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The LSU Design Building sits on West Campus Drive in Baton Rouge on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020.

LSU’s new photography and graphic design major offers less traditional approach to graphic design

By Marykelly Munster February 15, 2020

A new major at LSU will offer students a less traditional approach to graphic design and new ways to be creative in the classroom. The upcoming degree program combines photography and graphic design to...

The Spectrum Center sits on Wednesday Feb. 12, 2020 in the Women's Center.

LGBTQ+ couples at LSU feel uncomfortable celebrating Valentine’s Day, often face backlash in public

By Lara Nicholson February 14, 2020

It’s Valentine’s Day, and restaurants are filled with lovey-dovey couples. Students are holding hands as they stroll through the Quad on their way to class. Local drugstores have entire aisles...

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

LSUPD asks public for help identifying suspect of felony theft

By Reveille Staff Report February 13, 2020

LSUPD is asking the public for help identifying a male suspect of a felony theft that occurred at the LSU Barnes and Noble at 3:17 p.m. on Feb. 12. Anyone who knows the identity of this individual should...

Graphic design sophomore Ben Gomez and theatre performance sophomore Rain Scott-Catoire plan on a laid back Valentine's Day celebration.

Love is in the air: LSU couples discuss their Valentine’s Day plans

By Kimsey Stewart February 13, 2020

Valentine’s Day has a long and storied history. From a pagan holiday celebrating fertility, to a day to celebrate any number of saints Valentine, to a multi-billion dollar industry today, Valentine’s...

LSU's new online interface

LSU Online partners with Project Graduation, offers six entirely online undergraduate degrees

By Jacob Mathews February 13, 2020

LSU Online is partnering with Project Graduation to allow more students to finish their degrees entirely online. The first fully online undergraduate programs at the University launched in October 2019....

The Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Report: Louisiana’s new legislature inherits $86 million surplus

By Melinda Deslatte February 13, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers are sitting on $86 million in off-the-books surpluses in their agencies, and the House and Senate's new leaders said they haven't decided how they want...

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

LSU Himes Testing Center creates anxiety-provoking environment for students, leads to lower test scores

By Lara Nicholson February 12, 2020

Livie Broussard, a plant technology sophomore, had her physics final exam in the Himes Testing Center. She booked it weeks in advance, spent hours upon hours studying the material and calculated the exact...

LSU offers the Distinguished Communicator award, the only award of its kind in the United States.

LSU Distinguished Communicator award first of its kind, encourages students to foster communication skills

By Jacob Mathews February 12, 2020

LSU students now have the opportunity to earn a Distinguished Communicator award, the only one of its kind in the United States. The award, along with a commendation on students’ official transcripts,...

The LSU Tiger Band poses for a picture at Washington Mardi Gras in Washington D.C.

LSU students, faculty take on Washington Mardi Gras 2020, witness big LSU-style surprise

By Taylor Landry February 11, 2020

LSU faculty, students and alumni traveled to Washington D.C. to attend Washington Mardi Gras from Jan. 23 to Jan. 25 to experience an annual celebration of Louisiana’s culture in Washington D.C. Attendees...

LSU parking and transportation has gates located throughout campus on Thursday, Feb 6, 2020.

LSU to upgrade campus-wide gate access system through April, normal parking regulations still apply

By Marykelly Munster February 11, 2020

LSU Parking and Transportation Services is upgrading the campus-wide gate access system, but students have differing opinions on whether drivers should be allowed to cross through campus, since gates will...

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

LSU Librarians receive grant for research on WWII Japanese internment camps in Louisiana

By Kimsey Stewart February 11, 2020

LSU Librarians Hayley Johnson and Sarah Simms have been awarded the Digital Projects for the Public Discovery grant from the National Endowment for Humanities for their research on Japanese internment...

LSU students travel across the Quad on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, at Louisiana State University.

LSU minority students report higher levels of discrimination, safety concerns in campus survey

By Lara Nicholson February 10, 2020

Results of LSU’s 2018-2019 Campus Climate Survey revealed many students, especially those in minority groups, reported instances of discrimination and unsafe situations on campus. The Campus Climate...