By Caitie Zeilman | @caitiezeilman
• September 27, 2020
A major tool in the University’s response to COVID-19 is the daily symptom checker, but some students and faculty are questioning its effectiveness.
The daily assessment asks participants if they...
By Reed Darcey | @byreeddarcey
• September 24, 2020
In March, the pandemic was young, fears were mounting and Stephania Cormier was in trouble.
“We ran out of swabs,” Cormier said. “We couldn’t find any.”
Cormier is a respiratory...
By Jacob Lofton | @jacobalofton
• September 23, 2020
LSU Honors alumnus Jacob Landry found an interesting way to supplement his company's income during the height of the pandemic.
Landry is the founder of Urban South, the largest craft brewery in New Orleans....
By Caitie Zeilman | @caitiezeilman
• September 13, 2020
LSU is prioritizing student and season ticket holders this fall in Tiger Stadium. Capacity will be limited to 25% in an effort to comply with social distancing guidelines.
Brian Broussard, the head of...
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Thursday during a press conference that Louisiana will enter Phase 3 of COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, according to The Advocate.
"The data is positive enough that we...
By Caitie Zeilman | @caitiezeilman
• September 10, 2020
LSU Interim President Galligan said he is confident in the University’s ability to operate safely in the midst of COVID-19 despite the challenges that lie ahead in an interview with the Reveille.
Coronavirus...
LSU will begin holding a weekly virtual press briefing on the University's response to COVID-19 starting Wednesday, according to LSU Media Relations Director Ernie Ballard.
"Each week LSU administrators...
By Joanna Clark | @front_row_jo
• September 1, 2020
Sorority recruitment is traditionally the week where over 1,000 college women parade up and down Sorority Row, visit each house and meet new friends. With COVID-19 this experience seemed nearly impossible...
Ten students are isolating on-campus after testing positive for COVID-19 and 13 are quarantining on-campus due to coming in direct contact with an infected person, according to LSU spokesman Ernie Ballard.
These...
The exact rules for when and how to engage a familiar face were ambiguous even before half of everyone’s faces were covered by face masks. Flashing a quick smile and quietly breathing a “hey”...
By Madelyn Cutrone | @madelyncutrone
• August 26, 2020
LSU is providing free masks to students, faculty and staff to promote safety on campus in compliance with the LSU Presidential Directive on COVID-19 Safety.Students can pick up a mask at the UREC front...
