The Free Application for Federal Student Aid needs to be updated because it is no longer an effective way to assess financial need and distribute monetary aid, the university's chief financial aid officer said.

Michael Scott, director of financial aid, said the FAFSA does provide good information to universities about identifying needy families, but it does not accurately predict how much a family can realistically contribute toward tuition.

"What it's doing is not necessarily assessing financial need, but the FAFSA is assessing ability to pay," Scott said.

Flyin' Frogs rack up regional qualifying marks in Baton Rouge

The track and field teams set 15 NCAA regional qualifying marks while competing in the LSU Relays on Friday and Saturday.

Whether it was running, jumping or throwing, the Horned Frogs found success in all facets of the sport during their two days in Baton Rouge.

Friday, in the men's and women's 4x100 relay teams, senior Kishelle Paul (400-meter hurdles), freshman Whitney Gipson (long jump) and junior Neidra Covington (long jump) all set regional qualifying marks.

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You know you have a pretty good ball club when an MLB Hall of Famer says so, but the Horned Frogs still couldn't manage to top Tony Gwynn's San Diego State University team in a weekend series at Lupton Stadium, dropping two of three games.

A loss on Friday and a win on Saturday set the stage for a series-clinching finale Sunday.

With one out in the top of the ninth, it seemed like the Horned Frogs were going to take the series against SDSU with a 1-0 win. But three hits and two errors later they were suddenly behind.

Joey Parr, a senior double majoring in radio-TV-film and political science, is in no rush to enter the workforce after his graduation in May. Parr said that through Teach for America he will instead teach elementary school students in the school with the second lowest performance in Louisiana.

"I'm doing Teach for America because it's primarily about other people," Parr said. "I want to help give passion and ambition to these students before I enter the workforce, and everything becomes mostly about me and my income."

How would you like karaoke with the Jonas Brothers and have Simba from "The Lion King" in the audience? That is exactly what some senior interior design students are creating for a competition hosted by...