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Letters To The Editor

LSU's logo shines on Tiger Stadium at night on LSU's Campus, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021.

Letter to the Editor: LSU fails to accommodate visually disabled faculty members

By Don Chance October 21, 2021

In 2019, LSU enforced accessibility standards compliant with federal laws for the disabled. It was certainly a lot of work. LSU must feel good about it. But I am someone it was supposed to help, and it...

Troy H. Middleton Library, now the LSU Library, sits Wednesday, June 17, 2020 on LSU's campus.

Letter to the Editor: Renaming campus buildings is a fleeting gesture, fails to evoke real change

By Ron Camarota October 7, 2021

History junior Ron Camarota responds to a Sept. 26 column titled "Opinion: The university is not serious about renaming buildings honoring racists."The demand for changing the names of buildings...

LSU’s Memorial Tower rises above the tree line on Mar. 3, 2021, from its location near the Parade Ground.

Letter to the Editor: Students deserve advocacy at all levels — including state government

By Charlie Stephens April 11, 2021

The It's Time campaign manager, Charlie Stephens, responds to an April 4 column titled "Opinion: Gov. Edwards' SG endorsement was inappropriate, sets poor precedent."Claiming that Student Government is...

Students set fire to a replica of the planet Earth during a worldwide protest demanding action on climate change, in Milan, northern Italy, Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. The protests are inspired by Thunberg, who spoke to world leaders at a United Nations summit this week. (Nicola Marfisi/ANSA via AP)

Letter to the Editor: COVID-19 and climate change: The convergence of our demise

By Jonathan Moss January 22, 2021

It’s been over 13 months since the American National Center for Medical Intelligence first became aware of COVID-19 cases in Wuhan, China. With the number of daily reported cases remaining high and...

President Donald Trump is seen speaking on a television monitor in an empty press briefing room at the White House in Washington, from a video statement released by President Donald Trump on Twitter as it is broadcast by FOX News, after the U.S. House impeached him, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. At left is a replay of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signing the article of impeachment, as broadcast by CNN. 

Letter to the Editor: Distrust of mainstream media organizations caused by focus on ratings, political divisions

By Alex Rome January 20, 2021

I am writing a response to "Letter to the Editor: U.S. Capitol riot revealed distrust of media, importance of journalism." In the article, it felt as if Professor Len Apcar was having a grand revelation,...

Demonstrators break TV equipment outside the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. 

Letter to the Editor: U.S. Capitol riot revealed distrust of media, importance of journalism

By Len Apcar January 17, 2021

LSU Mass Communication Professor Len Apcar gave the following remarks to his students at the Manship School of Mass Communication on Jan. 11, the first day of classes, nearly one week after rioters stormed...

Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome speaks on Sunday, May 31, 2020 before the protest of the death of George Floyd in Galvez Plaza.

Letter to the Editor: Re-Elect Sharon Weston Broome

By Aidan Arasteh November 22, 2020

Before Mayor Broome made history by assuming her position as parish CEO, our community longed to see progress on important issues. During the past four years, she has proven to us she is capable of leading...

A voting sign sits on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 at University Laboratory School polling location on 45 Dalrymple Dr.

Letter to the Editor: Peaceful transition of power essential to U.S. democracy

By Dmitriy Nurullayev November 16, 2020

I am often asked to elaborate on the motivating factors that encouraged me to immigrate to the United States. The answer for me is simple: the power of American democracy. Watching the peaceful transfer...

LSU students head to class Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 on their first day of school in the Quad on LSU's campus.

Letter to the Editor: Students deserve transparency on enrollment, financial statistics from universities

By Hannah Grace Babin September 18, 2020

With so much on the line, students deserve a leg up when it comes to higher ed. As a student currently enrolled at Louisiana State University, I benefit from our state’s higher education system....

Former LSU football player Derrius Guice greets fans before the Alabama game on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018 at Victory Hill.

Letter to the Editor: LSU’s handling of Guice rape allegations displays University’s ‘inner demons’

By Jonathan Moss August 31, 2020

It is a shameful time to be a member of the LSU community.  Last week, USA Today reported that two former University students claimed former Tiger running back Derrius Guice raped them...

This cover image released by Republic Records shows “Folklore," the eighth record by Taylor Swift. Swift says the standard edition, available Friday, will include 16 tracks and the album will feature Bon Iver, Aaron Dessner of The National and frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff. (Republic Records via AP)

Rev Rank to the Editor: Taylor Swift’s ‘folklore’ is pure, indie gold

By Jasmine Edmonson August 24, 2020

Stars: 5/5 Songstress Taylor Swift surprised fans when she released her cozy eighth studio album, “folklore” on July 24.  The 16 track record is starkly different from Swift’s previous...

A mourner signs a card outside Ebenezer Baptist Church during the funeral for Rep. John Lewis, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in Atlanta.

Letter to the Editor: How we should remember late Congressman John Lewis

By Herman O. Kelly, Jr. August 2, 2020

On my den table there is a copy of "Walking With the Wind," the life story of Congressman Lewis. I read it periodically, but now my task is to finish his story, internalize his journey and be able to articulate...