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FILE - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden pay their respects to the late U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick as an urn with his cremated remains lies in honor on a black-draped table at center of Capitol Rotunda, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Washington. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Capitol Police officer who died after riot lies in honor

By MARY CLARE JALONICK February 3, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Slain U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick lay in honor in the building he died defending, allowing colleagues and the lawmakers he protected to pay their respects and to...

LSU alumna Ellen Ogden paints murals around Baton Rouge, including one at the Emerge Center.

LSU alumna paints ‘passion-driven’ murals across Baton Rouge

By Amber Buettner February 3, 2021

After showcasing her artistic skills as a sign painter for Trader Joe's, one LSU alumna’s art is featured in murals and businesses across Baton Rouge. LSU alumna Ellen Ogden used the COVID-19 pandemic...

The LSU Memorial Tower operates during regular business hours on LSU's campus on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.

‘Complete facelift’: Memorial Tower renovations finished

By Amber Buettner February 2, 2021

Students may be familiar with the chimes of the LSU Memorial Tower that go off every quarter-hour and the landmark that crowns the Parade Ground. However, for the last few semesters, the landmark of LSU...

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The Reveille’s Valentine’s Day Contest

By Reveille Staff Report February 1, 2021

Have you ever wanted to be in an edition of the Reveille? Do you have a partner for Valentine's Day? Well here is where you can knock out two things off of your bucket list! In celebration of Valentine's...

LSU students wait outside for their class to begin on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 at Williams Hall on Tower Dr.

LSU students, professors speculate about post-pandemic college experience

By Henry Weldon February 1, 2021

One year ago, it was normal to see hundreds of students walking to class in the Quad, enjoying LSU football games or gathering at local bars to celebrate the weekend. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

LSU's Interim President, Tom Galligan sits in his office on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020 during an interview at the University Administrations building on LSU's campus.

‘It’s not a role to be taken lightly’: What some members of the LSU community want in a permanent president

By Madelyn Cutrone February 1, 2021

As the search for the next LSU president continues, members of the LSU community are outlining what attributes they want their next leader to embody. LSU hired Parker Executive Search Nov. 13 to handle...

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This Week in SG: Black History Month, ‘Robinhood’ initiative

By Caroline Savoie January 31, 2021

SG’s Department of Diversity is organizing a social media event called “28 Days of Excellence” that will feature posts about 28 different Black figures in the U.S. government, one for...

The textbook section sits empty on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Barnes and Noble at LSU on 2 Union Square.

LSU students, professors speak out about textbook prices, online resources

By Anne Marie Wherritt January 31, 2021

Some professors require textbooks, while others do not. As the spring 2021 semester began, students began the search for textbooks. Mechanical engineering sophomore Grace Lunsford spent $800 on textbooks...

LSU students sit on campus on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 doing their online classes in Student Union on LSU's campus.

LSU students express frustration with University’s decision to cancel breaks for spring semester

By Josh Archote & Anne Marie Wherritt January 31, 2021

Some LSU students, citing Zoom fatigue, burnout and an increasingly strong desire to return to normalcy, have criticized LSU’s decision to cancel breaks this semester. University administration canceled...

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

LSU students express frustration about Moodle pages, start of semester issues

By Josh Archote January 31, 2021

LSU students expressed frustration with professors for waiting until the last minute to upload their Moodle pages and contact them before the first week of classes this semester through Twitter.  Nearly...

LSU MTC performed "Twisted" Nov. 5-6. 2020 while taking precautions against COVID-19.

The show must go on: LSU Musical Theatre Club rehearses, performs virtually during COVID-19

By Anne Marie Wherritt January 28, 2021

LSU’s Musical Theatre Club (MTC) experienced cancelled performances during the past few semesters, but the club is getting back to work in a new way.  In March 2020 MTC was preparing for their...

A classroom sits empty in the basement of Lockett hall on Sept. 6, 2016.

‘Stall tactic’: Anti-Blackness course requirement resolution withdrawn from LSU Faculty Senate

By Madelyn Cutrone & Reed Darcey January 27, 2021

Two LSU Faculty Senate members withdrew their proposal to require all undergraduate students to take an introductory African and African American Studies (AAAS) course after the body passed a motion to...