Here’s five things you should know to start off your week: 
1. LSU Swimming and Diving teams racked up seven medals and broke nine school records and one Southeastern Conference record while competing for five days at the  SEC Championships in Auburn, Alabama. Check out the story here. 
2. Speaking of water, a hydrology professor is checking out the issues with the LSU Lakes, including their pollution levels and other problems. Read more about the lakes here.  
3. Former Governor and convicted felon Edwin Edwards has decided to take up a new profession at 87 years old. Read the story here.  
4. The Daily Reveille released the first in a series stories profiling the Student Government presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Read about Frink and Davis, with the “Make it Matter” ticket here.  
5. The 87th Academy Awards brought with it some controversy, you can watch, or read about the gender disparities in the movies  here, here, and here.