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Election Day in Louisiana

By Reveille Staff Report November 3, 2020

It will take 270 electoral votes for a candidate to win the presidency. The current electoral votes for each candidate are as follows: Biden: 213 Trump: 174 These numbers were lasted updated at 2:42 a.m....

James Carville speaks at the first day of Politicon 2019, on Oct. 26.

‘The entire election is about Trump’: James Carville’s view on the 2020 presidential election

By Henry Weldon November 3, 2020

Democratic strategist James Carville (also known as the “Ragin’ Cajun”) isn’t only a highly respected political consultant, but he’s also an LSU alumni. As a former campaign...

LSU's police cars park behind the Campus Public Safety building on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020 on South Stadium Drive.

LSU student arrested in connection to Phi Kappa Psi hazing investigation, freshman’s hospitalization

By Reveille Staff Report November 2, 2020

An LSU student and Phi Kappa Psi member was arrested by LSU Police in connection to a criminal hazing investigation involving a freshman member who was hospitalized due to alcohol poisoning, according...

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Public health experts give tips on how to vote safely during the pandemic

By Madelyn Cutrone November 2, 2020

Early voting in Louisiana saw record highs as over 917,000 citizens cast their votes. Still, out of the 3.1 million registered voters in the state, approximately 2.1 million have yet to show up to...

LSU students head to class Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 on their first day of school in the Quad on LSU's campus.

‘We all deserve a break’: Spring semester break canceled due to University health regulations

By Caroline Savoie November 2, 2020

When Gabie deBruler discovered the University canceled class Oct. 28 due to Hurricane Zeta, she was relieved. The mass communication senior felt overwhelmed this semester with the cancelation of fall break. “I...

Computer engineering junior Nicholas James displays sign encouraging people to register to vote on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020 during a voter registration drive on Gardere Lane in Baton Rouge, LA.

LSU students weigh in on voting responsibilities, upcoming presidential election

By Nick Frewin November 2, 2020

With the election coming to an end on Nov. 3, there has been a nationwide effort to increase voter participation, especially in younger age groups. The 2016 election saw a 3.2% increase in voting participation...

LSU disease ecologists Bret Elderd and Tad Dallas have been forming multiple epidemic models that display the spread of COVID-19.

‘Why are we not looking at the science?’: LSU disease ecologists receive COVID-19 research grant

By Poet Wolfe November 2, 2020

LSU disease ecologists Bret Elderd and Tad Dallas have been forming multiple epidemic models that display the spread of COVID-19 since earning a one-year $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s...

LSU third year PHd student Ahmed Al Harraq mixes particle suspensions and chemicals on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 at Patrick F. Taylor Hall on South Quad Drive.

LSU chemical engineering professors receive research grant to study microplastics

By Josh Archote November 2, 2020

When a 2019 research paper in Nature Magazine revealed high amounts of microplastic in the air in the Pryenees mountains, LSU chemical engineering professors Kalliat Valsaraj and Bhuvnesh Bharti became...

The Tigerland sign on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 on Bob Pettit Boulevard.

COVID-19 infection rate within LSU community appears unaffected by Tigerland reopening

By Caitie Zeilman November 2, 2020

The spread of COVID-19 within the LSU community does not appear to be affected by the reopening of Tigerland bars, according to recent data. Baton Rouge bars reopened Sept. 30 after Mayor-President Sharon...

Mass communication senior Justin Lorio was crowned Homecoming King Oct. 24, 2020.

‘A dream come true’: LSU Homecoming Royalty crowned socially distanced, amid coronavirus pandemic

By Poet Wolfe November 1, 2020

COVID-19 didn’t take away the excitement mass communication seniors Justin Lorio and Anna Jones felt when they were announced Homecoming king and queen. The two were crowned at halftime during the...

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LSU officials announce student voting on Nov. 3 will be an excused absence

By Reveille Staff Report October 30, 2020

LSU officials announced Friday via email that student voting on Nov. 3 for the national election will be considered an excused absence. The email comes in response to a resolution proposal made by LSU...

Liz Carter McVoy Hall sits on LSU's campus on Saturday, March 14, 2020.

LSU mandates COVID-19 testing in McVoy Hall for Thursday afternoon

By Reveille Staff Report October 29, 2020

Residents of McVoy Hall received an email from the University Thursday stating that they will be tested for COVID-19 Thursday between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. The University identified the residence hall as "an...