Twenty years ago, Portugal had some of the highest rates of drug addiction in Europe. In 2001, the Portuguese government passed legislation to decriminalize drugs, make rehabilitation available for harmful...
They're petulant, disrespectful and particularly selfish. They lack a firm grasp on the harsh realities of life yet refuse to admit it. They scream and cry in public; the most minor inconveniences can...
Following the recent wave of civil rights protests sparked by the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, many predominately white institutions have sought to brush up their diversity packages. LSU...
From Zoom meetings to remote learning and the revival of binge culture, quarantine has altered our entire way of living in more ways than thought possible. One luxury the global pandemic put on indefinite...
"Communication is key." Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic we've seen this statement hold true. Now more than ever, whether from doctors, government officials or universities, getting the correct information...
On my den table there is a copy of "Walking With the Wind," the life story of Congressman Lewis. I read it periodically, but now my task is to finish his story, internalize his journey and be able to articulate...
For the next month students will be checking their MyLSU accounts to see which classes are being moved online, rushing to make schedule changes and order textbooks, worrying about having enough masks and...
Vaccines for the coronavirus have reached the testing phases and will hopefully be available to the public soon. Twenty-three vaccines are currently being tested all over the world, prompting hopes of...
43% of American adults reported feeling “nervous, anxious, or on edge” at least three days a week when thinking about the coronavirus outbreak, according to a March study from the Pew Medical...
TikTok might be out of time.
After three wildly successful years on the international market — and over two billion downloads worldwide — the popular clip-sharing app is now...
Of the roughly one million international students who attend school in the U.S. each year, about 1600 from over 100 countries are located here at LSU — and right now they’re in danger. On...
The classic Education Connection jingle has become the theme song for most college students across America, with the nostalgic and suddenly all too relevant line “I’m taking my classes online.”...
