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Reveille Audience Picks: Why do YOU think it’s important to vote?

By Reveille Staff Report October 21, 2020

People across the country are refusing to let a pandemic stop them from voting– over 28 million people have already sent in their pick for president, according to CNN. There are numerous reasons...

Crime Tape

Off-campus student death linked to LSU fraternity hazing investigation

By Reveille Staff Report October 21, 2020

This brief was originally posted on Oct. 19. It has since been updated to more accurately reflect the situation. LSU announced the suspension of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity on Oct. 20 after a male student...

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

Report: LSU suspends Phi Kappa Psi fraternity after one student hospitalized, another dead

By Reveille Staff Report October 21, 2020

Updated Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 9:30 p.m. LSU announced the suspension of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity on Tuesday after an alleged hazing incident left a student hospitalized. Several hours after his hospitalization,...

LSU students study on Tuesday Feb. 11, 2020 in Patrick F. Taylor Hall.

LSU College of Engineering joins the U.S.-Israel Energy Center initiative

By Ezekiel Robinson October 20, 2020

LSU’s College of Engineering is collaborating with partners in the U.S. and Israel to run one of the United State's three new U.S.-Israel Energy Centers, the University announced Sept. 22.  LSU’s...

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

Zoom etiquette: LSU students and professors continue to navigate the rules of online learning

By Caitie Zeilman October 19, 2020

As students and professors alike continue to navigate their way through online learning, much is left up to instructors’ discretion to define proper virtual-classroom etiquette.  Some professors...

The upstairs entrance to Himes Hall on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 in LSU's Quad.

LSU students and teachers express concerns over ProctorU privacy issues

By Emma Zirgibel October 19, 2020

As COVID-19 forces many classes to go virtual, ProctorU is becoming a popular solution to in-person testing. Though the platform offers flexibility, there are concerns over its invasiveness and costs. These...

FILE - In this March 19, 2000, file photo, Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster addresses a joint session of the Legislature at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La. Foster, a folksy millionaire businessman who pushed major changes in education policy and lawsuit rules through an increasingly conservative state Legislature in the 1990s, died Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. He was 90. Marsanne Goolsby, who was Foster’s press secretary when he was governor, said that Foster died at his home in Franklin. (AP Photo/Bill Haber, File)

Letter to the Editor: Gov. Mike Foster’s prioritization of higher education should be fondly remembered

By Stanley J. Jacobs October 19, 2020

In October of 2003, I was a member of the Louisiana State Board of Regents. We had a special meeting whereby we honored Governor Mike Foster for making the funding of Higher Education in our state a top...

Cottonwood Books sit on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 3054 Perkins Road.

Local Baton Rouge bookstore provides the community with large collection of rare and new books

By Amber Buettner October 19, 2020

Cottonwood Books is an independent Baton Rouge bookstore that has been able to remain open despite competing with larger retailers. What separates the store from other retailers is its eclectic selection.At...

Brandon Common will serve as LSU's new associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students

LSU announces new Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

By Ezekiel Robinson October 19, 2020

LSU announced Brandon Common as the new Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students in a press release Sept. 28.  Common currently serves as the assistant vice president of student...

Andre Navarre, 21, died in a single-vehicle car crash near Sorrento, Louisiana on Oct. 2.

‘Absolutely nobody in the world like him’: Students mourn the loss of LSU senior Andre Navarre

By Caitie Zeilman October 18, 2020

LSU students are mourning the recent death of senior Andre Navarre. The 21-year-old died in a single-vehicle car crash near Sorrento, Louisiana, on Oct. 2. He was traveling eastbound on Interstate 10 when...

Stations sit on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020 for COVID-19 testing outside of the Student Union on LSU's campus.

COVID-19 vs. influenza: Why getting vaccinated for the flu may be more important this year

By Josh Archote October 18, 2020

Flu season typically begins in October and peaks between December and February. This year’s flu season is combined with a possible second-wave of coronavirus infections. For some, it may be difficult...

Fashion merchandising junior Carmen Brand started her own online store, Deep Blue Boutique 

Working during COVID-19: These LSU students started their own small businesses

By Marykelly Munster|@mkokayokay October 16, 2020

Some students get jobs and join clubs to enhance their college experience, but a number of students have taken their hobbies and passions and established full-fledged businesses.  Public relations...