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LSU Comprehensive and Strategic Master Plan Urban Planner, Alex Krieger, make the final presentation on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in the Woods Auditorium.

OPINION: LSU is not financially ready for a Master Plan

By Clarke Perkins @ClarkePerkins April 19, 2016

As students, we all want to see our campus prosper through innovation, and the University’s Master Plan allows that to happen. However, is now the right time to begin implementing such a plan? In...

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OPINION: Candy the cigarette and soda addicted chimpanzee deserves new home

By Garrett Hines @GarrettH_TDR April 19, 2016

Candy the Chimpanzee in her current condition is not up to any monkey business. In fact, she can’t be. Since Candy is a chimpanzee, she doesn’t have a tail like monkeys do. Also unlike monkeys,...

LSU freshman guard Antonio Blakeney (2) celebrates after maing the first of two freethrow shots the LSU 96-91 victory against the Florida Gators on Saturday Feb. 27, 2016, in the PMAC.

Antonio Blakeney to return for sophomore season, will not submit name in NBA Draft process

By Christian Boutwell April 19, 2016

Freshman shooting guard Antonio Blakeney has decided not to continue to “test the waters” in the NBA Draft process and will return for his sophomore season, LSU announced Tuesday afternoon. Blakeney...

Dean Jerry Ceppos addresses the crowd before the showing of director Steve Mims' Starving the Beast: The Battle to Disrupt and Reform America's Public Universities on Monday, April 18, 2016 in Manship's Holliday Forum.

“Starving the Beast” documentary forecasts future of public universities

April 18, 2016

The Journalism Building’s Holliday Forum welcomed political strategist James Carville, film professor-turned-director Steve Mims and LSU President F. King Alexander for a nighttime screening of Mims’...

LSU freshman pitcher Sydney Smith (12) pitches during the Tigers' 8-0 victory against ULM on Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2016 in Tiger Park.

LSU softball ends conference slide with offensive explosion, solid pitching

By Marc Stevens April 18, 2016

After one of the worst hitting slumps in a three-game set in LSU softball history, the team took a step in the right direction over the weekend. The No. 11 Tigers won two of three contests against Mississippi...

LSU freshman pitcher Jake Latz (67) pitches during LSU's 7-0 defeat on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Alex Box Stadium

Notebook: Mainieri cautions team about remaining midweek games; Latz, Lochridge’s statuses remain up in the air

By James Bewers April 18, 2016

As some Americans sweated out the last-minute filing of income tax returns Monday, LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri reminded his team about what Tax Day represented. Coming off a series sweep against Missouri,...

LSU all-arounder seniors Jessica Savona, Randii Wyrick and Michelle Gauthier celebrate during the Tigers 197.4500 score for second place in the National Championship on Saturday, Apr. 16, 2016 in Dallas Fort Worth.

Sending off: Randii Wyrick, Jessica Savona, Michelle Gauthier leaving LSU’s program better than they inherited it

By Christian Boutwell April 18, 2016

To LSU coach D-D Breaux, her departing seniors — Randii Wyrick, Jessica Savona and Michelle Gauthier — will leave behind a tangible and impalpable legacy. Representing their four years in purple...

FILE - In this June 14, 2011, file photo, bottles of prescription drugs: Lipitor, TriCor, Plavix, Singulair, Lexapro and Avapro are displayed at Medco Health Solutions Inc., in Willingboro, N.J. U.S. spending on prescription drugs rose 8.5 percent last year, slightly less than in 2014, driven mainly by growing use of ultra-expensive new drugs and price hikes on other medicines. A report from data firm IMS Health estimates patients, insurers, government programs and other payers spent a combined $309.5 billion last year on prescription medicines. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

OPINION: Antimicrobial resistance detrimental to society, should become government priority

By Cody Sibley @CodySibley April 18, 2016

While everyone was out this weekend doing unspeakable things in Tigerland, 12 countries in the Asia Pacific region pledged to do something about antimicrobial resistance, an important topic we need to...

Sunset Coachella

OPINION: Celebrity culture detracts from artistry at Coachella

By John Gavin Harp April 18, 2016

In case you didn’t realize from the endless tabloid coverage, this past weekend was Coachella’s first weekend, and festival goers allegedly listened to music in between stalking celebrities. The...

OPINION: Financial literacy important for millennial's economic security

OPINION: Financial literacy important for millennial’s economic security

By Jay Cranford April 18, 2016

Are you a millennial? If so, statistically speaking, you suck at managing your money. A 2015 study on millennials by Pricewaterhouse Coopers and George Washington University’s Global Financial Literacy...

LSU junior quarterback Brandon Harris (6) prepares to pass the ball during the Tigers' Purple Team 17-7 victory against the Gold Team on Saturday, April 16, 2016 in Tiger Stadium.

Blend of experience and youth has Tigers excited about championship prospects in 2016

By Josh Thornton April 17, 2016

“Do the Heisman pose,” a young fan said to his friend, who was donning a No. 7 LSU jersey while waiting to talk to junior running back Leonard Fournette after Saturday’s spring game. The...

LSU senior Cati Leak (24) serves during the Tigers' 5-0 defeat against Florida St. on Saturday, Apr. 02, 2016 at Mango's Beach Volleyball Club.

Tigers improve to 15-6 after successful Palmetto Invitational at South Carolina

By Jourdan Riley April 17, 2016

The LSU beach volleyball team improved to a 15-6 record after conquering the Palmetto Invitational in Columbia, South Carolina this past weekend. The No. 11 Tigers defeated Carson Newman and South Carolina...