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Opinion

The LSU police department is testing new equipment which automatically scans and pulls up data on nearby license plates.

Opinion: Plainclothes officers are not going to help prevent sexual assault

By Tamia Southall March 23, 2021

The UK government recently announced its plan to increase security at bars and clubs with the use of undercover cops, also known as plainclothes police officers. Officials also plan to increase funding...

An LSU student looks at their phone on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 in the Student Union on LSU's campus.

Opinion: Student meme pages provide needed comfort, community

By Anthony Bui March 23, 2021

Memes are the future. Older generations may look at a meme with confusion on their faces, wondering what humor can possibly come from a picture of SpongeBob overlaid with alternating upper and lowercase...

A classroom sits empty on Jan. 15, 2021 inside Cedar Hall.

Opinion: Looking back on what lockdown taught us

By Evan Leonhard March 23, 2021

Unbelievably, it has been just over a year since the onset of the various orders and precautions we now think about under the ominous umbrella of the “lockdown.’” In one sense, the pre-pandemic...

A flag hangs off a balcony in New Orleans, Louisiana. Baton Rouge hosts its own pride parade every year and will host the 2019 festival on June 15. 

Opinion: Catholic Church’s stance on same-sex unions disappointing, yet unsurprising

By Domenic Purdy March 22, 2021

The Catholic Church announced last week that the Vatican cannot bless same sex unions despite Pope Francis’ October statement calling for civil union laws for LGBTQ+ couples. According to the...

Rain falls before the Lady Tigers' 19-1 victory over Tulsa, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Tiger Park.

Opinion: University needs to prepare students for natural disasters

By Marie Plunkett March 22, 2021

On March 17, the Storm Prediction Center issued a tornado watch and a severe thunderstorm warning for Baton Rouge and the University canceled all on-campus classes that evening that began at...

Several people sit in the observation area on Mar. 14, 2021 after receiving their COVID-19 vaccine at Tiger Stadium.

Opinion: AstraZeneca suspension highlights sexist medical bias

By Cécile Girard March 22, 2021

A growing list of European countries have recently halted administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine over suspicions that it causes blood clotting, despite the European Medical Authority’s assertion...

Thomas C. Galligan Jr., LSU Interim President, speaks to the reporters about the Title IX review findings on Friday, Mar. 5, 2021 at Lod Cook Alumni Center on 3838 W Lakeshore Dr.

Editorial Board: LSU needs accountability, not just transparency, from Galligan in Title IX failures

By Reveille Editorial Board March 22, 2021

Less than a week after the much anticipated Husch Blackwell report on LSU’s inadequate Title IX system was released, the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children held a meeting on March 10 examining...

Mental illness education vital to prison reform at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017.

Opinion: Cash bail is cruel, must be abolished

By Claire Sullivan March 21, 2021

Over 80% of the more than 1,400 people incarcerated in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison have not been convicted of a crime. Nationwide, over half a million people share in this reality. Many of these...

LSU students participate in various activities on Mar. 3, 2021 on the Parade Ground.

Opinion: Let’s motivate each other to finish this semester strong

By Elizabeth Crochet March 20, 2021

If you are anything like me, it is around this time in the semester that you start to get worn out and complacent with school. Somehow, I've been procrastinating doing my schoolwork even more than usual...

Origami made by local artist John Hu stand on the side of origami’s made by attendants of the art exhibit “Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami” is being held at The Louisiana Art and Science Museum’s from July 11, 2015 to September 27, 2015 and it shows the dynamic nature of the evolving art form and its applications in modern day science.

Opinion: Is modern art really that bad?

By Evan Leonhard March 17, 2021

What is so bad about modern art? For many, the question has an easy and perhaps rather cynical answer. Americans are notorious for their reticent endorsement of the arts but seem to be particularly suspicious...

LSU Voter Registration Day takes place in Free Speech Alley on Thursday, September 19, 2019.

Opinion: Give Free Speech Plaza a chance

By Anthony Bui March 17, 2021

We have all walked through Free Speech Plaza before, and we all know how scary and intimidating it can be. Everyone is eagerly handing you fliers and, with overly cheerful voices, telling you about their...

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden smiles while being introduced at a campaign event at Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Opinion: Give Biden time to be president he campaigned as

By Tamia Southall March 16, 2021

Everybody loves President Joseph Biden now that stimulus checks are ensured, but let’s not forget that everybody was bashing him on social media not too long ago. Biden was recently trending on Twitter...