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Letter to the Editor: Scientific progress not made with inhumane, unethical animal experimentation

By Ingrid Taylor September 6, 2018

For someone who professes to love animals, Christine Lattin appears to harm them with no compunction. There are two main issues here: the irrelevance of her experiments, and the inhumane acts perpetrated...

LSU biological sciences professor Christine Lattin attaches a band to a House Sparrow.

Letter to the Editor: Animal research necessary to improve human, animal medicine

By Christine Lattin September 3, 2018

I became a biologist because of my love for animals and the environment. Now, as a biology professor at LSU, I study hormones and the brain, and the work I do helps us understand how to help wildlife when...

LSU fans enjoy tailgating weather on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, on the Parade Ground under the Memorial Tower.

Letter to the Editor: My Big Fat Greek Tailgate

By Felip Fuentonomopolous July 17, 2018

On July 10, The Daily Reveille outlined the changes to the University’s new policies regulating Greek life. These changes included an update to PS-78, the controversial decision to ban on-campus...

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Letter to the Editor: Gumbo Yearbook necessary, essential campus tradition

By Marlie Lynch April 25, 2018

“We’re all here to fight with you.” The words Nadeen Abusada, Tiger TV station manager, just told me in the hallway before I sat to write this. It’s one of those things that make...

The LSU Pro-Life club displays flags each representing an abortion done in one day by Planned Parenthood on Nov. 13, 2017, on the LSU Parade Ground.

Letter to the Editor: ‘The first right we have as human beings is the right to life’

By Ben Parks January 26, 2018

This past Monday, Jan. 22, marked the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. In 1973, the United States Supreme Court legalized abortion, ruling that access to abortion falls under the right to privacy protected...

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Letter to the Editor: LSU should reduce waste, become more eco-friendly

By Kristina Plunkett November 18, 2017

In order to truly love purple and live gold, LSU needs to be more green. While LSU has already started moving in the right direction, I think we can do better! Besides reducing waste and pollution, becoming...

The LSU Pro-Life club displays flags each representing an abortion done in one day by Planned Parenthood on Nov. 13, 2017, on the LSU Parade Ground.

Letter to the Editor: ‘Nothing scares me more than pregnancy’

By Anna Foster November 15, 2017

On Monday, Nov. 13, an organization set up near Free Speech Plaza with signs reading “Exposing Planned Parenthood.” The signs supercharged me with emotions, because the night before I was panicking...

Letter to the Editor: Planned Parenthood Generation Action needs to know its facts

Letter to the Editor: Planned Parenthood Generation Action needs to know its facts

By Catherine Stewart November 14, 2017

On Monday, Nov. 13, Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA) at LSU had a table outside of the Student Union in Free Speech Plaza. While giving out their usual condoms, candy, buttons, stickers and...

Letter to the Editor: LSU must have conversations on violence across the nation

Letter to the Editor: LSU must have conversations on violence across the nation

By Herman O. Kelly, Jr. October 8, 2017

I attended a meeting, and someone said, “Are we numb to violence?” Those words somehow disturbed my spirit. We must have the conversation on this campus regarding violence in our country. I...

LSU students and faculty have a moment of silence for Maxwell Gruver during the anti-hazing rally on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, at Memorial Tower on campus.

Letter to the Editor: In death, Max Gruver deserves better than arguments over ‘Week of Reflection’ policies

By Mathew Sanders September 22, 2017

I am a proud LSU alumnus. I am a proud alumnus of The Daily Reveille and of the Manship School of Mass Communication, where I learned the value and influence of the media as a catalyst for positive change...

LSU fans tailgate before the first home game on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, at the Parade Ground.

Letter to the Editor: LSU Greeks should ‘have a day of disobedience’ on gameday

By L. Paul Hood, Jr. September 21, 2017

In light of the unprecedented trampling on the constitutional rights of innocent Greek member students without due process by LSU President F. King Alexander, I’m encouraging the Greek...

Fidel Castro embraces cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on June  26, 1961.

Letter to the Editor: Fidel Castro column disrespectful, uninformed

By Javier Fernández November 30, 2016

I believe that one’s opinion is important. It is the simplest of way of expressing our thoughts, and even though some opinions may be more controversial than others, it is amusing to see how disrespectful,...