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New Orleans Chemical Plant

Opinion: Louisiana needs to transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy

By Draven Coleman September 1, 2019

Louisiana needs to reconsider its role in energy production as climate change threatens the future of the state. The fossil fuel industry and Louisiana are intertwined, as seen in their histories. Native...

Cartoon by Ethan Gilberti.

Opinion: Cars should be prohibited for freshmen living on campus

By Jasmine Edmonson August 31, 2019

The University made history by welcoming its largest freshman class with more than 6,000 students enrolled this fall semester, according to LSU Media Center.  Freshmen under the age of 21 are required...

This map shows active fire detections in Brazil between Aug. 15-22, courtesy of Wikimedia. 

Opinion: Every post counts in outrage over Amazon fire, can spark awareness

By Cecile Girard August 28, 2019

This should not come as a surprise, but people have been angry on Twitter lately. This time, the outrage is over the Amazon forest being in flames. When reports flooded the online world last week that...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Feb. 9, 2019, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. 

Opinion: Elizabeth Warren deserves to win 2020 presidential election but won’t

By Ashlon Lusk August 28, 2019

The country will continue to be a wreck because President Donald Trump will win the 2020 election, although the best person to win the bid for president is Sen. Elizabeth Warren.I don’t think she’ll...

Louisiana Healthcare Hieroglyphics

Opinion: Language about healthcare too complex, needs simplification

By Brett Landry August 27, 2019

One of the greatest injustices to Louisianans, as with all Americans, is the overt over-complication of public healthcare policies and legislation. It would seem as though it takes an advanced degree in...

"Run. Hide or Fight" Cartoon

Opinion: ‘Run. Hide or Fight’: It’s time for LSU to holistically rethink student safety

By Alden Ceasar August 26, 2019

It was not by my own efforts that I missed first-year orientation at the University two years ago. Mostly, I was not interested in being paraded around campus for hours just to be told that Middleton Library,...

Naquin Cartoon

Opinion: Naquin, a scapegoat for LSU Greek Life’s lack of responsibility

By Draven Coleman August 25, 2019

It has been nearly two years since the hazing death of Phi Delta Theta pledge Max Gruver, yet nothing seems to have changed. Former fraternity member Matthew Naquin was convicted in July on a felony...

Athletics vs Academics Cartoon

Opinion: LSU doesn’t value academics, should do better

By Maya S Stevenson August 25, 2019

In late July, LSU Football’s Twitter posted pictures announcing its $28 million newly renovated football operations building. Predictably, any and all social scenes flew into chaos. If you went to...

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign stop in April 2016. (Christopher Dolan/The Times & Tribune via AP) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Opinion: There’s no Democratic candidate too progressive to win presidency in 2020

By Cécile Girard August 25, 2019

As the candidate field for the Democratic presidential primary grows and the debates pile up, an increasing number of Democratic voters have begun to worry about the progressiveness of leading candidates...

Gun regulations (copy)

Opinion: Stop jumping the gun: Real solution to gun problem lies in mental health investment

By Brett Landry August 25, 2019

The back-to-back tragedies of the Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas shootings have once again sparked the old talking points of gun control, a surface level correction that will not serve to correct a deeper-rooted...

Trash litters the grass beside Nicholson Drive the morning after gameday.

Opinion: Louisiana littering laws are inadequate, should be updated

By Jasmine Edmonson| @edmonsonjasmine August 25, 2019

I would not be surprised if a Louisiana law eventually requires litterbugs who exceed the state's three littering offenses to serve jail time.  According to Keep America Beautiful's National Visible...

Freshman Madalyn Mouton reads a copy of the Reveille on Thursday, August 22, 2019.

Letter from editor: Where we’ve been, where we are, where we’re going

By Caleb Greene August 22, 2019

Nothing remains constant except change itself. One-hundred and thirty two years into its existence, the Reveille seems more like an artifact than an important staple in the lives of University students.  When...