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Accounting sophomore Ebony Thomas' self-balancing scooter.

Opinion: LSU made right decision banning hoverboards

By Garrett Hines January 12, 2016

LSU, along with other universities across the nation, banned the use and presence of self-balancing scooters, or “hoverboards,” from dorms and buildings on campus this semester. This was the...

LSU sophomore outfielder Jake Fraley slides to second base Sunday, March 15, 2015 during the Tigers' 18-6 victory against Ole Miss at Alex Box Stadium.

LSU baseball checks in at No. 7 in D1Baseball.com preseason poll

January 12, 2016

After landing at No. 7 in the Collegiate Baseball newspaper preseason poll last month, the LSU baseball team finds itself in the same position in another preseason poll. Despite only one returning position...

LSU freshman Nataliyah Friar competes in the triple jump event Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the LSU Bernie Moore Track Stadium.

LSU shines in Purple Tiger Invitational with nine personal-best performances

January 9, 2016

Two-time junior college men’s indoor weight throw national champion Johnnie Jackson made statement in his LSU debut. The LSU men’s and women’s track and field teams combined for nine...

LSU Women's Basketball Head Coach Nikki Fargas on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 during the Tigers' 59-53 over Long Beach State University in the PMAC.

LSU women’s basketball adjusts to NCAA rule changes

December 2, 2015

The LSU women’s basketball team is still playing 40-minute games, but something feels different this season. This summer, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved of playing four 10-minute...

Iowa defensive back Greg Mabin (13) and quarterback C.J. Beathard (16) celebrate a 28-20 win over Nebraska in an NCAA college football game in Lincoln, Neb., Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Opinion: Conference championship weekend best weekend of college football

December 2, 2015

This is the best weekend of college football. There aren’t many games, but dang, there are some good ones. They say “quality over quantity,” right? It’s the Saturday I’ve...

LSU Head coach Fran Flory on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, during the Tigers’ win over the University of Tennesse in the PMAC.

Future of LSU volleyball program looking bright as four seniors depart

December 2, 2015

The 2015 LSU volleyball season ended with LSU coach Fran Flory in tears. The tears streamed down her face as the four seasons with the senior class was nearing its end after LSU’s final home match...

LSU freshman swimmer Haylee Knight swims in the womens' 100 yard backstroke Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, during the LSU Swimming and Diving meet in the Natatorium.

LSU swimming and diving shows diversity with 2015 recruiting class

December 2, 2015

The LSU swimming and diving teams’ 2014 recruiting classes was highlighted with swimmers and divers such as freshmen Haylee Knight, Summer Spradley, Lauren Thompson, Matthew McClellan, Matthew Phillip,...

Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards takes photos with others during the Louisiana Federation of Teachers convention in Lake Charles, La., Monday, Nov. 23, 2014. In a sign of the strength of Edwards' ties to the unions, the Democrat's first speech since winning the weekend runoff election was Monday at the convention. (Rick Hickman/American Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

OPINION: Louisiana politics is a unique gumbo of chaos, shouldn’t change

December 2, 2015

Louisiana will not let go of its bizarre, quirky way of handling politics, nor should it. Now, the governor’s power is especially poignant. Governor-elect John Bel Edwards is pushing hard for Democrat...

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OPINION: Climate Change is worth our attention

December 2, 2015

As President Obama returns from the United Nations summit on global warming, Republicans move to repeal significant portions of his climate proposal. Obama proposed collaborative, sweeping action on climate...

FILE - In this Monday, July 7, 2014, file photo, Chicago police display some of the thousands of illegal firearms they have confiscated so far this year in their battle against gun violence in Chicago. The recent mass shooting at an Oregon community college has put the debate over gun violence and gun control into the center of the presidential race. At least some of the Republicans who are running have pointed to Chicago as proof that gun control laws don't work. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File))

OPINION: Moral kindness will be the saving grace to mass shootings

December 2, 2015

For a short time after mass shootings, talk of change swirls as the nation grieves. But a week or two later, while shootings that don’t make CNN or the New York Times happen in small towns or dark...

LSU sophomore running back Leonard Fournette (7) rushes during the Tigers' 19-7 victory against Texas A&M University on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 in Tiger Stadium.

LSU running back Fournette’s teammates, Miles help him break single-season rushing record

November 30, 2015

In the 2014 season finale, LSU then-freshman running back Leonard Fournette bulldozed a Texas A&M University safety on his way to a 22-yard touchdown late in the second quarter, solidifying his case...

LSU head coach Les Miles bids good night to the student section after the Tigers' 19-7 victory against Texas A&M University on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 in Tiger Stadium.

Miles retains head coaching job as LSU defeats Texas A&M

November 29, 2015

It was a game of “lasts.” Saturday night at Tiger Stadium was the last game of the 2015 regular season. It was the last game in front a home crowd for 14 seniors listed on the LSU roster. It...