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Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (23) drives to the basket past Denver Nuggets' Torrey Craig (3) during the second half of an NBA conference final playoff basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Lakers won 105-103. 

Column: Celtics will win in six, Lakers will sweep Nuggets in NBA Conference Finals

By Michael Sanchez September 21, 2020

With the NBA Conference Finals here, two surprising teams have willed their way into contention. In the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat have shook the basketball world with their lights-out performance...

Kanye West accepts the video vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Opinion: Kanye West needs professional help, not ridicule

By Gabrielle Martinez September 20, 2020

If you ask anyone about Kanye West in 2020, it’s more likely they're going to bring up his outrageous tweets or his short-lived bid for presidential office than his award-winning discography or streetwear...

LSU students crowd the halls of the Lockett basement Tueday, attempting to get to class on time.

Opinion: A beautiful campus is more important than we think

By Evan Leonhard September 20, 2020

In the Spring of 2020, before the world started ending, I had the displeasure of taking a course in Lockett Hall. Per campus lore, the infamous brick box — with its collapsing ceilings, electrical-wire...

A view of Tiger Stadium stands tall on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, on LSU's campus. 

Opinion: University needs to mandate regular testing for football attendees

By Marie Plunkett September 20, 2020

On Sept. 14, around 1 pm, students received an email informing them that “priority consideration for student tickets” would be given to those who have had a COVID-19 test “completed and...

In this Feb. 10, 2020, file photo U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during a discussion on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington.

Opinion: Reflecting on the remarkable life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By Claire Sullivan September 20, 2020

Seventy years ago, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was in her first year of college.  She would go on to lead a remarkable life, one rich with achievement and influence. As an attorney for the American Civil...

LSU students head to class Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 on their first day of school in the Quad on LSU's campus.

Letter to the Editor: Students deserve transparency on enrollment, financial statistics from universities

By Hannah Grace Babin September 18, 2020

With so much on the line, students deserve a leg up when it comes to higher ed. As a student currently enrolled at Louisiana State University, I benefit from our state’s higher education system....

FILE - Welcome to Louisiana

Opinion: Ask not what Louisiana can do for you…

By Olivia James September 17, 2020

Laissez les bon temps rouler!  Louisiana is a vibrant state known for serving good food and a good time. But what about a good quality of life? For many Louisianians, that’s just not the case. For...

COVID CLIMBING IN NUMBERS

Opinion: We have no idea how many COVID-19 cases are on campus

By Claire Sullivan September 16, 2020

Above all else, students want their university to care about them - to put their well-being and safety first. With a pandemic engrossing the country, a natural disaster ravaging Southwest Louisiana and...

LSU themed masks pictured Thursday, September 3, 2020 alongside empty solo cups while discussions about off campus parties continue.

Opinion: Off-campus apartments unsafe for students amid COVID-19

By Tamia Southall September 16, 2020

Over Labor Day weekend it seems everyone suddenly forgot social distancing protocol and freely celebrated the holiday with parties throughout Baton Rouge. Most of the popular pool parties that ended up...

Online Dating Cartoon

Opinion: Online dating during the pandemic really is the worst

By Gabrielle Martinez September 16, 2020

Online dating in the year 2020 feels less like a coming-of-age romance movie and more like an apocalyptic thriller. From Hinge to Bumble to Tinder, it feels almost impossible to make actual connections...

The covered walkway lies empty on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in the Quad on LSU's campus.

Opinion: Rape culture is real, must be addressed and dismantled

By Kevin Doucette September 16, 2020

Rape culture, whether we believe in it or not, is a reality which we all submit to and participate in as members of a community. We live under a culture wherein rape is seen as an inevitability; an unfortunate,...

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Opinion: Digital piracy hurts independent creators

By Domenic Purdy September 16, 2020

The word "pirate" often conjures images of swashbuckling adventures by hook-handed men in search of buried treasure — but the 21st century has seen a new breed of pirate arise: average people...