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The outside cover of a LSU acceptance letter on Feb. 23, 2020. 

Exciting acceptance: students praise pop-up style LSU admission letters

By Taylor Landry February 20, 2020

Waiting for a college acceptance letter can be anxious for prospective students. However, for incoming LSU students, anxiety can turn into excitement as they await a special and unique way to celebrate...

LSU textiles, apparel, and merchandizing senior Oscar Hernandez prepares garments for LSU Fashion Association's upcoming fashion show.

LSU Fashion Association to host 13th annual fashion show

By Amber Buettner February 20, 2020

The LSU Fashion Association provides opportunities for students in textiles, design and merchandising to gain experience and network.  The organization competes in many different events around Baton...

The Interior Design studio in the Art and Design Building on Wednesday, October 16, 2019.

LSU School of Interior Design announces death of professor recently inducted into College of Fellows

By Reveille Staff Report February 20, 2020

Interior design professor John Campbell has died, according to the LSU School of Interior Design. Campbell practiced interior design for over 40 years and was recently inducted into the College of Fellows,...

The LSU Student Health Center on 56 Infirmary Drive, Baton Rouge on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020.

LSU Student Health Center confirms 16 student cases of mumps, offering MMR vaccines

By Bailey Chauvin February 20, 2020

Updated Feb. 20, 1:30 p.m. The number of mumps cases has increased from five on Feb. 5 to 16 as of Feb. 20. This article has been updated to reflect these new developments. The LSU Student Health Center...

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...

Trash cans sit in the sun at the Parade Ground on Sept. 20, 2017.

LSU wins Game Day Recycling Challenge, recycles over 120,000 pounds of trash

By Jacob Mathews February 20, 2020

Not only is LSU the national champion in football, it is also the Game Day Recycling Challenge National Champion after beating the second place university, Clemson. The ‘total recycled’ category...

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...