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The reality is that one in five women and one in 71 men in the U.S will be raped at some point in their lives, according to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey.

#ShowYourself: LSU students use Twitter to tell their stories of sexual assault on campus

By Katherine Manuel June 20, 2020

When LSU alumna Brooklen Farley chose to tell her story of sexual assault via Twitter, she had no idea what her post and hashtag would turn into. Soon after she and fellow LSU alumna McCaala Nelson shared...

Troy H. Middleton Library—the first subject of building renaming efforts, now named LSU Library—on June 17, 2020, on LSU's campus.

From Middleton Library to Taylor Hall: The sordid history behind 12 University buildings named after segregationists, Confederate officers and slave owners

By Reed Darcey & Anna Jones June 20, 2020

Troy H. Middleton Library was officially stripped of its name on June 19, after students and alumni denounced Middleton's segregationist past; however, Middleton is one of many building names on campus...

Tiger Stadium on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Over 30 LSU football players quarantined amid new COVID-19 outbreak

By Reed Darcey June 20, 2020

At least 30 LSU football players have been in quarantine this week after either testing positive for COVID-19 or encountering someone who has tested positive, reported Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger.  The...

JL's Place Sits on Bob Pettit Blvd. on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.

Several Tigerland bars, the Chimes closing to investigate COVID-19 outbreaks

By Reveille Staff Report June 19, 2020

Several bars near LSU campus and the Chimes Highland Road location have announced temporary closures to investigate COVID-19 outbreaks.  Employees at JL's Place, Reggie's and Fred's reportedly tested...

Middleton Library sits in the Quad on Friday, November 15, 2019.

LSU Board of Supervisors unanimously pass resolution to remove Troy H. Middleton’s name from library

By Reveille Staff Report June 19, 2020

The LSU Board of Supervisors met virtually via Zoom on Friday, June 19, to approve the resolution to remove Troy H. Middleton's name from the University's library. University officials, students and friends...

Dr. Lori Martin, Professor of Sociology and African American Studies, holds her new book "Black Community Uplift and the Myth of the American Dream," on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.

‘No one has listened to Black scholars’: Inside the challenging life of a Black academic

By Reed Darcey June 18, 2020

It was an overcast April day in 2014, and professor Stephen Finley was walking with a graduate student to the Starbucks at LSU for a meeting, when the two Black men saw a couple of LSUPD cars drive up. The...

Locket Hall sits Nov. 19, 2019, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU Democracy at Work advocates to rename 11 other buildings in addition to Middleton Library

By Amber Buettner June 18, 2020

The recent name change of Middleton Library, which was approved by the Board of Supervisors Friday, has led many students to advocate for the renaming of 11 other buildings on campus named after Confederate...

The LSU Memorial Tower stands Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 on Tower Drive, Baton Rouge.

University officials announce August commencement to be conducted in virtual ceremony

By Reveille Staff Report June 18, 2020

University Interim President Tom Galligan announced Thursday, June 18, to August commencement will be conducted virtually. The commencement was scheduled to be August 7, but due to the coronavirus pandemic,...

Geaux Vote LSU's bill allows LSU students who are out-of-state to vote in Louisiana using an updated Tiger Card that now features the students' signature on the card. 

LSU’s Geaux Vote encourages students to vote in presidential primaries, presidential election

By @Amber_Buettner June 17, 2020

One of the oldest ways that allows Americans to have a voice is voting.Geaux Vote LSU is a nonprofit student organization that encourages students to vote. Geaux Vote's parent organization, The Andrew...

This screen grab taken from body camera video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Rayshard Brooks speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant, late Friday, June 12, 2020, in Atlanta. Rolfe has been fired following the fatal shooting of Brooks and a second officer has been placed on administrative duty. (Atlanta Police Department via AP)

Officer who shot Rayshard Brooks charged with felony murder

By Kate Brumback June 17, 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors brought murder charges Wednesday against the white Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back, saying that the black man posed no threat when he was gunned...

The LSU Memorial Tower stands Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 on Tower Drive, Baton Rouge.

LSU HSS College to begin promotion of African and African American Studies program

By Reed Darcey June 16, 2020

The LSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) will begin the process of elevating its African and African American Studies (AAAS) program to department status, the HSS dean announced in a statement...

Skai Jackson Drew Dollar Twitter post

LSU announces admitted student in racist video ‘will not be enrolled in LSU in the fall’

By Reveille Staff Report June 15, 2020

An admitted LSU student featured in a racist video will no longer be attending the University in the fall, according to an announcement Monday night. West Monroe native Drew Dollar received attention after...