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All content by Jose Alejandro Bastidas
University students on the obstacle course during the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge.

LSU team places 6th in the world for NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
April 29, 2015
LSU mathematics junior Daniel Bourgeois, Professor Harmut Kaiser and STE||AR Group scientific program coordinator Adrian Serio look at new STORM software on Tuesday April 28, 2015, in the Digital Media Center.

STE||AR group receives NSF grant to improve storm surge forecasting software

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
April 28, 2015
Dr. John Pojman with his pet Chrissy, a three-toed amphiumas, on Tuesday April 2011 in the Chopin Hall.

LSU chemistry professor receives grant to study three-toed amphiuma

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
April 23, 2015
University alumnus John-Scott Thompson developed a fundraising website to promote donations for old electronic devices. 

LSU alum develops online company for selling, donating old electronics

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
April 21, 2015
LSU Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society experiments with liquid nitrogen before their event on the Parade Grounds on Thursday, April, 16, 2015, where they will be raising money for cancer research for Relay for Life by assisting attendees with making their own liquid nitrogen ice cream.

Student organization raises cancer research funds with pies and ice cream

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
April 16, 2015
LSU chemical engineering Ph.D student Paria Avij works in the lab Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2015. Avij placed second in the Society of Petroleum Engineers presentation contest and will represent LSU in the regional competition.

LSU graduate engineering student represents University in regional competition

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
April 1, 2015
LSU PHD chemsitry student Ciera Duronslet joined LSU’s program after discovering the worker diversity on March 26, 2015 at Chopin Hall.

LSU chemistry department tops nationwide diversity survey

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 26, 2015
Carol Colatrella, two-time Fulbright scholar and author, on Thursday talking about gender inequality race and other forms of opperssion in STEM fields at the Art + Commons in the Design Building.

LSU Women in STEM 2015 links gender studies to success in science

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 19, 2015
LSU President and Chancellor Dr. F. King Alexander, Jan Moller from the Louisiana Budget Project and State Representative Patricia Smith on Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2015 answering questions concerning budget cuts at the Higher Education Forum in the Journalisim Building.

Higher Education Forum addresses upcoming budget cuts

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 18, 2015
LSU scientific program coordinator for the Stellar Group Adrian Serio talks about the selective process for the internships on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at the digital media center.

LSU research group participates 2015 Google Summer of Code program

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 16, 2015
LSU 3L senior Law Student Tim McGibboney helps out LSU Natural Resources Ph. D student Jinlong Zhang on Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2015 with his taxes at the Law Center.

Law students help international students, professors with filing taxes

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 11, 2015
LSU physics Ph.D candidate Nick Cannady researches in the lab on March 10, 2014, for an international project to develop an instrument which will study cosmic rays in space.

University research team helps develop International Space Station instrument

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 10, 2015
LSU Computer science juniors Sarah Baldwin, Kayla Thurman and Alexandra Willis and Computer science sophomores Kristen Barrett and Samantha Fadrigalan sit in the architecture quad on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. They are the woman officers in the computer science organization.

LSU students create Women in Computer Science club

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 5, 2015
The Bowmans celebrate in August 2011 at Crawfish Aquatics after attending a swim meet dedicated to Bella (second from right).

University team uses Bella Bowman Foundation funding for cancer research

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 4, 2015
LSU biological sciences Ph.D student Vivien Chua stands in front the bird collection Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 inside the Museum of Natural Science.

Museum of Natural Science opens new DNA laboratory

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 3, 2015
Marketting freshman Joshua Jones applies for the open registration on February 2, 2015, held in the union by Central Casting Louisiana.

Casting agency recruits students for background acting, stand-in positions

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 2, 2015
University researchers explore Hawaii's volcanoes to gain insight of life on Mars. 

University researchers travel to Hawaii for planetary science projects

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 26, 2015
LSU graduate Dependra Bhatta researches termites' reaction to suprise stimuli on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 in the Life Science Building.

University researchers look at termites for scientific discoveries

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 19, 2015
Lab inside Nicholson Hall where Dr. Jhon DiTusa works on Wednesday, Feb 18, 2015. He is the principal investigator for the $4.9 million reasearch grant the LaCNS just got from the Department of Defense.

Statewide study lets students explore neutron scattering

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 18, 2015
Fullbright scholar, Lydia Wilson on Feb. 11, 2015, is now attending graduate school at LSU to research cancer.

Physics alumna studies cancer treatment in Croatia

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 12, 2015
LSU Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost Stuart Bell speaks during the Student Tech Fee meeting Thursday, January 23, 2014 in Thomas Boyd Hall.

University committee looks at proposed funding opportunities

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 10, 2015
LSU physics Professor Dr. Jonathan Dowling stands with his book "Schrodinger's Killer App" that discusses the quantum computer.

Professor works to build supercomputer

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 9, 2015
Section leader and physics senior Nigel Payne in the Tiger Band Hall on Feb. 4, 2015, is applying to the NUPOC program to become a Nuclear Officer in the navy.

Tiger Band leader hopes to gain nuclear science experience in Navy

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 5, 2015
Society of Physics Students renovate an old van to create a Mobile Astronomy Resource System to promote interest in space.

Physics society renovates truck to visit schools, teach astronomy

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 3, 2015
An aerial view of LSU's campus.

Potential budget cuts could strip University funds

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
January 29, 2015
LSU Chemical engineering junior Kurt Ristroph uses soy bean leaves for research on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015 in the Dorian Laboratories.

Undergraduate learns research ropes through nanotechnology

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
January 28, 2015
University researcher specializes in crystallography

University researcher specializes in crystallography

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
January 27, 2015
University graduate student Rachael Herman researched penguins in the Antarctic Peninsula.

University grad student, coastal sciences professor research penguins in Antarctic Peninsula

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
January 25, 2015

Chemistry professor’s research helps combat global warming

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
January 21, 2015
Machine used by Dr. Sam Bentley and Ph. D student Katheryn Denomme to read sediment samples for diverse studies on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, inside Howe Russel Geosciences Complex.

Ph.D student’s research links climate records to Mayans’ disappearance

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
January 20, 2015

New program to offer engineering degrees in Indonesia

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
January 15, 2015
Biological engineering senior, Christopher Sylvester, sitting in the quad on Jan. 12, 2015, is interested in the new Fast Track program starting next semester for biological engineerings students.

New program provides accelerated medicine, research training to engineering students.

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
January 14, 2015
Testing sheet

Opinion: How to survive finals week

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
December 7, 2014

Opinion: Grand jury decisions highlight flaws in justice system

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
December 4, 2014

Opinion: Your guide to coping with the upcoming chocolate shortage

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
November 20, 2014

Opinion: LGBT acceptance does not undermine religious freedom

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
November 18, 2014
Opinion: Uninformed voting negatively affects communities

Opinion: Uninformed voting negatively affects communities

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
November 13, 2014
This screenshot from Nicki Minaj's lyric video for "Only" featuring Chris Brown, Drake and Lil Wayne, showcases the video's imagery that recalls Nazi symbolism.

Opinion: Nicki Minaj crossed line with Nazi-esque “Only” video

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
November 11, 2014

Opinion: Physician-assisted suicide should be regulated but more accessible

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
November 5, 2014

Opinion: Society must outgrow outdated ideas

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
November 2, 2014

Opinion: Republicans, Democrats find common ground in pop culture

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
October 30, 2014

Opinion: Word choices can create hostile climate

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
October 28, 2014
This image, obtained by the AP, shows the Facebook account created by DEA agents under the name of Sondra Prince, a drug crime suspect.

Opinion: DEA impersonations call for regulation of online behavior

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
October 23, 2014
A carrot topped clown scares attendees at the Cajun Country Corn Maze on Friday night, Oct. 18 in Pine Grove, Louisiana.

Opinion: Fear of clowns benefits profession’s cultural relevance

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
October 21, 2014
Opinion: Dos and don'ts of post-midterm life

Opinion: Dos and don’ts of post-midterm life

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
October 16, 2014
FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014 file photo, actress Viola Davis poses at The Rape Foundation's Annual Brunch at Greenacres in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 49-year-old actress stars as a defense attorney and law professor on the new ABC show “How to Get Away With Murder,” which premiered Thursday, Sept. 25, to 14 million viewers. Davis discussed her new show Sunday at a benefit for the Rape Treatment Center, which she became acquainted with through research for a role. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP, file)

Opinion: Minority representation must be realistic to be effective

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
October 7, 2014

Opinion: Louisianans must learn to filter celebrity opinions

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
September 30, 2014
The Hispanic Student Cultural Society make signs about what being Latino means to them.

Opinion: Media portrayal of Hispanics undermines the community’s diversity

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
September 23, 2014

Opinion: Students walking out on events defeats academic purpose

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
September 18, 2014
Student overscheduling cartoon

Opinion: Students should avoid over-scheduling

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
September 9, 2014
Student overscheduling cartoon

Opinion: Students should avoid over-scheduling

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
September 9, 2014

Opinion: Education key to ending discrimination for LGBT community

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
September 3, 2014
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Opinion: Future generations must accept changing social norms

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
May 4, 2014
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Opinion: Online commentary is important, even when hateful

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
April 22, 2014
CORRECTS POSITION OF TWO MEN AT LEFT - FILE - In this June 14, 2013 file photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, right, meets with Venezuela's Archbishop Diego Rafael Padron Sanchez, center, and Italian Pietro Parolin, Holy See's representative in Venezuela, at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. Padron, speaking in Caracas on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, accused Maduro of attempting to criminalize dissent. Venezuela's organization of Catholic bishops is accusing the government of seeking totalitarian-style rule, comments that potentially could complicate the Vatican's offer to facilitate talks between the socialist government and its opposition. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Opinion: No, Maduro’s column aimed to manipulate Americans.

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
April 7, 2014
FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2013 file photo, actor and director James Franco poses for photographers on the red carpet for the screening of the film "Child Of God" at the 70th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy. Franco has apologized for his Instagram flirtation with a 17-year-old. On the morning talk show “Live With Kelly and Michael,” Franco said Friday, April 4, 2014, that he used “bad judgment” and “learned my lesson.” (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Opinion: Deciding on posting dilemmas determines user reputation

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
April 6, 2014

Opinion: La. dropping anti-house discrimination bill is not a shock

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
April 1, 2014
Opinion: 'Microaggressions' are proof of a flawed society

Opinion: ‘Microaggressions’ are proof of a flawed society

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 26, 2014
Wendy Chung at TED2014 - The Next Chapter, March 17-21, 2014, Session 7 - Why, Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada. Photo: James Duncan Davidson

Opinion: Younger generations must forget urban myths

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 24, 2014
Senator Dan Claitor has his portrait taken at Claitor's Law Books & Publishing Div.

Opinion: 6th district congress candidates are more of the same

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 20, 2014
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, March 8, 2014. Saturday marks the third and final day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which brings together prospective presidential candidates, conservative opinion leaders and tea party activists from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Opinion: Michele Bachmann’s words advocate majority rights

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 17, 2014
John East (left) and attorney Scott Schoettes discuss a lawsuit that the advocacy group Lambda Legal filed Thursday Feb. 20, 2014 against three Louisiana insurance companies. The suit asks the federal district court to make insurance companies in the state continue to take premium payments under the federal Ryan White program to help people with HIV and AIDS pay for health care. (AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey)

Opinion: HIV patients overlooked by insurance companies

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 11, 2014
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Opinion: Should some words be off-limits for headlines?

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 24, 2014
Opinión: Acciones del gobierno venezolano son crímenes contra la humanidad

Opinión: Acciones del gobierno venezolano son crímenes contra la humanidad

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 19, 2014
Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, dressed in white and holding up a flower stem, is taken into custody by Bolivarian National Guards, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb 18, 2014. Lopez re-emerged from days of hiding to address an anti-government demonstration and then he turned himself in to authorities Tuesday. Speaking to some 5,000 supporters with a megaphone, Lopez said that he doesn't fear going to jail to defend his beliefs and constitutional right to peacefully protest against President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Alejandro Cegarra)

Opinion: Venezuelan government’s actions are crimes against humanity

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 19, 2014
Nicholas J. Van Sickels, right, stands with his husband, Andrew S. Bond, and holds their adopted daughter, Jules, 2, before a news conference in New Orleans about a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, to challenge the Louisiana Constitution’s ban on recognizing same-sex marriages performed in states where they are legal. They are among four couples, all married states where same-sex marriage is legal, who joined the Forum for Equality Louisiana in a suit against the state registrar and state revenue secretary. (AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey)

Opinion: La. needs to recognize same-sex unions

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 17, 2014
The cost of a DWI ticket can reach up to $1,000 in Louisiana, not including bail, court costs and increased insurance rates.

Opinion: DWI checkpoints a necessary evil, if done right

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 13, 2014
Tonya Couch, left, and Fred Couch, parents of teenager Ethan Couch, arrive at juvenile court for a hearing about their son's future Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Fort Worth, Texas. Judge Jean Boyd again decided to give no jail time for Ethan Couch, who was sentenced to 10 years' probation in a drunken-driving crash that killed four people, and ordered him to go to a rehabilitation facility paid for by his parents. The sentence stirred fierce debate, as has the testimony of a defense expert who says Couch's wealthy parents coddled him into a sense of irresponsibility. The expert termed the condition "affluenza." (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Opinion: Affluenza diagnosis causes unfair case ruling

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 9, 2014
Snow collects on the Parade Ground Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2013 by the Student Union.

Opinion: Studies show inactivity can seriously damage the brain

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
January 30, 2014
Purdue University students, faculty, family and friends gather at the steps of Hovde Hall for a vigil for a teaching assistant who was fatally shot on campus at Purdue University, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in West Lafayette, Ind. The victim was identified as Andrew Boldt, 21, a senior in electrical engineering from Wisconsin who lived on campus, according to Purdue. Another student, Cody Cousins, was arrested on a preliminary charge of murder, athourities said. (AP Photo/The Journal & Courier, Michael Heinz) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO SALES

Opinion: Seeking mental health help can prevent campus tragedies

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
January 23, 2014
Screenshot of Jose Alejandro Bastidas's tweets.

Opinion: Viral tweets caused by randomness and poor wit

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
January 14, 2014
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin drinks from a 7-Eleven Super Big Gulp on stage while speaking at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, March 16, 2013. Earlier in the week a New York judge struck down a ban proposed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to end the sale of sugared sodas larger than 16 oz. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Guest Column: Bloomberg’s soda ban overstepped boundaries

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
March 21, 2013
San Antonio, Texas Mayor Julian Castro, center, accompanied by his brother Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, second from right, gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on America's Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against Illegal Immigration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Opinion: Immigration reform proposal mostly a temporary fix

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas
February 6, 2013