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President Tate IV house sits Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, at 2959 E. Lakeshore Dr. in Baton Rouge, La.

Here’s how much it cost LSU to move President Tate and his wife to Louisiana

By Bella Dardano November 7, 2021

Moving LSU President William Tate IV and his wife to Louisiana and into the University House cost LSU $315,000 in relocation payments and renovation costs, LSU Spokesman Ernie Ballard said.Of that sum,...

Students walk Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, through the Quad.

First generation students share feelings of uncertainty in college, turn to LSU’s resources for support

By Gabby Jimenez November 5, 2021

Biological sciences freshman Ella Cochran was determined to go to college. Despite being the valedictorian of her high school class, she still found the journey of coming to LSU scary and uncertain because...

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Students struggling with homesickness discuss coping mechanisms, solutions

By Gabby Jimenez November 3, 2021

Many students are going weeks and even months without seeing family after moving out of state for college, leading to homesickness that can ultimately distract from academics and lead to depression. Chemical...

LSU students watch speakers Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, during the Feminists in Action protest following reports of LSU mishandling sexual assault cases at Hodges Hall on LSU's campus.

See how LSU students identify politically and how some are fighting polarization on campus

By By Maddie Scott & Bella Dardano November 3, 2021

LSU’s share of conservative-minded students is much higher than other universities, but the political divide on campus doesn’t fit into the traditional Democrat-Republican divide, as a large...

Banners reading “COVID-19 Vaccine Site” move in the wind on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, outside of the LSU Union Theater.

LSU immunologist explains vaccine booster shots, university has no current plans to require them

By Domenic Purdy November 2, 2021

Shortly after LSU’s vaccine mandate at the start of the semester, the Centers for Disease Control approved booster shots for the three currently approved vaccines. The purpose of the vaccine booster...

A variety of flags hang Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 inside the LSU Global Office at the LSU Student Union in Baton Rouge, La.

International students adapt to Louisiana culture and develop found family with the ICC

By Domenic Purdy November 2, 2021

Peter Allen, a native of England, has been infatuated with American culture since his family visited New York City in 2017. “Visiting there for a week-long holiday was what really kickstarted...

LSU COVID Testing assistant hands an LSU student the testing materials on Friday, September 10, 2021.

Monthly testing for unvaccinated students started in September, despite confusion in Faculty senate

By Piper Hutchinson November 1, 2021

At the Faculty Senate meeting on Oct. 28, Jason Hicks, a psychology professor and provost’s fellow, gave an update on LSU’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts. In his speech, he stated that monthly...

Animal sciences sophomore Lavita Washington works on the computer on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, at the front desk of the East Campus Apartments on Campus Lake Road in Baton Rouge, La.

Students take on multiple jobs to combat rising college tuition, results in academic stress

By Gabby Jimenez October 31, 2021

At the beginning of this semester, psychology sophomore Patrick O’Neill was working around 45 hours per week in addition to his classes.Like many students, O’Neill started working while in...

Various members of the LSU faculty sit in on the Faculty Senate Meeting held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 in the Capitol Chamber of the LSU Student Union.

Faculty members propose resolution of no confidence in Faculty Senate leadership

By Piper Hutchinson October 31, 2021

A resolution expressing no confidence in members of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and several resolutions regarding COVID-19 were hot topics at the Faculty Senate meeting on Oct. 28, where raised...

LSU's Title IX office sits in Himes Hall on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

‘No questions. No doubts’: LSU’s Board of Supervisors undergo Title IX training, discuss mandatory reporting

By Madison Scott October 31, 2021

Interim Vice President of Civil Rights and Title IX, Jane Cassidy, presented a report on the progress and expansion of the Title IX office to the LSU Board of Supervisors on Thursday. The next day, the...

Tony Britt sits in front of the RV he and his wife have lived in for the last month as their new mobile home is equipped with utilities. The couple is rebuilding for the second time after Hurricane Laura ripped a hole in their roof. 

‘It’s like it’s never ending’: Billion-dollar weather and climate disasters striking U.S. and Louisiana more frequently

By Josh Archote October 31, 2021

In a tiny RV tucked away on a dead-end road in Sulphur, Tony Britt, 57, sits on a small cot opposite his wife, flipping through pictures of their old damaged mobile home after Hurricane Rita in 2005. After...

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LSU AgCenter medical pot program expands to new facility; will grow and sell smokable marijuana to pharmacies

By Aidan Primeaux October 31, 2021

LSU's AgCenter will soon grow and sell smokable medical marijuana to Louisiana pharmacies as a new bill goes into effect early next year, prompting the university's cannabis operation's expansion to a...