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The live tiger rolled into Tiger Stadium in a cage.

Editorial Board: Shame on Gov. Landry and LSU, Death Valley is no place for a tiger— Mike or not

By Staff Editorial November 11, 2024

Tiger Stadium has a capacity of over 100,000 people.Not a single seat is set aside for a tiger – mascot or not.That’s the way it should be, yet Saturday’s football matchup against Alabama...

The Reveille logo adorns the newsroom wall on Monday, January 9, 2023, on LSU's campus. 

Editorial Board: LSU is clearly at capacity. Enrollment needs to slow down.

By Staff Editorial September 30, 2024

Another year, another record-breaking freshman class size.LSU has again upped the number of freshman enrolled this year. With that upping, aggregating freshman students of higher academic achievement...

Molding books sit covered in a layer of plastic Jan. 18, 2022, in the LSU Library.

Editorial Board: Brian Kelly says the quiet part out loud on LSU’s priorities

By Reveille Editorial Board September 10, 2023

In a fleeting moment of honesty, Brian Kelly said aloud LSU’s open secret. "I loved my time at Notre Dame. I have nothing but great memories there," head football coach Kelly told ESPN. "But the...

The Reveille logo adorns the newsroom wall on Monday, January 9, 2023, on LSU's campus. 

Letter from the Editors: The Reveille is a life-changing experience, you should join

By Will Nickel & Jayden Nguyen | @WilNickel & @jaydenguyen_ August 4, 2023

For clarity, italics indicates that Will is speaking. When I started at the Reveille in January 2021, I honestly couldn’t believe I landed the job. When you're dreaming of becoming a journalist,...

The Reveille logo adorns the newsroom wall on Monday, January 9, 2023, on LSU's campus. 

Editorial Board: The Daily Northwestern’s reporting shows why student journalism matters

By The Reveille Editorial Board July 16, 2023

Northwestern University’s student-run newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, recently brought the racist and problematic culture of its football program to light. In a story published on July 8, The...

The Loyola sign sits atop a small mound on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, La.

Editorial Board: The Reveille condemns Loyola University’s treatment of student reporter

By The Reveille Editorial Board April 10, 2023

An hour south from our newsroom, Loyola University is trying to punish a student journalist for doing her job. We at the Reveille are no strangers to administrative pushback to our coverage, and we’re...

A LSU student holds up a sign demanding change Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, during the Feminists in Action protest following reports of LSU mishandling sexual assault cases on the Parade Ground at LSU's campus.

Editorial Board: The Reveille is dedicated to investigating Title IX abuses. Is LSU?

By The Reveille Editorial Board June 27, 2022

From the beginning of October 2021 to the end of March 2022, LSU received 182 Title IX reports. Over 90% of these cases were closed without disciplinary action.It’s been 50 years since the United...

A pair of trees frame the State Capitol on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, at 900 North Third Street in Baton Rouge, La.

Editorial Board: Legislative session was an opportunity for higher ed; LSU admin and Legislature wasted it

By The Reveille Editorial Board June 5, 2022

Despite some small budgetary wins, LSU comes away from this legislative session worse than it entered. The legislature and the administration share the blame.  By attacking tenure, wrangling against...

A collage of signs, magazines and newspapers line the walls of The Battalion newsroom, Texas A&M's 129-year-old newspaper, which was ordered to cease printing by administration Thursday, Feb. 10. (The Eagle/Alex Miller)

Editorial Board: Texas A&M’s president demands The Battalion cease printing. We say back off, Banks.

By The Reveille Editorial Board February 14, 2022

Texas A&M president Katherine Banks informed student leaders at The Battalion, the university’s 129-year-old weekly newspaper, that they would be required to cease printing last Thursday, effective...

LSU Faculty Senate President Mandi Lopez addresses the room on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, as the Faculty Senate meeting begins in the Howe-Russell Geoscience Complex in Baton Rouge, La.

Editorial Board: Faculty Senate executive session was illegal, disgraceful to Reveille and public

By The Reveille Editorial Board November 18, 2021

LSU Faculty Senate leadership illegally entered an executive session Monday during a meeting, kicking all non-members out of the public meeting, including a Reveille reporter. The meeting was originally...

Ed Orgeron speaks at a press conference on Monday, November 1, 2021 in the Bill Lawton Room in Tiger Stadium. The media availability was the first in-person weekly session LSU held since the COVID-19 pandemic began. 

Editorial Board: Coach Ed Orgeron should have been fired for Title IX violations, not bad football

By The Reveille Editorial Board November 3, 2021

It’s been nearly one year since USA Today released its investigative article detailing years of misconduct in the Title IX office.  Among the exposed mishandlings were Head Football...

Thomas C. Galligan Jr., LSU Interim President, speaks to the reporters about the Title IX review findings on Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 at Lod Cook Alumni Center on 3838 W Lakeshore Dr.

Editorial Board: LSU’s legal qualms, political fears won’t protect campus from deadly virus

By The Reveille Editorial Board August 2, 2021

For months the university has told the public it can't mandate that students receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to state law. And for months the university has been lying, reports from last week revealed. State...