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LSU professor Dr. Ashley Mack begins a lecture on Aug. 26, 2021, during class in room 202 of Coates Hall.

Honors course asks hard questions about rape and consent on campus and beyond, professor and students explain

By Domenic Purdy September 4, 2021

The Roger Hadfield Honors College offers seminar courses ranging from Global politics to classic lit. One course is an eerie reminder of the role rape plays in modern American life, especially on college...

LSU sends text alert to all students about shooting near Spruce Hall.

LSUPD looking for four people after attempted murder near Spruce Hall, one arrest made

By Reveille Staff Report September 2, 2021

Police are searching for three suspects accused of first degree attempted murder after a shooting in the Spruce Hall parking lot on Friday, Aug. 27 at about 10:30 p.m., according to LSU spokesman Ernie...

Emergency medical professionals and and the LSU police force provide supplies and shelter to the medical special needs shelter on Friday, August 19. 2016 at the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse.

Nursing home evacuees brought to LSU’s campus following “inhumane” living conditions after Hurricane Ida

By Josh Archote September 2, 2021

Nursing home patients evacuated from seven different nursing homes are being moved from a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish to LSU’s campus. Four of the elderly patients died at the warehouse in Independence,...

A pile of fallen branches sit Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, the morning after Hurricane Ida struck Southern Louisiana, by the East Campus Apartments on Veterans Drive.

LSU announces Saturday classes, cancels fall break after Hurricane Ida

By Reveille Staff Report September 1, 2021

LSU announced make-up classes Wednesday in response to cancellations for the second of week school caused by Hurricane Ida, including during fall break. The make-up days are as follows: Saturday, Sept....

Three workers sit Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, near the fallen pieces of roofing the day after Hurricane Ida hit at the LSU School of Music on Infirmary Road.

Louisiana reels from Hurricane Ida’s lasting impacts, damage to LSU campus is minimal

By Corbin Ross September 1, 2021

Hurricane Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon Sunday on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina as the second most damaging storm to hit Louisiana, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. The...

The sign stays visible to students on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 to the Student Health Center on Infirmary Rd. 

Medical care, Food Pantry available to LSU students in wake of Hurricane Ida, President announces

By Reveille Staff Report September 1, 2021

On-campus healthcare services and the LSU Food Pantry are open and available to students recovering from Hurricane Ida this week, LSU President William Tate announced in an email Wednesday."I know that,...

A sign reads “Covid Testing Center- Room 263” on Jan. 25, 2021 in a stairwell of Coates Hall.

Over 150 COVID-19 cases reported to LSU in first week of classes

By Reveille Staff Report September 1, 2021

Within the first week of school, 151 students and employees reported testing positive for COVID-19, according to the LSU COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Friday, there were 190 reported active cases in the LSU...

A car passes by Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, a leaf and branch filled street the morning after Hurricane Ida struck Southern Louisiana near the East Campus Apartments on Veterans Drive.

LSU to remain closed through Labor Day to give community time to recover from Hurricane Ida

By Reveille staff report August 31, 2021

LSU will remain closed until Tuesday, Sept. 7, in response to damages and power outages across southeast Louisiana caused by Hurricane Ida, the university announced Tuesday in an email. As of now, no changes...

Roofing from the LSU School of Music sits on the ground Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, the day after Hurricane Ida hit South Louisiana, near a side entrance on Infirmary Road.

LSU campus sustains minimal damage after Hurricane Ida, stark difference from rest of state

By Lara Nicholson August 31, 2021

Moon Latham, a psychology junior, skipped classes Friday to pack their bags, herd their three cats and evacuate with their sister and sister-in-law to Fairfield, Texas in a last-minute effort to escape...

An LSU staff member dumps leaves and branches into a trailer Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, the morning after Hurricane Ida struck Southern Louisiana on Dalrymple Drive.

LSU to remain closed Wednesday for students, faculty, staff to assess storm damage

By Reveille Staff Report August 30, 2021

LSU will remain closed Wednesday, Sept. 1, as southeast Louisiana continues to assess the damage left behind by Hurricane Ida, the university announced Monday. The university said the decision is to allow...

A sign directs students inside the COVID testing site in the Student Union Friday, September 10, 2021, 310 LSU Student Un, Baton Rouge, LA.

LSU’s “Shot for 100” program effective in encouraging student vaccinations

By Corbin Ross August 30, 2021

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced a "Shot for 100" program on August 13 that would pay out $100 in Visa cards to the first 75,000 college students in Louisiana who got vaccinated. The 7.5-million-dollar...

Students sit in 0116 Stubbs Hall on Monday, August 23, 2021. 

LSU students complain of overcrowded classrooms, lack of COVID mitigation measures

By Bella Dardano August 30, 2021

As students arrived on LSU’s campus for a fully in-person semester for the first time in over a year, they were greeted with crowded classrooms, buildings with no air conditioning and intense summer...