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Workout machines sit Saturday Nov. 14, 2020 to promote social distancing at the LSU University Recreation Center.

Working out amid a pandemic: Students assess UREC mitigation efforts

By Henry Weldon February 9, 2021

With students sweating, breathing hard and sharing bathrooms, the UREC has the potential to be a breeding ground for the virus, so staff members are taking measures to help keep students safe while working...

Protestors hold up signs Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 during the protest following the USA Today article about mishandled sexual misconduct cases at Tiger Stadium on North Stadium road.

Law firm invites LSU students to share experiences with University’s handling of sexual misconduct cases

By Anna Jones February 9, 2021

A law firm is inviting LSU students to share experiences with the University's handling of sexual misconduct cases, Interim President Tom Galligan announced in a University-wide email Monday afternoon.  "As...

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This Week in SG: Resolutions reach administration, freshman legislators present initiatives

By Caroline Savoie February 9, 2021

LSU Student Government continues to roll out legislation this week with fresh initiative ideas from Freshman Leadership Council (FLC) and two Senate resolutions headed to administration. SG Senate passed...

The 459 commons sits on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 at 170 Campus Lake Road.

Fight against food insecurity: LSU SG, Dining Services work to “swipe out hunger” on campus

By Katherine Manuel February 8, 2021

About one in three college students experienced food insecurity before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. The study...

LSU juniors Mia LeJeune, a mass communications major, (left) and Angelina Cantelli, an English and psychology major, (right) pose on Jan. 18, 2021 in front of the Dodson Fountain in the Quad.

Breaking into a ‘young boys’ club’: Female-led SG ticket hosts virtual women’s panel

By Caroline Savoie February 8, 2021

Campaigns for SG’s spring election are in full swing, with candidates hosting meetings and social media campaigns to gain support for their tickets. The female duo running for president and vice...

Protestors hold up signs Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 during the protest following the USA Today article about mishandled sexual misconduct cases at Tiger Stadium on North Stadium road.

LSU under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education over sexual misconduct claims

By Reveille Staff Report February 7, 2021

LSU is under federal investigation for 'safety practices' following several sexual assault complaints, according to The Advocate.  The U.S. Department of Education will examine if LSU violated the...

Students listen to the lecture Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 while in History 2057 in the Cox Communications Academic Center.

‘It’s a slap in the face’: Students react to some professors opting to switch in-person classes to online

By Madelyn Cutrone February 7, 2021

During the first week of the spring semester, civil engineering freshman Carter Alphonso arrived at the French House for his first in-person class on LSU’s campus. He found one other student waiting...

LSU business major junior Cody Harris studies on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 in the Student Union on LSU's campus.

‘Gear 2 Geaux’ program provides technology for students through Cares Act

By Amber Buettner February 7, 2021

When students register for classes, they pay a technology fee that goes toward a program called Gear 2 Geaux. The Gear 2 Geaux program is a way for students to rent electronics that they need for class...

The LSU Library sits in the Quad on Thursday, December 3, 2020.

LSU Building Name Evaluation Committee continues research, work in spring semester

By Madelyn Cutrone February 5, 2021

Following the public outcry for racial equality that arose during the summer of 2020, LSU created the Building Name Evaluation Committee tasked with taking a closer look at how the names of buildings and...

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‘It’s not a good time to be a student’: LSU international student enrollment drops 15%

By Josh Archote @JArchote February 4, 2021

Total international student enrollment at LSU decreased by 15% in the fall of 2020 and reached its lowest point since 1991, according to data provided by the University’s Office of Budget and Planning.   The...

FILE - In this Thursday, June 6, 2019, file photo, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at the Amazon re:MARS convention, in Las Vegas. Amazon said Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, that Bezos is stepping down as CEO later in the year, a role he's had since he founded the company nearly 30 years ago. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, will step down as CEO

By JOSEPH PISANI - Associated Press February 3, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon as an online bookstore and built it into a shopping and entertainment behemoth, will step down later this year as CEO, a role he’s had for nearly...

FILE - Pedestrians pass a GameStop store on 14th Street at Union Square, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Robinhood and other online trading platforms are moving to restrict trading in GameStop and other stocks that have soared recently due to rabid buying by smaller investors. GameStop stock has rocketed from below $20 to more than $400 this month as a volunteer army of investors on social media challenged big institutions who has placed market bets that the stock would fall. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

EXPLAINER: Why GameStop’s stock surge is shaking Wall Street

By STAN CHOE - Associated Press February 3, 2021

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just you. What’s going on with GameStop’s stock doesn’t make sense to a lot of people.The struggling video game retailer’s stock has been making...