Approximately 200 ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ students, faculty, staff members and Bayou Region community members attended the Rally for Higher Education at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, Nov. 10.
Lauren Jones (below), a student leader with the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½-based student group StandUp!, was among several speakers from colleges and universities throughout the state who attended the Capitol event. For additional information about StandUp!, a grassroots organization founded to raise awareness about the continuing state budget cuts to higher education, go to .
