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Expansion causes parking changes
Faculty, instructors rally for improved conditions
BY DEANNA NARVESON dnarveson@lsureveille.com
The Vieux Carre room in the Student Union was filled Tuesday with University faculty members and instructors speaking about their job concerns. The panel was comprised of gubernatorial candidate state Rep. John Bel Edwards, D-Amite; University professor Stuart Irvine; Southeastern State University Faculty Senate president James Kirylo; Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope; and blogger and community activist Dayne Sherman. University employees spoke on issues they want amended, including retirement plans, health care and job contracts. Cope compared the University’s Optional Retirement Plan, a plan to give a stipend to retirees similar to Social Security benefits, to those plans of peer universities to show the University does not contribute
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LSU sophomore forward Jarell Martin (1) dunks the ball Tuesday during the Tigers’ 69-64 victory against Texas Tech in the PMAC. Read the story on page 5.
Parking near the UREC saw changes Monday that will continue for the next 18 to 24 months, said senior director of the Office of Parking and Transportation Jeff Campbell. Students and faculty with parking passes received an email Monday detailing the extent of the changes around the UREC facility. The C lot near the UREC for University relations staff as well as two parking lots on the west side for UREC faculty will be taken offline to make space for arriving building materials. The X lot on the east corner will be converted into a C lot for both types of faculty. “They’ll have to come in off of Dalrymple [Drive] and come up West Lakeshore [Drive] from the alumni center end,” Campbell said. “And we had to create a way for them to get in.” Campbell said now that
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academics
International research fair showcases University talent Students from around the world present findings
BY deanna narveson dnarveson@lsureveille.com Research at the University isn’t just at the flagship of the state — it’s all around the world. Students, researchers and scholars gathered in the Student Union’s Atchafalaya room Tuesday for a fair showcasing the research of 10 international scholars visiting the University to work on research projects. The University’s first International Research Fair was synchronized with International Education Week to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange. Ma. del Rocio Baños-Lara,
postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences, showed her work researching the cellular mechanisms of the virus causing pneumonia. Fabrizio Donnarumma, a J-1 Exchange Scholar, presented his research in laser ablation, the use of lasers to analyze biological matter. Donnarumma, a native of Italy, said his time working stateside has shown him how much bigger and more intense academic research projects in Europe could become. He also said he appreciates the way sporting events bring people together at the University rather than tear apart communities the way soccer does in Europe.
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Visiting scholar Pushpendra Singh presents his research Tuesday at the International Research Fair in the Student Union.