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Opinion

Mike the Tiger looks out on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, in Mike the Tiger's Habitat on North Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: An International Student’s Heartfelt Love Letter to LSU

By Isabella Albertini August 28, 2024

Whenever someone asks me where I’m from, and I tell them that I’m an international student from Perú, I always get the same question: “Why, of all places, did you choose Louisiana?”The...

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Opinion: An LSU Sophomore’s Guide to Surviving Freshman Year

By Garrett McEntee August 26, 2024

Welcome home, Tigers. School is officially in session. I may only be a sophomore but I have lived many lives during my time at LSU. Spoiler alert. I’ve failed most of those lives.College is hard...

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Opinion: Your backgrounds don’t define you or your success

By Amyri Jones August 26, 2024

As a senior at LSU, I can say that my college experience would've been more amazing had I known what I know now. Don’t get me wrong, I'm on a wonderful track and am looking forward to life after...

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump stands on stage with former first lady Melania Trump, family members, and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance, during the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Opinion: At RNC, GOP bows down and worships Donald Trump

By Matthew Pellittieri July 26, 2024

Less than a week after he was shot at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump was officially nominated by the GOP at the 2024 Republican National Convention.At least that’s...

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Opinion: Anyone in need of a summertime snack should pick up a jelly bean

By Colin Falcon July 19, 2024

When the sun is beating down and heat seems inescapable, all the human body really needs to perk up and get back up to full energy is a handful of jelly beans.There are many competitors in the race to...

Kristen Eichamer holds a project 2025 fan in the group's tent at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Opinion: Young people should beware of Project 2025

By Matthew Pellittieri July 14, 2024

“I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it.” That’s what former President Donald Trump recently posted on social media, attempting (rather poorly) to distance...

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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...

President Joe Biden, on stage at right, and Republican Presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, participate in a presidential debate hosted by CNN, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta.

Opinion: Joe Biden should drop out of the race; vote for him anyway

By Matthew Pellittieri July 1, 2024

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump met face to face for the first time in four years in the CNN presidential debate on June 27. For Biden, it was a chance to get back on top or at least...

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That’s that ‘we’ espresso: the Reveille’s 2024 songs of the summer

By Summer Staff June 26, 2024

The summer months are long, hot and in constant need of musical accompaniment. Every person chooses to score these sunny months differently.  Emma Duhé - "HOT TO GO!" By Chappell Roan In 50 years,...

Teatery owner Hau Le and cashier Ryzen Lemoine take customers' orders Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, at Teatery Tea and Tapioca on 3132 College Drive. 

Broadening our horizons: The opinion sections tries Teatery

By Opinion Staff June 18, 2024

In this opinion section's humble opinion (which it's our professional obligation to give), nothing in this life is more important than absorbing as many experiences as the human mind can process. As a...

The sun sets behind Memorial Tower on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

A letter from the managing editor: ConGRADulations

By Lauren Madden May 8, 2024

To the class of 2024,  It’s taken me a while to write this. And I’m surprised to find tears fill my eyes each time I try, because we’ve made it. We’re graduating. Shouldn’t...

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Opinion: JoJo Siwa flopped back into the limelight, proving that Karma’s a Bitch

By Garrett McEntee May 3, 2024

Jojo the “Bowbow” Siwa, karma sure is a bitch isn’t it?For the unaware, Siwa, the little girl from Dance Moms and artist behind the generation-defining song “Boomerang,” has...