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A fan walks the Homecoming parade dressed head to toe in a tiger suit.

Opinion: Proposed tailgating changes are detrimental to student body voice

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin April 10, 2016

Let’s talk about tailgating. The policies the University may enforce should concern anyone who has participated in and enjoyed football festivities in the fall, y’all. Last week, I made fun...

The LSU police department is testing new equipment which automatically scans and pulls up data on nearby license plates.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sexual assault cases more complex than officer portrays

To the editor: In response to the April 6th article "Vast majority of LSUPD rape reports since 2010 fall on gamedays, gameday weekends," I would like to contribute to the conversation. I served as a sexual...

Reps. Jack McFarland, R-Jonesboro, and Steve Pylant, R-Winnsboro, listen to a presentation from Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne to the House Appropriations Committee about upcoming budget cuts, on Monday, March 21, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

SATIRE: Tax-paying tax-payers demand to tax taxing tax-makers

By Garrett Marcel @Gret419 April 7, 2016

This article is satire and purely meant for the reader’s enjoyment. Louisiana is raising taxes on everything and cutting out exemptions. It is feeling like a twisted episode of Oprah — You...

A committee from the LSU Dean of Students' office held a meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 2016, for students to voice their opinions on possible changes to the University's tailgating policies.

SATIRE: Students forget budget woes due to proposed tailgating rules

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin April 7, 2016

This article is satire and purely meant for the reader’s enjoyment. LSU students woke up from their alcohol-induced naps this week to protest proposed changes to the University’s tailgating...

A committee from the LSU Dean of Students' office held a meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 2016, for students to voice their opinions on possible changes to the University's tailgating policies.

Letter to the Editor: Tailgating options out of touch with students, culture

Where do you see yourself on September 10, 2016? It’s the first of seven home football games for the LSU Tigers in Death Valley. You picture the sights and sounds. The fireworks going off as the...

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR ALDI - Grocery shoppers experience ALDI during the grand opening of the first of eight Southern California locations on Thursday, March 24, 2016, in Moreno Valley, Calif. ALDI, one of America's favorite grocery stores, will open approximately 45 stores in Southern California by the end of 2016. (Photo by Casey Rodgers/Invision for ALDI/AP Images)

HEAD TO HEAD: SNAP recipients should be required to work

There is no such thing as a free lunch. I am sure you have all heard this, but it’s never been more true than now. Under House Bill 594, proposed in the Louisiana House of Representatives by Rep....

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR ALDI - Grocery shoppers experience ALDI during the grand opening of the first of eight Southern California locations on Thursday, March 24, 2016, in Moreno Valley, Calif. ALDI, one of America's favorite grocery stores, will open approximately 45 stores in Southern California by the end of 2016. (Photo by Casey Rodgers/Invision for ALDI/AP Images)

HEAD TO HEAD: Louisiana shouldn’t cut SNAP benefits for its residents and families

By Michael Beyer @michbeyer April 6, 2016

Giving poor people no way to feed themselves and their families is always shameful. But doing so during a statewide recession, which Louisiana is in right now, is even more shameful. For 19 years, Louisiana...

Rihanna is seen at 2016 Black Girls Rock! at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Friday, April, 1, 2016 in Newark, NJ. (Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP)

OPINION: ‘Stan wars’ have gotten out of control

By Kayla Randall- The Daily Reveille April 6, 2016

From the Beyhive to the Navy to the Barbz, these days stans represent their fandoms like gangs. While standom in general is based on borderline irrational enthusiasm for popular media figures, the disturbing...

Tiger Stadium stands tall on Stadium Drive next to the PMAC on Tuesday April 5, 2016.

Students should show gameday solidarity in fight against sexual assault

By The Daily Reveille Editorial Board April 5, 2016

Sexual assault is a cancer that has now infected one of our most beloved institutions — LSU sports. In the past six years, 11 people have reported rapes to LSUPD correlating with University gamedays...

OPINION: Universities should defer to the courts on sexual assault cases

OPINION: Universities should defer to the courts on sexual assault cases

By @jayellrichy Jack Richards April 5, 2016

There are a few things the University’s disciplinary system is good at handling: fraternity pranks, inter-club disputes and plagiarism. But one thing it shouldn’t touch before a court has the...

Rainbow Flag

OPINION: LSU must include LGBTQ people in sexual assault prevention programs

By @michbeyer Michael Beyer April 5, 2016

When we talk about sexual assault, the LGBT community is often forgotten in the conversation. Sexual violence is usually discussed in terms of male rapists and female victims, neglecting how sexual violence...

Pop star Kesha leaves Supreme court in New York, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. Kesha is fighting to wrest her career away from a hitmaker she says drugged, sexually abused and psychologically tormented her _ and still has exclusive rights to make records with her. Producer Dr. Luke says the singer is slinging falsehoods and ruining his reputation to try to weasel out of her recording contract and strike a new deal. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

OPINION: Kesha’s sexual assault story highlights rape culture

By @CodySibley Cody Sibley April 5, 2016

The developing story behind Kesha’s sexual assault allegations highlights deeply rooted problems in society. Sony offered Kesha her “freedom.” In exchange, she had to publicly apologize...