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Letters To The Editor

President Donald Trump, right, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington.

Letter to the Editor: As Americans, we must defend freedom for ourselves and other countries

By Zane Jones March 14, 2025

What the nation witnessed on February 28, and since, will doubtlessly be remembered as one of the most egregious betrayals of an ally and an indelible mark in the legacy of Donald Trump. What this President...

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry speaks during a press conference Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La.

Letter to the Editor: Gov. Landry has always stood up for Louisiana and its people

By Ethan Vogin March 4, 2025

This publication is no stranger to criticism of the leaders of this state and our great nation. In my inaugural op-ed, I wrote about the great strides President Trump has made in his first month in office....

Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, July 28, 2023.

Letter to the Editor: Donald Trump is doing everything I voted for

By Ethan Vogin February 27, 2025

Yes, I voted for President Trump, and no, I do not regret my vote. President Trump’s 2020 campaign slogan of, “Promises Made Promises Kept” was created 5 years too early. In about a month, the President...

Letter to the Editor: Why LSU Mental Health Services should prioritize proven treatments for students

Letter to the Editor: Why LSU Mental Health Services should prioritize proven treatments for students

By Ashlyn Runk February 26, 2025

I am writing to express my concerns about ongoing practices at the LSU Mental Health Service (MHS), particularly regarding the allocation of resources and the misalignment between available scientific...

Letter to the Editor: Landry’s attacks on the law center expose its students’ deficiencies

Letter to the Editor: Landry’s attacks on the law center expose its students’ deficiencies

By Kristen Graham-Winkles February 19, 2025

I’m a 1st year law student at LSU. Not your typical- I started here in East Laville in 2006 as a biology major. Two (what I consider successful) careers, 4 kids, one life-altering personal trauma, and...

Opinion: A letter to white women from a white woman

Opinion: A letter to white women from a white woman

By Brooke McCoy February 3, 2025

Dear White Women, Does your outrage only extend to where your comfort ends? Recently, I’ve noticed an increase in social media posts made specifically by cis-het white women on Facebook, Instagram,...

Sonya Barlow, right, CEO of Like Minded Females Network, speaks to Rebekah Ingram, her intern, at White Mulberries, a coffee shop in London, Thursday, Sep. 2, 2021.

Letter to the Editor: Navigating Internships and the Role of Industry Experience

By Cecilia Shahrdar December 6, 2024

Hello, LSU Tigers! Many of us know the importance of hands-on experience, and internships are one of the best ways to dive into a potential career. Internships allow you to learn directly from industry...

LSU President William F. Tate IV listens to Todd Manuel speak Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at a Faculty Senate meeting within the Woods Auditorium on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Letter to the Editor | President Tate’s salary bonus incentives prove LSU is an athletics first institution

By A. Ravi P. Rau September 25, 2024

Here we go again, further proof and branding of LSU as an athletic, not academic, institution. The Board of Supervisors will give a high six-figure bonus to President Tate atop his already million-dollar...

apple vs spotify

Letter to the Editor: Streaming is killing songwriters

By Brandon LaGrone July 8, 2024

A songwriter walks into a bar and starts chatting with the bartender. The bartender asks, "How's the music business treating you?" The songwriter replies, "Well, let's just say I'm still waiting for my...

Tiger Stadium sits on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Letter to the Editor: Public relations students compete nationally to promote a multicultural magazine

By Chloe Martin February 29, 2024

The Reveille has published several articles about LSU’s abrupt shift from diversity, equity and inclusion language to “engagement.” While many people have reacted negatively to the change...

Letter to the editor: Party politics interfere with infrastructure progress

Letter to the editor: Party politics interfere with infrastructure progress

By Dustin Granger January 25, 2024

The I-10 Calcasieu Bridge project's recent "costume change" under Louisiana's new Gov. Jeff Landry exemplifies how partisan politics can eclipse public interest. This saga, dating back to 2017, saw former...

Memorial Tower rises above the trees on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU professor: University priorities are with the new governor, not academic values

By A.R.P. Rau January 16, 2024

This is a letter to the editor. You can submit your own here. Friday, Jan. 5, two days before Gov. Landry’s inauguration, LSU removed DEI-related statements from its website. Faculty, including...