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Anyone who drives Baton Rouge after dark knows the feeling: a car in the oncoming lane—sedan, SUV, doesn't matter—washes your windshield in cold white light, and you squint until it passes, saying a silent prayer that nothing crosses your path until some semblance of vision is

The university's foundation surpassed $1 billion for the first time, a reason to celebrate. But it's far behind most other SEC schools.

A building boom at Southern will make room for more academics, more students.