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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards holds up his own mask, taken off while he was speaking, to remind Louisiana residents that a highly effective thing within their power to do to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is to simply wear a mask, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at a press conference update on the state's COVID-19 situation at the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge, La. 

Gov. John Bel Edwards lifts statewide mask mandate, LSU to keep mandate in place

By Reveille staff report October 26, 2021

LSU spokesman Ernie Ballard announced Tuesday that the university will continue to require the use of masks inside campus buildings after Gov. John Bel Edwards' announcement that the statewide mask mandate...

Criminology and political science junior Javin Bowman and political science, Spanish and international studies junior Abbie Grace Milligan are running for SG president and vice president under the Bowman-Milligan campaign.

‘We come to LSU to be students first’: SG leaders sit down with President Tate and Provost Lee

By Henry Weldon October 25, 2021

Student Government President Javin Bowman and Vice President Abbie Grace Milligan sat down with President William Tate IV and Interim Provost Matt Lee for a meeting packed with an array of topics ranging...

A Landmark security guard holds up a "mask up" COVID-19 sign Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 during LSU women's basketball's 59-68 loss to Mississippi State in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on N. Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Student Government leaders discuss the future of mask and vaccine mandates on LSU’s campus

By Henry Weldon October 25, 2021

Since the onset of the semester, controversy has surrounded LSU's mask and vaccine mandates. Students have voiced their frustration on Facebook, Twitter, YikYak and other social media platforms, and their...

A Landmark security guard holds up a "mask up" COVID-19 sign Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 during LSU women's basketball's 59-68 loss to Mississippi State in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on N. Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU leads SEC schools for COVID-19 mitigation efforts with vaccine, mask mandates

By Piper Hutchinson October 25, 2021

LSU may be at the bottom of SEC rankings this football season, but it’s gained a top spot on a new SEC leaderboard for having some of the toughest COVID-19 mitigation protocols of any conference...

The entrance door to the student government office sits shut on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 downstairs in the Student Union on LSU's campus.

Demographics of Student Government: Do student representatives reflect increasing diversity among student body?

By Henry Weldon October 24, 2021

The student body at LSU has become more diverse in recent years, with the share of non-white students increasing and growing closer to reflecting Louisiana's demographics. But what about students' representatives? There...

The hall lights and HEPA filter illuminate Room 136 on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, inside LSU’s Lockett Hall in Baton Rouge, La.

Are professors and TA’s lonely? Many report lack of office hours attendance

By Gabby Jimenez October 21, 2021

Media history and media law professor Will Mari often has tea, iced coffee, snacks and homemade cookies at his office hours, and is considering bringing his puppy, Roux, next. “I’ll do whatever...

A black Jeep sits overturned on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, on Highland Road near the LSU Student Union in Baton Rouge, La.

Two injured in crash outside Student Union on Highland Road, one car flipped

By Reveille Staff Report October 21, 2021

A car flipped on LSU's campus near the Student Union Thursday afternoon following a two-vehicle accident, according to LSU officials.One vehicle traveling southbound on Highland Road rear-ended another...

The LSU Food Pantry sits in its old location in room 350 on the second floor of the Student Union on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.

Fighting situational hunger: Inside the LSU Food Pantry’s diverse resources

By Domenic Purdy October 20, 2021

At McDonalds on the first floor of the Student Union, students can buy a $6.49 10-piece Chicken McNuggets meal. Just around the corner they have free access to fresh fruit and canned foods from Trader...

A group of protestors gather around second year political science and history major Annie Sheehan-Dean Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, as she speaks during the Feminists in Action protest following reports of LSU mishandling sexual assault cases on the Parade Ground at LSU's campus.

Students protest LSU’s handling of former French student accused of rape: ‘Safe not silenced’

By By Maddie Scott & Domenic Purdy October 20, 2021

About 100 students marched on LSU’s campus Monday in protest of the university’s handling of a former French graduate student accused of raping multiple women, fleeing to France and avoiding...

LSU Homecoming Queen Claudia Henry and King Chandler Black pose after being crowned during halftime of the LSU football game against Florida at Tiger Stadium on Oct. 16, 2021.

Homecoming King and Queen emphasize getting involved on campus: ‘You can have an impact’

By Aidan Primeaux October 20, 2021

Tiger Stadium roared without restriction as mass communication senior Claudia Henry and sports administration senior Chandler Black were crowned as Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of the Florida...

Crime scene tape blocks off the outside of The Oliver Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at 4500 Burbank Dr.

Woman dead after shooting at apartment complex on Burbank Drive, says EBRSO

By Reveille Staff Report October 19, 2021

A woman was shot to death Tuesday afternoon at an apartment complex on Burbank Drive, according to officials at the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. EBRSO deputies were called to The Oliver Apartments...

A squirrel nibbles on a nut on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in the LSU Quad in Baton Rouge, La.

Should you feed LSU’s friendly campus squirrels? A mammalogist says probably not.

By Bella Dardano October 19, 2021

It’s no question that the squirrels on LSU’s campus are well-fed, but is what they are being fed by humans good for them? A mammologist says for the most part, the answer is no. Mammologist...