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

LSU women in engineering reflect on unique challenges in industry

By Amber Buettner February 20, 2020

Female engineers are in the minority at most universities, and LSU is no exception. Although the College of Engineering is the largest college on campus with 4,093 students as of fall 2019, only 886...

Free Speech Alley is located directly in front of the LSU Student Union on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.

Report: Louisiana Board of Regents toughens college admissions standards

By Melinda Deslatte February 19, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A month after delaying a decision, Louisiana's higher education policy-making board voted Wednesday to bolster its minimum admission standards for public universities by adding...

LSU's campus is riddled with many warnings of towing enforcement during school hours around campus on Sept. 12, 2017.

Tired of towing: Students speak out against towing issues, overpriced parking permits on LSU’s campus

By Taylor Landry February 19, 2020

Sydney Clebert parked her car after returning to her residence hall on a Sunday. The next Tuesday, she discovered her car had been towed. Clebert, an entrepreneurship and computer science freshman, believed...

An LSU Tiger Trails bus waits for students to board at Lockett Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.

‘I was in shock’: LSU student experiences indecent exposure incident on campus bus

By Marykelly Munster|@mkokayokay February 19, 2020

Passengers who ride the LSU transit system must recognize and follow the rules of conduct set by First Transit, the company that manages the system. For one LSU junior majoring in French, a midday bus...

Beta Alpha Psi officers went to Chicago to attend their annual meeting on August 9, 2019. 

LSU business fraternities provide professional guidance, networking opportunities

By Amber Buettner February 19, 2020

Most people don't associate fraternities with academics, but the University’s four Greek business societies are less concerned with parties and more focused on the skills and connections they can...

Rows of hay bales reduce wind-blown sand erosion, provide additional nesting substrate and protect the young plants on February 10, 2020. 

LSU alumna helps restore Queen Bess Island, home to brown pelicans in Louisiana

By Jacob Mathews February 18, 2020

LSU Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering alumna Amanda Phillips is helping to restore Queen Bess Island, a home for brown pelicans that was damaged by the 2010 BP oil spill.The island,...

Japanese magnolias stand around the LSU Quadrangle on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020.

Japanese magnolias provide LSU’s landscape with color during the late winter

By Caitie Zeilman February 18, 2020

Though LSU’s campus is known for its “stately oaks,”  Japanese magnolia trees are recognized as a school icon during peak blooming time in the late winter. This year, the small trees...

Cypress Hall is fully operational on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015 at LSU Campus

LSUPD makes two arrests for Feb. 14 on-campus armed robbery of students, additional suspects wanted

By Reveille Staff Report February 17, 2020

Updated Feb. 17, 9:15 p.m. LSUPD arrested Timothy A. Williams and Stefan Mann in relation to the Feb. 14 armed robbery at Cypress Hall. Both men were booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Feb....

LSU football coach Ed Ogeron accepts the national championship trophy after the Tigers 45-25 victory over Clemson in the Mercedes Benz Super Dome, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020.

LSU professor presents resolution at Faculty Senate meeting urging University not to cancel classes for sporting events

By Charles Fiske February 16, 2020

After 3 p.m. on Feb. 12 in the University Foundation Building, LSU Interim President Tom Galligan introduced himself to the LSU Faculty Senate at the beginning of their monthly meeting. He expressed a...

The game ball on January 13, 2020 before LSU's 42-25 National Championship win against Clemson in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Behind the scenes of LSU football: Athletic equipment team assists coaches, players

By Caitie Zeilman February 16, 2020

The LSU football athletic equipment team played a crucial role in the team’s journey to the national championship this season. The athletics equipment team is made up of four full-time managers,...

ImprovLSU team members smile with their trophy after winning the College Improv Tournament's Southwest Championship in Houston.

ImprovLSU named Southwest Regional Champions, headed to national championship

By Katherine Manuel February 15, 2020

LSU football isn’t the only LSU team vying for a national championship win this year. ImprovLSU recently won the College Improv Tournament’s Southwest Championship in Houston and is headed...

LSU volleyball coach Fran Flory sits at her desk in the administrative building on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020.

LSU head volleyball coach hosts SOAR symposium, empowers fellow female coaches

By Amber Buettner February 15, 2020

LSU head volleyball coach Fran Flory spoke to fellow NCAA Division I female volleyball coaches at the SOAR symposium in January. This was the second time the SOAR symposium was held and the first time...