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LSU all-around freshman Sarah Finnegan smiles after a bars routine during the Tigers' 196.575-195.100 victory against Kentucky for the Pink & Blue Meet on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016 in the PMAC.

LSU freshmen aim to continue progression against No. 8 Arkansas

By Markus Hufner February 4, 2016

The No. 6 LSU gymnastics team enters its main Southeastern Conference stretch as the Tigers (6-1, 2-0 SEC) face No. 8 Arkansas (3-3, 2-1 SEC) at 7.30 p.m. tonight in the PMAC. The Mardi Gras themed matchup...

Tim Quarterman, 55, and Antonio Blakeney, 02, embrace after a score during the 75-77 LSU loss to Oklahoma on January 30, 2016 in the PMAC.

LSU focuses on development as it continues SEC play against Mississippi State

By James Bewers February 4, 2016

No matter how many games the LSU men’s basketball team plays this season, coach Johnny Jones will still talk about growth. The Tigers (14-8, 7-2 Southeastern Conference) let a golden opportunity...

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2015, file photo, LSU forward Ben Simmons (25) drives downcourt as teammate Antonio Blakeney (2) follows in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina State in New York. For all of his gaudy numbers, Simmons is still trying to figure out the best way to put the Tigers in position to win. And now the schedule gets harder, starting with Tuesday night's, Dec. 29, 2015, tilt against Wake Forest, followed by the opening of Southeastern Conference play against Vanderbilt and No. 10 Kentucky. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Midseason SEC Basketball Power Rankings

By Christian Boutwell February 4, 2016

A little more than halfway through the Southeastern Conference’s regular-season schedule, The Daily Reveille ranked the top seven of 14 SEC teams. No. 1 Texas A&M • 18-4, 7-2 SEC After...

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2014 file photo, Taylor Swift arrives at the iHeart Radio Music Festival in Las Vegas. The music streaming service Spotify is no longer offering Swift songs at her request, setting up a battle between the industry's most popular artist and the leading purveyor of a new music distribution system. Spotify, which pulled Swift's songs on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, said that "we hope she'll change her mind and join us in building a new music economy that works for everyone." (Photo by Andrew Estey/Invision/AP, File)

SATIRE: Taylor Swift launches courtroom-set video game

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin February 4, 2016

International pop-star and trademark hoarder Taylor Swift announced a partnership with Glu Mobile to develop her own mobile video game. “I’m really excited to become even more rich,”...

Elycia Cooley, center, and other revelers raise their arms for beads on the first Saturday of Mardi Gras Festivities in downtown Galveston, Galveston, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. (Stuart Villanueva/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)

OPINION: Louisianans should stop racism at Mardi Gras

By Michael Beyer @michbeyer February 4, 2016

Cut your bulls---, Mardi Gras racism.  As parade season comes into full swing, #MardiGrasRacism is also picking up steam. You can have fun at the parades without using someone else’s culture...

LSU quarterback signee Lindsey Scott Jr. poses with (left to right) his father, Lindsey Scott Sr., former Tiger quarterback and personal quarterback coach Tom Rathmann, his mother, Sonja Scott, and sophomore Tiger quarterback Brandon Harris at Scott Jr.'s signing day on Jan. 3 at Zachary High School.

Lone quarterback signee Scott Jr. driven by competitive fire, business approach

February 3, 2016

If you believe Lindsey Scott Jr. doesn’t have the size to be an elite college quarterback, it doesn’t bother him because his height is just a number to him. If you remind him that he may end...

LSU coach Les Miles addresses the media during his weekly Subway Fresh Take by Les Miles’ press conference on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 in the athletic administration building.

OPINION: Recruiting class leaves obvious hole at quarterback

By Jacob Hamiliton February 3, 2016

Another year, another LSU recruiting class without a top-tier quarterback. It seems as if LSU’s process for recruiting elite quarterbacks is as antiquated as the fax machines it doesn’t receive...

LSU lacrosse player Thomas Brown runs upfield during an LSU lacrosse match. 

Club Sports: Brown aims to improve after stellar junior season

By Marc Stevens February 3, 2016

For the LSU club lacrosse team, 2015 was a big year. The team had one of its best seasons in program history, finishing with a 10-6 record and a No. 37 ranking in LAXpower.com’s final power rankings,...

LSU coach Les Miles addresses the media during his weekly Subway Fresh Take by Les Miles’ press conference on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 in the athletic administration building.

LSU hauls in No. 3 recruiting class

By Josh Thornton February 3, 2016

As National Signing Day came to close, LSU finished with the No. 3 ranked recruiting class, according to the recruiting service 247sports.com.  Even though the Tigers came up short of a No. 1 ranked...

LSU coach Les Miles addresses the media during his weekly Subway Fresh Take by Les Miles’ press conference on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 in the athletic administration building.

Q&A: Les Miles meets with media as National Signing Day concludes

By Christian Boutwell February 3, 2016

Q. Brandon Harris made the effort to go to Lindsey Scott's signing today. Lindsey said he's already been like a big brother to him. Can you talk about the relationship those two have, and Brandon doing...

A woman leave her tent, as migrants and refugees wait allowance to continue their trip to southern Macedonia, near the northern Greek village of Idomeni, on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016. Police in northern Greece late Tuesday said 5,000 refugees and migrants were gathered at or near the border with Macedonia, where authorities continued to provide limited access at a frontier barrier built in November.(AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)

OPINION: EU should drop Greece for accepting too many refugees

By Garrett Marcel February 3, 2016

Students studying or vacationing abroad should avoid the current political and economic turmoil associated with southeastern Europe, specifically Greece. Greece opened Europe’s door to more than...

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign stop at the Claremont Opera House, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, in Claremont, N.H. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

OPINION: A socialist economy would be detrimental to the American Dream

By Charlie Bonacquisti February 3, 2016

America’s capitalist, sometimes referred to as “mixed,” economy creates the economic liberty we enjoy today, and changing our economic system to a government controlled one could have...