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Deputy news editor Luke Jeanfreau and editor in chief Natalie Anderson traveled to Nashville, Tennessee, from March 29-31, for the Region 12 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence awards. First-place awards will move on to compete at the national level.

Reveille Hiring Night

By Staff Reports April 24, 2019

The Reveille is a 132-year-old, award-winning student newspaper. It is printed weekly with online daily content and is independently run by students. The Reveille's hiring nights are Wednesday, April 24...

Grad School Fees Graphic

LSU graduate student fees among highest in the nation

By Bailey Chauvin April 24, 2019

Sociology graduate student Dustin Lovercamp learned about graduate students’ required semester fees after his classes were purged during his first semester last year. When he contacted the University...

LSU Student Government office operates during normal hours in the LSU Student Union on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018.

LSU Student Government impeachment process reserved for exceptional cases

By Karli Carpenter April 23, 2019

The process of entering LSU Student Government was made clear during the highly contested elections and subsequent calls for appointment applications this semester, but the processes of forcing SG...

The LSU Child Care Center on Sunday Aug. 28, 2016, on Gourrier Avenue.

Mass comm students change policy helping student-parents on campus

By Sophie Liberto April 23, 2019

There are 4.8 million student-parents enrolled in universities across the U.S. They make up 26% of the undergraduate population, but only 28% complete their degree, according to the Institute for Women’s...

Jeremiah Shinn was announced as the University's new vice president for student affairs on April 22.

Jeremiah Shinn named LSU’s new vice president for student affairs

By Staff Reports April 22, 2019

The University announced Jeremiah Shinn will serve as the new vice president for student affairs and will begin no later than July 1, pending approval by the Board of Supervisors, according to LSU Media...

Miranda Campbell and Stewart Lockett stand outside Duke University’s David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Student Government, LSU Libraries to implement Textbook Lending Program

By Karli Carpenter April 22, 2019

LSU Student Government is partnering with LSU Libraries to implement a Textbook Lending Program at the University in which single copies of 15 textbooks will be available for students to check...

The Student Health Center rests at its location on LSU's campus on Monday, April 2, 2018.

LSU students create online petition to alleviate wait times for mental health services at Student Health Center

By Karli Carpenter April 21, 2019

Six students in a political communication capstone class created a petition to implement an online mental health screening feature to alleviate the LSU Student Health Center’s mental health service...

LSU Student Government vice-president-elect Taylor Scott speaks at the SG inauguration ceremony at the Paul M. Hebert Law Center on Tuesday, April 2, 2019.

Taylor Scott first LSU SG black female vice president in 14 years

By Karli Carpenter April 19, 2019

LSU Student Government vice president Taylor Scott is the first black woman to fill that role at the University in 14 years, even though LSU’s SG dates back over 90 years. Scott was preceded by Jenny...

Lightning flashes over the University Lake on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018.

LSU campus closed Thursday due to possibility of severe weather

By Staff Reports April 17, 2019

Campus will be closed Thursday due to the possibility of severe weather, according to an LSU emergency text. Director of Media Relations Ernie Ballard said essential personnel should check with their supervisors...

The Student Health Center operates during its normal hours on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, on Infirmary Road.

Communities near LSU lead Baton Rouge in HIV, AIDS cases

By Anna Jones April 12, 2019

Baton Rouge is ranked No. 5 in the nation for HIV and AIDS, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Additional studies from the Louisiana Department of Health have...

LSU parking lots stay full on April 21, 2017, on campus. 

South Campus Drive, Miller parking lot at LSU to be closed through next Friday

By Staff Reports April 12, 2019

South Campus Drive between Campus Lake Road and the UREC and part of the Joan C. Miller parking lot will be closed from April 12 to April 19, according to the LSU Division of Strategic Communication. Both...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, a driver displaying Lyft and Uber stickers on his front windshield drops off a customer in downtown Los Angeles. Hailing a ride with a smartphone app in many U.S. cities could come down to a fight over fingerprints. Following incidents where Uber drivers were found to have criminal records, a growing number of state and local governments want ride-hailing drivers to undergo fingerprint background checks. Uber and its chief rival, Lyft, have fought those checks, contending their own method of vetting drivers is just as safe. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Recent crime raises ride share safety concerns on LSU’s campus

This story was produced with Tiger TV reporter Brooke Smith. Read Tiger TV's article and view the corresponding video here. When students first enter college, they are exposed to a freedom many have never...