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Check Out These Resources at LSU Libraries LSU alumni feature prominently in the new LSU Digital Commons institutional repository. The online repository, sponsored by the LSU Libraries and the Office of Research and Economic Development, offers free online access to a variety of LSU scholarships. The Graduate School’s online collection contains electronic theses and dissertations from 2001-2016 and over 7,000 selectively digitized dissertations from 1935-2001. This growing collection of nearly 17,000 items is a great display of the intellectual work produced by LSU graduate students. The project is part of the LSU Libraries’ and Graduate School’s efforts to make LSU theses and dissertations more accessible. The unique campus materials are now full-text searchable, indexed, highly ranked in Google, and linked to a global network of university repositories. LSU Digital Commons is also home to digital versions of the Gumbo yearbooks, School of Veterinary Medicine Cenobium yearbooks, and materials such as the ORED Research Magazine and the LSU Agriculture Experiment Station Reports.
1. When did student population reach the 10,000 mark for the first time? 1926 1947 1958 1976 2. Which Tiger football player received All-American honors in 1957? Billy Cannon Gaynell Tinsley Billy Truax Jimmy Taylor 3. What event in 1957 delayed the construction of Middleton Library? A steelworkers’ strike A hurricane A lack of funding A problem excavating the basement 4. How much was tuition, room and board, and books in 1860? $158 $258 $348 $558 5. After World War II, trailer parks were established on campus to handle the influx of married students. True False 6. Which university’s law school was established with help from LSU law professors? Tulane Southern Loyola Grambling 7. When was the Cadets of the Ole War Skule established? 1926 1939 1945 1955 8. For whom was Annie Boyd Hall named? Thomas Boyd’s sister Thomas Boyd’s daughter Thomas Boyd’s wife Thomas Boyd’s cousin 9. A new ROTC squad was established after World War I to teach the use of what weapon? The machine gun The Gatling gun The James rifle The grenade launcher 10. When were the bronze tablets containing the names of Louisianans who died in World War I placed in the Memorial Tower? 1926 1932 1935 1958 11. What piece of headgear were male freshmen required to wear from the 1920s into the 1960s? A gray kepi A white lampshade A purple beanie A raspberry beret 12. What was LSU president David Boyd’s middle name? Duckett French Stafford Fuqua Answers: 1:b 2:d 3:a 4:c 5:a 6:b 7:d 8:c 9:a 10:b 11:c 12:b
They said the app is their way to celebrate Louisiana. “Really, if you want to celebrate something every week in Louisiana, there’s something to celebrate. And we wanted to do something to give back to Louisiana. So, when we came up with the Crawfish App, we thought this is a great way to celebrate our culture,” Laney said. “What we didn’t see happening is what it would do for the hardest working industry in Louisiana – the crawfish industry. This is their livelihood and they have one shot, six months out of the year, to make the money to pay for everything and provide for their families. Many of them didn’t have a way to get the word out about their businesses.” The invention competed in LSU’s sixth annual Venture Challenge, which showcases student entrepreneurs and provides their businesses with capital and resources. The Crawfish App placed second and was awarded $6,000.
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