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Opinion: Our flagship cannot survive without adequate investment

By Charlie Stephens January 28, 2022

Former LSU President, F. King Alexander, sat in front of the Louisiana House Appropriation Committee in 2016, battling an onslaught of university budget cuts. "If you expect us to compete with Ohio State,...

Molding books sit covered in a layer of plastic Jan. 18, 2022, in the LSU Library.

Opinion: How the LSU Library is like the Great Library of Alexandria

By Drake Brignac January 26, 2022

The LSU Library may be a far cry from the Great Library of Alexandria, but they share two notable qualities: an immense, diverse collection of human knowledge and a slow decline. Since January 2020, 115...

A sticker reads “Mask Required” on Jan. 16, 2021 on the divider at the Cedar Hall front desk.

Quick Takes: Is the university doing enough to handle the omicron variant?

By Opinion Staff January 26, 2022

"Depending on what practices you look at, the university’s response to the Omicron spike is both lackluster and noteworthy. Assuming it’s still seen as a worthwhile tool, the COVID-19 symptom...

An archway leading to Memorial Tower glows at night on LSU's Campus, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021.

Opinion: Students deserve to feel safe on campus at night

By Claire Sullivan January 26, 2022

I avoid walking alone on campus at night whenever possible. The noise and vibrancy of campus fades away with the sun, leaving behind poorly lit, eerily quiet streets. But one night last semester,...

Banners reading “COVID-19 Vaccine Site” move in the wind on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, outside of the LSU Union Theater.

Letter to the Editor: COVID-19 mitigation crucial today

By Daniel O’Leary January 25, 2022

The COVID-19 Omicron variant is tormenting its way through our nation rapidly, but you’re probably tired of hearing about it. Unfortunately, we are still in a global pandemic. This virus is not endemic...

COVID Spread Cartoon

Opinion: COVID-19 safeguards largely unenforced at LSU, need improvements

By Kacey Buercklin January 25, 2022

COVID-19 safeguards boasted by the university include the mask mandate, the monthly testing of unvaccinated students, the daily symptom tracker, the vaccine mandate, and the millions of dollars invested...

Quad cartoon

Opinion: Quad can’t wait years for full renovation, must be prioritized

By Lura Stabiler January 25, 2022

The Quad is the heart of campus and home to some of the university’s most neglected buildings.Almost every student will take at least one class in the Quad during their time at the university or...

Cartoon Weapons Cartoon

Opinion: Cartoon weapons the final frontier of U.S. military might

By Frank Kidd January 25, 2022

Americans need to understand that improvements to healthcare, social programs and other pie-in-the-sky nonsense are simply impossible. Instead, we should be realistic and demand that our taxpayer dollars...

COVID Test Cartoon

Opinion: Others could learn from LSU

By Charlie Stephens January 23, 2022

Everything is relative, including the strength of COVID-19 mitigation strategies. Viewed in that lens, the university has pushed the edge of what the community is willing to embrace in terms of coronavirus...

LSU sports administration major sophomore Kenneth Remedies does his online Zoom class on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 in the Student Union on LSU's campus.

Opinion: University should be online first two weeks, not left up to professors

By Emily Davison January 19, 2022

Whether you’re excited, terrified or somewhere in between, school time is rolling around once again. This semester is gearing up to be the strangest—and possibly most exhausting—of our...

A statue of Shaquille O’Neal stands on Feb. 26, 2021 outside of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Opinion: Coach Mulkey is right, university must honor women equally on campus

By Charlie Stephens January 19, 2022

“Why not?” LSU Women’s Basketball coach Kim Mulkey asked at a Jan. 5 press conference.  Why not honor legendary LSU Women’s Basketball players Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowles...

Talking in library cartoon

Opinion: Stop making so much noise in the library, I’m begging

By Emily Davison December 6, 2021

Ah, dead week. I don’t know about you, but the name is always super fitting. In other words, I feel like I'm dying. We’ve all heard that we shouldn’t wait until “the last minute”...