THURSDAY: Colorado State University Chancellor Mike Martin; Author J. Edward...
Former LSU Chancellor and now Chancellor of Colorado State University Mike Martin calls in to talk with Jim for the better part of today's show. Mike discusses his time at LSU, what he liked about...
View ArticleTHURSDAY: Highland Coffees Owner Clarke Cadzow; and Al Vernacchio
Highland Coffees owner Clarke Cadzow is our guest for the better part of today's show and he joins us in studio to discuss the recent news that he'll be closing his doors come December 24th. Located at...
View ArticleAll About That Base: Jindal Rallies the Faithful
Rather than attending the Washington, D.C. Mardi Gras festivities, or Iowa’s Freedom Summit for GOP presidential hopefuls, Governor Bobby Jindal courted a base for a possible 2016 presidential run,...
View ArticleFrom Childhood Kerosene Experiments, to Nurturing Diversity in Science at LSU
The sciences are tough enough. For students of color, studying science, technology, engineering or math can be particularly daunting. At LSU over the last decade and then some, Isiah Warner has been...
View ArticleHalftime: 'Unfortunately, It’s Not a Game'
For the first time in months, LSU System President F. King Alexander was able to relax a bit over the weekend. “I spent it with our daughter, at her soccer tournament Saturday and Sunday.” Last...
View ArticleLSU Genetics Lab Contributes to 1000 Genome Project
When you think "mutant," you probably think of Magneto from the X-Men. But if you ask Dr. Mark Batzer, a biology professor at LSU, he might start talking about Barbara McClintock, who discovered...
View ArticleAll Over But the Voting
The final gubernatorial forum before tomorrow’s primary election was held Wednesday night at LSU. Most reports on the event zeroed in on David Vitter’s absence, coupled with Scott Angelle pointing to...
View ArticleWhat's the Best Way To Fix the LSU Lakes?
The LSU lakes are sick. They’re slowly filling with harmful nutrients and sediment, without an effective way to drain. “If we do nothing, they will become the swamps that they were,” says landscape...
View Article"Moment or Movement": LSU Symposium Seeks Racial Solutions
Racial discord in the capital city boiled over this summer, and the annual LSU Presidential Symposium is looking into causes and solutions, asking the question “Moment or Movement?”
View ArticleLSU's Kevin Kope on university budget cuts
Louisiana State University Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope discusses the impact of budget cuts on the university and on faculty morale. He addresses the effect on students with the reduction in...
View ArticleLSU's Len Apcar examines fake news
Len Apcar, Chair of Media Literacy at LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, on the label "fake news" and its impact on the 2016 election. Apcar says some politicians may appropriate the term "fake...
View ArticleSusan Jackson on LSU gymnastics
Former LSU gymnast Susan Jackson phones us to talk about LSU's recent second-place finish.
View ArticleD-D Breaux on LSU gymnastics
D-D Breaux, LSU Gymnastics Coach for 40 years, comments on her team finishing second in the nation two years in a row.
View ArticleJim Wharton on possible TOPS restoration
LSU Chancellor Emeritus Jim Wharton talks about the possible restoration of TOPS and an attempt to name the LSU Parade Grounds in honor of William Tecumseh Sherman, the founder of the Ole War Skule.
View ArticlePaul Marx, former Mike the Tiger caretaker
Former Mike the Tiger caretaker Paul Marx, a well-known lawyer in Baton Rouge, remembers caring for Mike II and even bringing him to his family home one night. LSU is apparently close to unveiling Mike...
View ArticleMonday: Justin Vincent, LSU Football, David Madden
Former LSU running back Justin Vincent, star of the 2003 national championship team, on the Tigers season opener vs. Brigham Young. Vincent now works for the Tiger Athletic Foundation and will discuss...
View ArticleHouse Committee Passes 'Maxwell Gruver Act'
LSU announced Wednesday that it is banning the fraternity Phi Delta Theta from its campus until 2032 for violating university hazing policies. Just a few hours earlier, a House committee voted to...
View ArticleMonday, May 7th: Kevin Cope, Richard Allen
LSU Faculty veteran Kevin Cope on peaks and valleys at the Ole War Skule with budget issues remaining prominent at Louisiana’s flagship university. Author Richard Allen on the legacy of Robert Kennedy...
View ArticleMonday, June 4th: Jim Richardson, Barry Erwin, George Mulvaney
LSU economist, Jim Richardson, who is part of the influential panel that tells the legislature that tells how much money is coming into the state and Council for a Better Louisiana's Barry Erwin on...
View ArticleWednesday, August 15th: Darrell Glasper, Collis Temple, Ron Fein, Leesa Gentz
African-American activists Darrell Glasper and Collis Temple discuss President Trump's statements directed at Black Americans. Glasper and Temple were college basketball stars at Southern and LSU,...
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