As we approached the final days of school last semester, I felt like a cast member in that famous scene of “High School Musical 2.” I eagerly chanted "summer, summer, summer" as the countdown...
I was first introduced to mindfulness at the ripe age of 11, when my psychiatrist recommended yoga classes for my ADHD and anxiety.
Mindfulness meditation, a technique used to center oneself and focus...
In recent months, much has been made of young people’s apparent reluctance to get vaccinated. The issue clearly has significant implications for our own campus community. News of the student body's...
On Tuesday, Aug. 24, Louisiana recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic yet.
That same day, Pres. William Tate fulfilled a long-awaited promise: a mandate for the COVID-19 vaccine following...
I’d like to ask you to think back to the year 2020.
A bit of a daunting task, I know, but stay with me.
The world had to rapidly adjust to the seemingly unstoppable spread of COVID-19. Public health...
According to the Southern Educational Board, the average cost for a low-income student to attend one year at a Louisiana public university makes up nearly half of a their family’s income.
Low-income...
COVID has never been worse in Louisiana.
The state has shattered hospitalization and case number records again and again. Hospitals have been forced to cancel hundreds of elective surgeries. Waiting times...
The COVID-19 vaccine is one of the most sensitive topics at the moment. For the past year or so, the virus has plagued headlines across every global news network and social media platform, making it impossible...
With the last days of summer behind me, there is a lot I could be doing to prepare for my classes. However, as I get my apartment ready and buy new school supplies, I cannot stop thinking about how different...
In “LSU Administration responds to vaccine concerns at faculty forum” (Madelyn Cutrone, July 30), The Reveille quoted President Tate as saying some want vaccinations required, others do not:...
An archive of never-before-seen letters by the late Troy H. Middleton, LSU's segregationist president of the 1950s, has recently been revealed. A quick look into this archive by The Reveille exposes Middleton's...
I have taught at LSU for 47 years and am fond of the students of several generations that I have seen before me. The most important health and safety issue for our current students for the Fall semester...
