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LSU Tiger Stadium

Senate passes bill taxing non-athletic events held in publicly-owned buildings such as Tiger Stadium

By James Richards
March 8, 2016
Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush accompanied by his wife Columba, speaks at his South Carolina Republican presidential primary rally in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Jeb Bush’s exit proves money can’t buy elections

By James Richards
February 21, 2016
“If they allowed them there might be more accidents, more impulsive thinking,” said Breelin Clark, psychology senior.

OPINION: Students should be allowed to keep stun guns and Tasers

By James Richards
January 26, 2016
Highland Coffee, located at 3350 Highland Road, is set to close on December 24.

Potential West Chimes Street redevelopment hurts students, community

By James Richards
January 19, 2016
Cookie butter is one of the most popular Trader Joe’s items ever. I’ve been to a store where they actually had a waiting list. And now they’ve mixed it with chocolate! Start lining up.

Opinion: Students should quit making New Year’s resolutions

By James Richards
January 12, 2016
Scott Angelle stands with family and supporters as he makes his concession speech on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Lafayette.

Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle concedes La. gubernatorial bid, promises return to politics

By James Richards
October 24, 2015
Protestors march towards the Louisiana State Capitol building Thursday, Apr. 30, 2015 in protest of higher education budget cuts.

Opinion: Students represented the University well, need to be addressed

By James Richards
April 30, 2015
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom 15th Annual Spring Kick Off, in Waukee, Iowa, Saturday, April 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Opinion: Gov. Jindal’s op-ed shows flaws in proposed anti-gay marriage legislation

By James Richards
April 26, 2015
Opinion: Hip-hop must change its poor treatment of women

Opinion: Hip-hop must change its poor treatment of women

By James Richards
April 23, 2015
Opinion: Students should reconsider perceptions of rape

Opinion: Students should reconsider perceptions of rape

By James Richards
April 22, 2015
Opinion: Higher education bills must address constitutional protections

Opinion: Higher education bills must address constitutional protections

By James Richards
April 16, 2015
Republican Presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at a rally Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Opinion: Volunteering for presidential candidates beneficial to students

By James Richards
April 12, 2015

Opinion: Satirical political parties respond to mistrust in governments worldwide

By James Richards
April 1, 2015
** FILE ** In this Jan. 18, 2007 file photo, Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly appears on the Fox News show, "The O'Reilly Factor," in New York. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)

April Fools’ Day: 5 Fox News and 5 MSNBC headlines you’ll see in 2015

By James Richards
March 31, 2015
Opinion: Bitcoin is the beginning of a millennial-focused financial system

Opinion: Bitcoin is the beginning of a millennial-focused financial system

By James Richards
March 29, 2015
Courtesy of NASA

Opinion: Opponents of climate change reform have no ground to stand on

By James Richards
March 25, 2015
President Barack Obama gestures at his town hall-style meeting at Memorial Hall, Wednesday June 30, 2010 in Racine, Wis. (AP Photo/Journal Times, Mark Hertzberg) Original Filename: Obama_Racine_WIRAC103.jpg

Opinion: Americans should demand for more government transparency

By James Richards
March 23, 2015
Opinion: LSU should follow Texas' lead and consider concealed carry laws

Opinion: LSU should follow Texas’ lead and consider concealed carry laws

By James Richards
March 18, 2015
Opinion: Drug legislation harms music festival attendees

Opinion: Drug legislation harms music festival attendees

By James Richards
March 12, 2015
Candidates from the Make it Matter, More for LSU and Here & Now tickets prepare for the 2015 Student Government Debate Thursday, March 5, 2015 in the Holliday Forum.

Opinion: Drama during SG debate disappointing

By James Richards
March 5, 2015
Opinion: Lack of 2015 Governor’s election coverage due to strong candidate in Vitter

Opinion: Lack of 2015 Governor’s election coverage due to strong candidate in Vitter

By James Richards
March 1, 2015
Richard A. Lipsey speaks during the Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 23, 2015, where tuition autonomy is discussed.

Opinion: Board of Regents sexual assault policy is proactive and progressive

By James Richards
February 26, 2015

Opinion: New policy for campus tobacco users is pointless and cannot be enforced

By James Richards
February 22, 2015

U.S. involvement in Middle East counterproductive

By James Richards
February 19, 2015
An Israeli soldier grabs a Palestinian during a march by landowners and activists attempting to plant olive tree saplings near the Israeli settlement Ofra, outside the Palestinian town of Silwad, near the west bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Head to Head: Israel’s human rights violations cannot be ignored

By James Richards
February 9, 2015
Visitors use PlayStation gaming products during the Taipei Game Show in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. The game show, one of the leading digital interactive gaming events in Asia, will run from Jan. 28 through Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Opinion: Despite social stigma, eSports is on the rise

By James Richards
February 8, 2015
Election officials empty a ballot box to count votes at a polling station, in Athens, on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. A Greek state TV exit poll was projecting that anti-bailout party Syriza had won Sunday’s parliamentary elections _ in a historic first for a radical left wing party in Greece. But it was unclear whether Syriza had won a decisive enough victory over Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ incumbent conservatives to govern alone. For that, they need a minimum 151 of parliament’s 300 seats. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Opinion: It’s time for America’s voting system to change

By James Richards
February 5, 2015
A man smokes marijuana on the official opening night of Club 64, a marijuana-specific social club, where a New Year's Eve party was held, in Denver, Monday Dec. 31, 2012. On Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012, a plurality of Coloradans voted in favor of Proposition 64 to legalize recreational marijuana. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Opinion: Students shouldn’t ignore negative effects of marijuana

By James Richards
January 26, 2015
FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2013, file photo, different strains of pot are displayed for sale at Medicine Man marijuana dispensary in Denver. Nationwide marijuana legalization seems inevitable to three-fourths of Americans, according to a new poll out Wednesday, April 2, 2014. The Pew Research Center survey on the nation's shifting attitudes about drug policy also showed increased support for moving away from mandatory sentences for non-violent drug offenders.(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Opinion: Harm reduction is the answer to failed drug education

By James Richards
January 25, 2015

Opinion: 43 missing college students show need for student protests

By James Richards
January 20, 2015
A wide array of Hi-Definition televisions for sale hang on display at Best Buy on Bluebonnet Boulevard on March 9. Many factors are to be considered before deciding on the right screen.

Opinion: Cable TV waste of money for college students

By James Richards
January 15, 2015
Augusta Reed Thomas Director of The Festival

Visiting composer inspires students with lecture

By James Richards
October 15, 2014
Film professor to release first feature film

Film professor to release first feature film

By James Richards
September 30, 2014
Students participated in a dance contest at free speech alley on Wednesday, September 24th, 2014.

Step shows celebrate Greek organizations’ history, community

By James Richards
September 28, 2014
LSU communication studies sophmore Macy Dunne prepares for the Fall Dance Concert at the Reilly Theatre on November 22 and 23.

Parks brings opportunity, professionalism to Dance

By James Richards
September 25, 2014
An image provided by NASA from the Terra satellite shows Tropical Storm Andrea as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico and approaches Florida's west coast on Wednesday June 5, 2013 at 12:25 p.m. EDT. Heavy rain poured across much of Florida on Thursday as the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season headed toward the state.

Upcoming hurricane season is predicted to be more tame

By James Richards
May 1, 2014
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, center left, speaks about the United States Supreme Court's decision, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, regarding the state's Affirmative Action law involving college admissions, during a news conference in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Dale G. Young) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT.

Supreme Court puts off affirmative action decision

By James Richards
April 29, 2014

Cherry juice could fight insomnia

By James Richards
April 29, 2014
Dead week can be a stressful time for students.

Dead week not so dead, students say

By James Richards
April 28, 2014

Louisiana lagging in degree rankings

By James Richards
April 27, 2014
Heroin

Heroin bills seek to prosecute, medicate

By James Richards
April 10, 2014
photo illustration by Richard Redmann

Students sell drugs for extra cash

By James Richards
April 10, 2014

State treasurer asks for legislative support

By James Richards
April 7, 2014
Entergy donates $1 million to school

Entergy donates $1 million to school

By James Richards
April 6, 2014
New LSU President F. King Alexander watches the speaker on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 during the Board of Supervisors meeting in the LSU System Building.

Survey shows LSU professors’ wages relatively low

By James Richards
April 6, 2014
Former U.S. Sen. John Breaux, class of 1967, and James Carville, class of 1973, host graduates, sponsors and students attending the centennial celebration of the LSU Law School in the Assembly Center on Friday night.

Graduate school costs rising

By James Richards
April 3, 2014
Smoking Ops

University waiting on smoking policy

By James Richards
April 2, 2014

University harassment policies in question

By James Richards
April 2, 2014

Panel discusses progressive legislation in the state

By James Richards
March 31, 2014
Officer Boris McKnight from LSUPD performs motorcycle maneuvers at the The 13th Annual Gulf Coast Police Motorcycle Skills Championship Friday, Oct. 18, 2013 in Gonzales. The championship is put on to benefit the Dream Day Foundation and St. Jude's Hospital.

App connects campus police with students

By James Richards
March 25, 2014
Scott Angelle

University to manage its own insurance

By James Richards
March 24, 2014
University landscape architecture students discuss summer internship projects Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 in the Design Biulding

Internship policy revisions tabled

By James Richards
March 19, 2014

Honors College selects dean finalists

By James Richards
March 19, 2014
Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope speaks Tuesday, March 18, 2014 during a meeting in the Student Union.

Faculty Senate approves resolution for tobacco-free policy, pushes for retirement reform

By James Richards
March 18, 2014
Actress, Anna Kendrick sits in the LSU quad for the filming of 'Pitch Perfect'.

Louisiana film industry trumps others globally

By James Richards
March 16, 2014
Edwin K. Hunter accepts his recognition from Speech and Debate coach Austin McDonlad.

Founder of Free Speech Plaza returns, reminisces on history

By James Richards
March 12, 2014

Students enjoy warmer days

By James Richards
March 11, 2014
Stacia Haynie named dean of College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Stacia Haynie named dean of College of Humanities and Social Sciences

By James Richards
March 11, 2014
Robert Kooima, LSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science assistant professor, is a faculty member at the Center for Computation & Technology. He teaches applied computer graphics.

Humanities courses see drop in enrollment

By James Richards
March 6, 2014
Faculty Senate President Kevin Cope calls the meeting to order April 17, 2013, in the Capital Chamber of the Student Union.

Alcohol, drug tests possible for researchers

By James Richards
February 27, 2014

University disability services underused

By James Richards
February 25, 2014
Testing sheet

Study finds GPA more important than standardized tests

By James Richards
February 25, 2014
Kira Arthurs, sociology graduate student, teaches Sociology 2001 in the basement of Lockett Hall Monday afternoon February 27, 2011.

Smaller classes engage students

By James Richards
February 20, 2014
A note is taken out of a cache Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 in between the Poultry Science and the Agricultural Engineering buildings.

Hide and Seek: Geocaching sees resurgence in popularity

By James Richards
February 19, 2014
Louisiana Board of Regents chair W. Clinton “Bubba” Rasberry, Jr. leads the discussion Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 at a meeting in the Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

Board of Regents starts process of Higher Ed commissioner search

By James Richards
February 17, 2014

Student Senator proposes Good Samaritan policy

By James Richards
February 13, 2014
Katherine Whitney speaks to an audience Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 during the Retirement Forum in the Atchafalaya Room in the Student Union.

Legislative solutions discussed at retirement forum

By James Richards
February 13, 2014
LSU Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost Stuart Bell speaks during the Student Tech Fee meeting Thursday, January 23, 2014 in Thomas Boyd Hall.

Enrollment numbers up for sixth straight year

By James Richards
February 12, 2014
Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, chair of the Senate Education Committee, announces to reporters that a bipartisan agreement was reached on rates for government student loans, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. From left to right are Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Student debt low in Louisiana

By James Richards
February 10, 2014
Principal Scott Steckler, rear, observes fourth-grade teacher Lora Johnson on Oct. 23 as she works with her students at George Cox Elementary in Gretna, La. With a grading sheet in hand, Steckler is complying with the latest of Louisiana’s education reform efforts to play out in public schools. Half of the high-stakes evaluation is based on classroom observation. (AP Photo/The Times-Picayune,Ted Jackson)

High school success pays off

By James Richards
February 6, 2014

Students Honor Trayvon Martin on 19th birthday

By James Richards
February 5, 2014
Mass communication senior Myron Smothers speaks to a group of students about remembering Trayvon Martin on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2014 on the steps of Memorial Tower.

Students Honor Trayvon Martin on 19th birthday

By James Richards
February 5, 2014
Assistant registrar Patricia Yancey (middle right) chats with party guests during a retirement party Thursday Feb. 21, 2013 in Tiger Stadium. Yancey and her co-worker Patricia Lee are retiring at the end of this semester.

Retirement plans pose problems to faculty recruitment

By James Richards
February 4, 2014
Scott Angelle

Board of Supervisors approves new buildings

By James Richards
February 2, 2014

School gave out lowest grade per unit last fall

By James Richards
January 30, 2014
Mike VI hides from the sleet in his habitat on Tuesday afternoon.

University discussing make-up days

By James Richards
January 29, 2014
Gov. Bobby Jindal joins leaders from the state's higher education systems to make an announcementabout funding for higher education in Baton Rouge Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at The E. J. Ourso College of Business

Campus leaders react to Jindal’s budget proposal

By James Richards
January 26, 2014
Gov. Bobby Jindal joins leaders from the state's higher education systems to make an announcementabout funding for higher education in Baton Rouge Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at The E. J. Ourso College of Business

Jindal announces funding increase for higher education

By James Richards
January 21, 2014
The Nicholson Gateway, a 28-acre site located across from Tiger Stadium will feature mixed-use retail housing, a student residential district and retail space according to the project’s executive summary.

LSU Foundation building brings donation options

By James Richards
January 16, 2014
University continues dean search into spring semester

University continues dean search into spring semester

By James Richards
January 15, 2014