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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards acknowledges the House and Senate leadership after addressing the legislature for the opening of the 2020 general legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, March 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Opinion: Student engagement critical to successful redistricting in Louisiana

By Charlie Stephens November 7, 2021

"It is a weak point in the theory of representative government as now organized and administered, that a large portion of the voting people are permanently disenfranchised." – President James Garfield Redistricting...

Bones Day cartoon

Opinion: Noodle the pug is a source of validation I didn’t know I needed

By Emily Davison November 4, 2021

Unless you’re living under a rock or deliberately staying as far as possible from the world of social media, you’ve probably stumbled upon the chaos of TikTok by now. No matter your experience...

A Turning Point supporter holds a sign in protest of vaccine mandates Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 during the LSU chapter Turning Point Freedom Rally on the Parade Ground at LSU’s campus.

Opinion: The “Freedom Rally” protest against vaccine mandates was ill-informed

By Kathryn Craddock November 4, 2021

On Friday, Oct. 22, protestors took to campus to speak out against the university’s vaccine mandate. The “Freedom Rally” was organized by Turning Point USA, a non-profit right-wing organization...

LSU athletic director Scott Woodward holds an introductory press conference in the Journalism Building on Tuesday, April 23, 2019.

Opinion: The Tiger Athletic Foundation should be dissolved

By Charlie Stephens November 3, 2021

The Tiger Athletic Foundation has re-entered the campus discourse, this time as the supposed piggy bank funding disgraced head football coach Ed Orgeron and his $17 million buyout. TAF exists as a...

Ed Orgeron speaks at a press conference on Monday, November 1, 2021 in the Bill Lawton Room in Tiger Stadium. The media availability was the first in-person weekly session LSU held since the COVID-19 pandemic began. 

Editorial Board: Coach Ed Orgeron should have been fired for Title IX violations, not bad football

By The Reveille Editorial Board November 3, 2021

It’s been nearly one year since USA Today released its investigative article detailing years of misconduct in the Title IX office.  Among the exposed mishandlings were Head Football...

LSU football head coach Ed Orgeron waits in anticipation with the team on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, during LSU's 31-17 loss against the University of Mississippi, in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi.

Opinion: Orgeron buyout underscores university’s troubling priorities

By Claire Sullivan November 1, 2021

Why let ethics get in the way of football? At LSU, credible accusations of Title IX violations are apparently no reason to fire a head football coach. But if his record slips, well, that’s another...

With Halloween over, stores and consumers everywhere quickly jump to the next commodified holiday

Opinion: Let me decorate early for the holidays in peace

By Emily Davison October 31, 2021

It’s difficult to get excited about almost anything these days. Without going into any detail—as I’m sure none of us need any reminding—the world hasn’t seemed like a fun...

A student holds up a sign Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, after speaking during the Feminists in Action protest following reports of LSU mishandling sexual assault cases at Hodges Hall on LSU's campus.

Opinion: University officials allowed alleged rapist access to students, minors

By Claire Sullivan October 31, 2021

According to a disturbing investigation by The Advocate, a Lafayette woman says 31-year-old LSU French graduate student Edouard d'Espalungue d'Arros raped her on a 2018 religious retreat in Rapides Parish. The...

Assistant professor of religious studies Dr. Brad Storin speaks at the "Same God" panel discussion on Wednesday, Mar 27, 2019.

Opinion: No matter your religion, everyone benefits from religious studies courses

By Canaan Charrier October 31, 2021

It was after enrolling in a course titled “Magic and Religion” my freshman year that I decided to pursue a major in religious studies. Though I didn’t quite understand the scope of the...

LSU's student government's mission statement displays across the wall of the student government office on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 on the first floor of the Student Union on LSU's campus.

Opinion: Student Government in desperate need of transparency

By Charlie Stephens October 27, 2021

Student Government’s mission is to “advocate tirelessly the interests of LSU students by enhancing the student experience, promoting the image of the university and supporting student achievement...

Troy H. Middleton Library, renamed the LSU Library, sits Wednesday, June 17, 2020 on LSU's campus.

Letter to the Editor: Argument against renaming campus buildings is deeply ahistorical

By Joshua Jordan October 27, 2021

Media and public affairs graduate student Joshua Jordan responds to the Oct. 7 article, "Letter to the Editor: Renaming campus buildings is a fleeting gesture, fails to evoke real change." “You can’t...

A studio theater in the College of Music & Dramatic Arts on Oct. 15, 2019. 

Opinion: Student production “GOD GUN!” a critical reminder of artistic talent on campus

By Evan Leonhard October 24, 2021

A dead horse that I have and will continue to relentlessly kick throughout my time as a columnist and beyond is that the arts and humanities are owed much more of our time and attention than we presently...