Gov. Bobby Jindal toured Tech campus accompanied by Tech President Dan Reneau and other officials Tuesday, in the first of a series of statewide university visits.
With health care reform at the forefront of current legislation, the only option for Tech students wanting to dissect the U.S. House of Representative's new health care bill was an online version.
The Louisiana Tech Policies and Procedures handbook identifies such hot-button university violations as sexual harassment and age discrimination but is notably absent of references to consensual relationships between students and their professors.
James Hart, a professional screenwriter, visited the halls of Howard Auditorium, Center for Performing Arts, to give a lecture to students interested in screenwriting for movies.
Students interested in letting off a little steam before finals had the chance to do so this past weekend with a quick live-action video game, once again involving Nerf guns and socks, as part of a new club being formed on campus.
Students and faculty interested in learning the basics of business planning received a crash course at the Basic Business Boot Camp Nov. 7 in the College of Business, Room 102.
The month-long inquiry titled "The Maya and the World: Interdisciplinary Inquiry in the Liberal Arts" came to a close this past week with two lectures by W. George Lovell, a professor of geography at Queen's University in Ontario.
When Shena Henderson heard Tech police were shortening the golf cart escort service hours at night on campus last spring, she was both alarmed and angered by the move.
Beginning winter quarter 2009, Dining Services will offer more food options to Tech students and faculty. Crystal Berry, marketing coordinator for dining services, said she and other food services employees have been in the works of implementing new dining options to better serve each Tech student for some time now.
Last Thursday, amidst the sounds of cows mooing and sheep bleating, about 30 people gathered at the Equine Center on South Campus to participate in and watch the Block and Bridle rodeo.
Scholarship, education and love for all of mankind was recently promoted on campus as the Eta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., hosted Alpha Week.
Pine Cove Christian Camps visited Tech last week to recruit students from their upcoming summer camp staff. Carly Hogg, said she noticed the Pine Cove set up in the Student Center, Main Floor and coincidentally is in pursuit for summer work.
With a dozen club sport teams already organized, discussions about adding another team have begun. Jeff Smith, U.S. Tennis Southern Section campus coordinator, said he contacted Louisiana Tech about beginning a tennis club because there are only about 40 clubs in the nine states in the southern region.
After 15 years, the annual Jazz Lunch Concert will have a new twist and selections by William "Count" Basie, Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Sammie Rollins and Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band will be performed.