In a demonstration led by the BSU, many showed up to denounce the university’s deal with Aramark. Photo by Brenda Sanchez-Barrera. By Brenda Sanchez-Barrera, Editor-in-Chief and Leah Quintero, Managing Editor The Black Student Union (BSU) organized a peaceful protest Nov. 10 at the LSU Palm Courtyard where members of the campus community voiced their concerns […]
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Food Contract with Aramark Defended, Criticized at Town Hall
By Maya Garibay-Sahm, News Editor The university has a $20 million dining hall in the early stages of development and a new dining services partner to handle it. And that company, Aramark, was the focus of a town hall last week that showed that even if the deal is finalized, there are some Toros who […]
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Student Success Hub Mostly a Memory for Now
Remnants of the Women’s Resource Center in the Student Success Hub. Photo by Kimberly Resendiz. By Maya Garibay-Sahm, Staff ReporterThe third floor of the North Leo F. Cain Library, which once housed the Student Success Hub, a dozen student-serving organizations and programs, is all but deserted now, its former occupants either operating virtually or scattered […]
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Masked Confusion
Campus indoor mask policy unchanged, but some students remain confused Photo of Clemence Trevedy, a foreign exchange student from France, taken in Fall 2020 by Catalina Garcia By Leah Quintero, staff editor Erick Gee, a computer technology major at California State University, Dominguez Hills, walked into his first class of the semester assuming masks weren’t […]
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Fall Convocation 2022: “The State of this University is Strong”
Teddy the Toro monitoring calorie intake at the luncheon following Thursday’s convocation. Fall Convocation 2022 celebrates university’s growth, but also recognizes challenges By Maya Garibay-SahmStaff Reporter The Fall Convocation held Thursday in the University Theater celebrated the university’s accomplishments during the pandemic and reiterated its goals for the future, but also addressed some of its […]