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Summer heat no danger for Mike

Daily Reveille, Louisiana State University A&M, LA

6 days ago by Meredith Harper

Many students are in a frenzy trying to fulfill all of their end of the year responsibilities. But one freshman is getting ready to take it easy.

Mike VI, who replaced the late Mike V in 2007, will enjoy his summer being lazy.

Rob Craig, executive director of Great Cats of Indiana where Mike VI was adopted, said the Siberian-Bengal mix will be able to handle the sweltering temperatures of the Louisiana summer.

LSU football hot out of the recruiting gates

Daily Reveille, Louisiana State University A&M, LA

1 day ago by Shea Dixon

The LSU football team rang in 2008 in style, topping Ohio State in dominating fashion en route to its second Bowl Championship Series trophy in five years.

And Tiger fans did not have to wait long before they could celebrate the success of the team once again - this time off the field.

Thirty lessons learned throughout this semester

Daily Reveille, Louisiana State University A&M, LA

5 days ago by Eric Freeman

1. To fail is human; to win, divine.

2. The difference between paying for a Blimpie sub at the Student Union with a meal transfer and being forced to pay with other means is bacon and heat.

3. I need to take typing classes. Some people talk way too fast for me to get it all in my blog.

Bad jokes end act

The Maroon, Loyola University - New Orleans, LA

5 days ago by Jaune' Jackson

On Wednesday, Loyola students gathered to enjoy an end of the academic year party, only to witness University Police escort Christian Champagne, the popular New Orleans spoken word poet, off campus.

University Programming Board, the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences and the Visual Arts department co-sponsored the "Let's Party, the End is Here" event in the Residential Quad.

Wildes appoints new provost

The Maroon, Loyola University - New Orleans, LA

5 days ago by Jaune' Jackson

Loyola's exterior is not the only thing changing. For the 2008-2009 academic year, the university will have a new provost and three new deans.

Hot summer, Cool places

The Maroon, Loyola University - New Orleans, LA

5 days ago by Briana Prevost

"Summertime Blues" is one of the most covered songs in pop music history. Perhaps because everyone knows what it's like sitting indoors and staring at a ceiling fan, waiting for school to start and praying for a cold front. Louisiana summers make us dream of exotic locales and tropical getaways - anything to beat the humidity. But you can blow those blues away with just a step out your front door. They might not be Disney World, but hey, some destinations are just a wish upon a star away.