Louisiana State University sits on the land of three former plantations, Gartness, Magnolia Mound and Nestle down, where anywhere from 80-100 were enslaved at any given time.
You wouldn’t know it...
Fifty-one years after President Richard Nixon declared a national War on Drugs, Louisianans are still bearing the consequences of his cruel initiative.
Criminalizing addiction and drug use contributed...
From the beginning of October 2021 to the end of March 2022, LSU received 182 Title IX reports. Over 90% of these cases were closed without disciplinary action.It’s been 50 years since the United...
The schoolhouse massacre in Uvalde seems like Groundhog Day for many of us who have grown up in an America where mass shootings litter the front pages of newspapers across the country on a near constant...
For five days out of the week, I work at a Filipino restaurant in my hometown that closes at typical restaurant hours – 8 p.m. on weekdays, 9 p.m. on weekends.
On the days I close, I spend the last...
Listen, I hate corporate pride. Companies spend the month of June superficially pandering to the queer community…and then spend the rest of the year in silence or in active support of anti-LGBTQ...
If you could afford to work less, what would you do with that time?
Our audience had a wide range of responses: learn how to cook, make music, spend time on self-care, explore campus. A common response...
I was 10 years old on Dec. 12, 2012. That morning, my elementary school locked us down in our classrooms. I thought we were just getting extra time in art class that day, until I looked at my teacher....
“A global industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars rose up practically overnight. Now it is crashing down.” — The New York Times on June 14, 2022.The cryptocurrency industry always...
Despite some small budgetary wins, LSU comes away from this legislative session worse than it entered. The legislature and the administration share the blame.
By attacking tenure, wrangling against...
Rep. Raymond Crews identifies as a conservative Christian. Or as I call him, a conservative extremist.
He doesn’t waste a moment trying to prove it by any means necessary.
How might you ask?
By...
June 1 marks the start of hurricane season, and with it, a renewal of anxieties for Louisiana residents yet to fully recover from the past two years of natural disasters.
As some residents still sleep...
