Around this time a year ago, the name Andrew Cuomo was popular in politics, but I think it's fair to say he wasn't a typical household name. Well, a lot can change in a year. Andrew Cuomo is the infamous...

According to a Jan. 15 email from interim president Tom Galligan, vaccines have arrived at the University and are already being distributed slowly but steadily among the faculty, staff and student population. Like...

This year, the week of Mardi Gras was distinctly different than in years prior.  Over 37,000 Louisiana residents were left without power and forced to brave the freezing temperatures that gripped...

Recently, the University amended its attendance policy for the Spring semester, revising Policy Statement 22 to make it mandatory for professors to offer students make-up work for any missed...

Early last week, as we were enduring the worst of our recent freeze, I was surprised to find certain University-centered pockets of the internet ablaze with passionate discourse in response to a semi-viral...

It’s no secret that streaming services have skyrocketed in popularity since the onset of the pandemic. I can’t be sure how many hours I’ve wasted on Netflix and HBO Max since last...

It’s no secret that our country is facing an opioid crisis, but not many people realize this is a growing issue in our own community at the University.  During the pandemic, the number of drug...

Two millennia ago, Marcus Aurelius wrote, “It is not death that a man should fear. He should fear never beginning to live.” We all experience the fear of not reaching our full potential —...

Twitter is a great social media platform for breaking news, celebrity updates and memes. It is not the place for nuanced discussion. Several weeks ago, I stumbled across a thread of people arguing over...

For a decade now, Louisiana has held the unfortunate distinction of having one of the highest rates of women murdered by men — known as femicide — in the nation.  The state ranked second...

There are not enough honorable words in the world to truly pay tribute to the legacy of Rush Limbaugh. Every listener knew his final days were near, yet news of his passing was met with utter shock. Possibly...

February has been a great month for mummies — or at least for those of us interested in studying them!  A Feb. 17 study published in the academic journal “Frontiers in Medicine”...