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Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr. meets with attending faculty members on Sept. 21, 2016 during the Office of Diversity open house in Thomas Boyd Hall.

Opinion: Our university not as diverse as its statistics suggest

By Samuel Camacho October 6, 2021

LSU has been very proud of itself lately.  It chose its first Black president. Middleton Library was renamed because its namesake supported segregationist policies during his 1952-1961 presidential...

Migrants, many from Haiti, are seen at an encampment along the Del Rio International Bridge near the Rio Grande, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. The options remaining for thousands of Haitian migrants straddling the Mexico-Texas border are narrowing as the United States government ramps up to an expected six expulsion flights to Haiti and Mexico began busing some away from the border.

Opinion: More attention needs to be given to the humanitarian crisis on the border

By Elizabeth Crochet October 2, 2021

Between the spending bill to avert a government shutdown, the Afghanistan crisis, the ongoing COVID crisis and much more, it's easy to miss big stories. However, there is a difference between missing a...

Opinion: Our entertainment culture needs a new Dick Cavett

By Evan Leonhard September 29, 2021

I discovered "The Dick Cavett Show" this summer. The iconic late-night talk show from the '60s and '70s helmed by the titular, mild-mannered host was an unexpected breath of fresh air at a time in which...

A disgruntled reader takes to Twitter to express their frustrations with an Aug. 27, 2021 Reveille opinion article.

Opinion: Read the article before jumping to conclusions

By Anthony Bui September 28, 2021

In the online world, you can't get too far expressing your belief about something before someone else jumps in and tries to correct you. Some people believe that their opinions are more valuable than...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards talks about his state's response to Hurricane Laura and to the coronavirus pandemic during a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Gov. Edwards’ trip to D.C. for hurricane funding highly needed

By Kathryn Craddock September 28, 2021

Four major hurricanes have made landfall in Louisiana over the past 13 months, leaving a wake of significant damages in all 64 parishes and an estimated $2.5 billion needed for unmet housing...

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Opinion: Fan-celebrity relationships have gone too far

By Jayden Nguyen September 28, 2021

Where there are celebrities, there are fans. When news releases about a celebrity, fans seem to automatically assume they have personal knowledge of the celebrity as if they are a part of this person's...

United States Olympic gymnast Simone Biles testifies during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General's report on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington. Nassar was charged in 2016 with federal child pornography offenses and sexual abuse charges in Michigan. He is now serving decades in prison after hundreds of girls and women said he sexually abused them under the guise of medical treatment when he worked for Michigan State and Indiana-based USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians.

Opinion: Team USA gymnasts deserved more than FBI’s horrid handling of Larry Nassar case

By Elizabeth Crochet September 27, 2021

Growing up, I always admired the FBI as a highly esteemed group that kept our country and its people safe. However, as the years have passed, I have increasingly found myself reading and listening to stories...

Influencers Addison Rae and Kourtney Kardashian, co-stars of Netflix's 2021 film "He's All That," pose at the Met Gala on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.

Opinion: Maybe we should give influencers a chance

By Emily Davison September 27, 2021

It is universally acknowledged that the Internet is an incredibly strange, sometimes unforgiving, but always fascinating place. It’s been this way forever, or at least ever since I stepped out onto...

In this Friday, May 21, 2021 file photo, Col. Lamar Davis, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, speaks about the agency's release of video involving the death of Ronald Greene, at a press conference in Baton Rouge, La. Greene was jolted with stun guns, put in a chokehold and beaten by troopers, and his death is now the subject of a federal civil rights investigation.

Opinion: Oversight needed for Louisiana police

By Kathryn Craddock September 27, 2021

No matter the department, every area of public service improves when accountability and transparency are present. Citizens need to see how their taxpayer dollars are used to hold public servants liable...

LSU geography junior Brad Fitzpatrick takes notes on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, while attending a Zoom lecture in the Student Union on LSU’s campus.

Opinion: How to make the most of the ‘Zoom’boomafoo

By Canaan Charrier September 26, 2021

Once you've seen one Zoom class, it can feel like you've seen them all. Behind the accidentally unmuted microphones, sea of black squares and technological difficulties, online school quickly becomes impersonal...

Thomas Durant stands in front of the former Troy H. Middleton Library. Middleton's name was recently removed from the library after his segregationist beliefs came to light.

Opinion: The university is not serious about renaming buildings honoring racists

By Charlie Stephens September 26, 2021

In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death in the summer of 2020, the university committed to positive fundamental change on campus. It was swift—within hours of the Board of Supervisors approving...

Seven nursing homes owned by Bob Dean were shut down this week after it was discovered he had evacuated their residents to a warehouse he owns in Tangipahoa Parish.

Opinion: Nursing home evacuation conditions showcase horrifying neglect

By Claire Sullivan September 26, 2021

Ahead of hurricane Ida, 843 nursing home residents from seven homes were crammed into an Independence, La. warehouse. The conditions they suffered in the following days were horrific. Residents...