare

Schools stop serving the fruit, and Texas goes all local. more >>

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A small chemical spill in a University of Wisconsin engineering building elicited a "full response"; LSU held a rock-paper-scissors tournament to hype up the school's men's basketball game more >>

LSU Talks Sex in the Dark

Students gather in the dark to feel more at ease when discussing sexual health. more >>

Football Fans Declare Their Own National Holiday

Buckeye students hit the road for the big game. more >>

O Christmas/Holiday/City Park Tree

Students at West Virginia University and LSU are crazy about Christmas trees. more >>

Trick or Treat. Please Don't Arrest Me

Even the best costume won't protect you from stepped-up law enforcement at campuses nationwide this Halloween weekend. more >>

School Bands, 'You Suck,' and Differing Levels of Propriety

The American University athletic department has asked the school's pep band to stop playing the "Hey" song. more >>

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Louisiana State's live tiger mascot makes debut; Cornell's compost collects large roadkill; PSU's Brock and Bridle Club protest vegetarians more >>

LSU's Gamecock Problem

The University of South Carolina's mascot name has had a ripple effect for Louisiana State University's band. more >>

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A student at the University of Minnesota is starting a deaf club to help the deaf community overcome "communication challenges," the Minnesota Daily reports. more >>

A Fraternity, a Goat, and Some Introspection

Not satisfied with ordinary punishment, Louisiana State University is calling for its Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity chapter to sing "Kumbaya" during an "introspection period"—designed as reprimand for housing a live goat last fall, reports the Daily Reveille. Members claimed it was a chapter mascot. more >>

Meeting with LSU-Baton Rouge

On Tuesday, I met with Michael Ruffner, a spokesman for Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, which is ranked in the Third Tier of National Universities in the 2007 edition of the America's Best Colleges. Ruffner and I discussed his belief that that some public universities don't fare as well in the rankings because they are Land Grant Colleges or Sea Grant Colleges, which means that they have to be more open in their admission policies since that is their mission. more >>

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* The fastest way to get state law enforcement to crash your party at Louisiana State: Get 10 kegs, a case of Jägermeister, and 53 miscellaneous bottles of alcohol. Also, don't forget to advertise the rager openly on Facebook, charge a $5 cover, and encourage guests to "drink all you want," according to the Daily Reveille. more >>

The Grrreat Debate: Time to Tame the Real Tiger?

Louisiana State University is mourning the kidney failure death of Mike V, the university's live tiger mascot. The search is on for a new one to live in the school's man-made jungle, complete with room service and free medical care, reports the Daily Reveille. more >>

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* Michigan State is prepared for a tuberculosis outbreak, the State News reports. But can anyone really be prepared for an errant attorney exposing his cooties all around the world? We think not. more >>

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