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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.

LSU student body president says student government’s fall agenda has changed as COVID-19 cases surge

By Henry Weldon August 20, 2021

Student Government’s priorities for the fall have changed as COVID-19 continues to surge in Louisiana, said Javin Bowman, the newly elected SG president. “When we first came in, we all...

Dr. Nithya Jambunathan checks water samples Sept. 18, 2020 for COVID-19 research in the LSU Vet School.

Testing ordered for some Greek chapters after high COVID-19 levels detected in wastewater

By Staff Report August 19, 2021

LSU is requiring all sororities and some fraternities to receive COVID-19 tests  after discovering high traces of the virus in wastewater near the chapters. LSU announced the testing requirement to...

People wait in line and fill out paperwork on Mar. 14, 2021 while social distancing at the Tiger Stadium vaccination site.

About 40% of LSU students report they are fully or partially vaccinated

By Staff Report August 16, 2021

Nearly 85% of the 15,354 LSU students who have completed entry verification reported being either partially or fully vaccinated, LSU announced Wednesday. About half of the roughly 34,000 students...

Mike the Tiger walks alongside his pond on Feb. 1, 2021 at 16 N Stadium Dr, Baton Rouge.

How hard is it to vaccinate a 415-pound tiger? Easier than you may think, LSU veterinarians say

By Domenic Purdy August 12, 2021

Mike the Tiger received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination on Aug. 6, LSU announced Monday, leaving some wondering how veterinarians administer shots to big cats. Ginger Guttner, LSU School of...

A squad car rests in the LSUPD station parking lot on Wednesday, January 11, 2016.

Former LSU Swimmer faces arrest for hosting party where upperclassmen hazed freshmen

By Caden Lim August 11, 2021

Former LSU student athlete Dakota Hurbis faces arrest after police say he hosted a party where freshmen teammates were hazed, according to the Advocate.  Hurbis is wanted on one count of criminal...

The bell tower clock stands tall Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 from the top of the Barnes & Noble at LSU parking garage on E Campus Drive.

LSU faculty to administration: Let us teach remotely

By Josh Archote August 6, 2021

LSU professors pleaded with the Board of Supervisors and upper administration Friday to allow faculty to teach remotely or at lower classroom capacity in the fall as COVID-19 spreads rapidly and strains...

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LSU will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or monthly testing for unvaccinated students for fall semester

By Josh Archote August 4, 2021

LSU students attending on-campus classes in the fall will be required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within five days prior to arriving on campus, President William...

William Tate IV speaks during the interview process in LSU's presidential search on May 6, 2021. Tate was named president of LSU on May 7, 2021. Courtesy Katherine Seghers, LSU.

LSU professors write letter to Tate requesting option to teach classes remotely or at lower capacity in the fall

By Reveille Staff Report August 4, 2021

LSU professors wrote a letter to President William Tate Tuesday requesting he implement previous 2020-2021 COVID-19 policies for the upcoming semester, giving professors the option to teach classes remotely...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks about the state's latest surge in coronavirus cases, on Friday, July 23, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. Edwards recommends that his state's residents return to wearing masks indoors, whether they are vaccinated against COVID-19 or not, if they are unable to distance from people. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Louisiana reinstates indoor mask mandate amid COVID surge

By BY MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press August 2, 2021

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana on Monday reinstated a mask mandate in all indoor locations, including schools and colleges, as the state experiences the highest per capita COVID-19 growth in the...

Courtesy of Andrew Sluyter 

LSU professor says Student Health Center built atop plantation cemetery

By Nick Frewin July 31, 2021

The university’s Student Health Center (SHC) was built atop a cemetery for enslaved plantation workers, according to an LSU professor.  Geography professor Andrew Sluyter has been conducting...

A sign directs people toward the vaccination site on Mar. 14, 2021 at Tiger Stadium.

LSU administration responds to vaccine concerns at faculty forum

By Madelyn Cutrone July 30, 2021

Top LSU administrators seemed reluctant to implement a vaccine mandate at a faculty Q & A meeting Thursday, while numerous employees voiced their outrage and concern at the possibility they would return...

People wait in line and fill out paperwork on Mar. 14, 2021 while social distancing at the Tiger Stadium vaccination site.

Louisiana universities’ requests to mandate vaccinations were approved within hours

By Nick Frewin July 29, 2021

It took the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) fewer than 12 hours to approve multiple requests from Louisiana universities to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations, emails obtained by The Reveille show.  Four...