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The LSU Tiger Marching Band percussion players run down the field on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at the LSU Band Hall on Aster Street in Baton Rouge, La.

‘One Tiger Band family:’ Members show love for marching band, community dating back over 125 years

By Maddie Scott November 8, 2022

Landon Chambliss stood in his purple and gold Tiger Band uniform, clutching his brass trumpet in the Caesars, then Mercedes Benz, Superdome in 2019 where he and 325 other band members lined up in positions...

A student makes their plate from the vegetarian options on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in The 5 Dining Hall in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU Pennington researchers use AI to develop personalized diets, hopes to curb obesity

By Emily Bracher November 6, 2022

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center has begun studying personalized diets created through predictions made using artificial intelligence. The goal, researchers said, is to lower obesity...

Gov. Edwin Edwards conferred with East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Al Amiss (first man on Edwards’ left with visor lifted) and other law-enforcement officials on the Southern campus after the shooting.

Without an eyewitness, investigation into 1972 Southern University protest shooting turned to polygraphs, diagrams

Third in a four-part series At 12:35 p.m. on Nov. 17, 1972, the phone rang in the office of acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray in Washington. It was Deputy Attorney General Ralph Erickson, calling to...

Cover photo for LINK Social displaying the application on a phone.

‘I really want to combat loneliness’: CEO, LSU students discuss new app LINK Social and making friends online

By Claire Theriot November 4, 2022

A new app called “LINK Social” is making an impact on LSU’s campus by providing a way for students to meet new groups of friends online based on who they connect with. LINK Social co-founder...

Pillar remnants from ancient salt work building in Ta’ab Nuk Na in Belize  

LSU researchers discover excavations of abandoned city showing how Mayans perfected salt production

By Chandler McIntosh November 4, 2022

An LSU researcher and her graduate students found excavations of an abandoned city in Belize, which offer a new view of how the Mayans perfected salt production, according to Heather Mckillop, a professor...

Attorney General of Louisiana Jeff Landry addresses the room on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, in the Student Union in Baton Rouge, La.

Attorney General Jeff Landry speaks to Turning Point members, students about First Amendment, big government

By Emily Bracher & Payton Manuel November 3, 2022

Attorney General Jeff Landry visited LSU on Oct. 25 to speak about First Amendment rights, religious rights and limited government to the members of the LSU chapter of Turning Point USA.   The...

An LSU Police car sits parked on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, outside of the LSU Police Station on South Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Arrest made in investigation into armed rape at Herget Hall

By Reveille Staff Report November 2, 2022

LSU Police, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshal Task Force, have arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for an armed rape that took place at an LSU dorm last month, university officials said.In...

Shortly after the shooting, Southern’s registrar office was set on fire, likely in protest and causing more than $200,000 in damage.

Fifty years ago, gas clouds cleared and two lay dead at Southern University. A sister wondered, ‘Why? Why?’

Second in a four-part series The knock on the door came at 4 a.m. Rickey Hill and Herget Harris, two protest leaders at Southern University, peeked out and saw sheriff’s deputies outside their apartment. Hill...

An LSU Police car sits parked on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, outside of the LSU Police Station on South Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU police investigated reported aggravated assault with a firearm near 459 Dining Hall Monday night

By Reveille Staff Report November 1, 2022

LSU Police investigated a report of aggravated assault with a firearm near the 459 Commons Monday night, according to LSU Spokesperson Ernie Ballard. Ballard said that the victim, a non-LSU student, told...

US Senate candidate Gary Chambers takes a selfie with LSU students Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, at the Business Education Complex on LSU's campus.

‘Fight like hell:’ U.S. Democratic Senate candidate Gary Chambers speaks to students ahead of election

By Maddie Scott November 1, 2022

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Gary Chambers, visited the Business Education Complex on Wednesday to talk to students about his progressive campaign policies at an event hosted by LSU College Democrats. Chambers,...

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Smartphones and mental illness: How an LSU professor is using AI technology to empower patients and clinicians

By Gabby Jimenez October 31, 2022

Can smartphones detect mental health patterns and help clinicians evaluate patients? Psychology professor Alex Cohen has been researching this question since he was in graduate school 20 years ago. Today,...

Herman Kelly practices swimming before his competition at the Senior Games in Lauderdale, Florida, representing State of Louisiana in May 2022.

‘My goal is to be a national champion by the time I’m 75:’ 68-year-old LSU professor ranks top in national senior swimming

By Maddie Scott October 31, 2022

Herman Kelly gets up every morning at 4:30 a.m. and trains in the pool for competitive swimming competitions. Now 68 years old, Kelly is a state champion for senior swimming. But by day, Kelly is a professor...