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FILE - In this March 21, 2018, file photo, Gayle Benson, widow of NFL New Orleans Saints and NBA New Orleans Pelicans owner Tom Benson, walks down the steps to receive his casket with New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond for visitation at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. Attorneys for several men suing the Roman Catholic church say documents they obtained through discovery show that the New Orleans Saints team aided the Archdiocese of New Orleans in its “pattern and practice of concealing its crimes.” (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Opinion: Saints’ hidden emails are raising questions, should be released

By Grace Pulliam January 28, 2020

In a Jan. 24 article from the Associated Press, it was revealed that executive staffers for the New Orleans Saints assisted Archbishop Gregory Aymond with extensive PR damage control...

Justin Bieber arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Opinion: Justin Bieber returned to music too soon, has weird promotion tactics, poor song quality

By Shelby Bordes January 25, 2020

Justin Bieber excited fans by beginning the new year with an Instagram announcement suggesting he would be making a return to music.  Bieber announced he would be releasing a single, along with an...

 

Letter to the Editor: Native American Student Organization wants to help with Indian Mounds, gain more awareness

By Celeste Gardner January 24, 2020

In regards to the article about the Indian Mounds, NASO (the Native American Student Organization) has been attempting to put together, in partnership with the school, but this can only get done with awareness...

Changing clothes cartoon 

Opinion: With a supermajority of conservative Republicans, Gov. Edwards can’t keep his “Blue Dog” status

By Brett Landry January 24, 2020

On Jan. 13, 2020, Louisiana re-inaugurated Gov. John Bel Edwards to his second term. With this inauguration, Louisiana witnessed the end of Gov. Edwards’ status as a “Blue Dog” Democrat...

Gossip seer cartoon 

Opinion: Pregnancy speculation is disgusting, perpetuates damaging ideas

By Gabrielle Martinez January 24, 2020

There is something inherently disgusting about the media monitoring of women’s bodies. It seems as if entertainment journalists and self-proclaimed “fans” thrive off of speculating which...

Opinion: We all need to stop romanticizing toxic relationships, like "You," reframe concepts of love

Opinion: We all need to stop romanticizing toxic relationships, like “You,” reframe concepts of love

By Erin Stephens January 24, 2020

College is the site of many fateful romances and budding relationships, where couples meet in class and go on to live happily ever after.But now there’s a bevy of people engaged in the wacky love...

The sun sets above the parade ground on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019.

Editorial Board: After football triumph, LSU faces critical juncture in search for next leader

By The Reveille Editorial Board January 22, 2020

Less than two weeks after LSU’s triumph in the College Football Playoff National Championship, it’s time to focus on another topic — the selection of the University’s next...

An LSU cheerleader waves the National Championship flag on Saturday, January 18, 2020 during LSU's National Championship Parade on Field House Drive.

Letter to the Editor: Deep joy in the Deep South at Saturday’s national championship parade

By Kathleen St. Germain, from New Orleans January 22, 2020

Would have loved to have been “in that number” today in Baton Rouge. It was a college celebration of pure, unadulterated joy, in a manner that was reminiscent of years ago — spirit, love,...

A full class of students listens to a lecture Monday in a classroom in Lockett Hall.

Opinion: The University shouldn’t have Saturday make-up classes, punishes students unnecessarily

By Cory Koch January 22, 2020

Kevin Gates once said, “Anything lost can be found again, except time wasted.”  On Jan. 13, 2020, the LSU Tigers became the 2019 national champions, following a historic win over the Clemson...

Mound security cartoon 

Opinion: In light of recent discoveries, the LSU Campus Mounds are in need of more protection

By Evan Leonhard January 22, 2020

The Indian mounds on Dalrymple, officially known as the LSU Campus Mounds, are among the University’s most iconic campus landmarks. Their mysterious presence seems to have captivated the minds of...

Bottled feelings cartoon 

Opinion: No matter what anyone else says, it’s ok to not be ok

By Marie Plunkett |@MarieC_214 January 21, 2020

Most students have probably faced at least a few setbacks in their lives, whether academic, social or personal. Of course, after such a setback it’s typical for a support group to materialize and...

A supporters of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, or the MEK, an Iranian exile group, dances as others hold signs and flags during a show of support for a U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in Lafayette Park across from the White House, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Opinion: If war with Iran actually occurs, the U.S. media will be complicit

By Cécile Girard January 21, 2020

After Iranian Major General Qassim Suleimani's assassination on Jan. 3, American newspapers from all sides of the political spectrum were quick to defend the killing of a "#1 predator." A New York Times...