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COVID-19 and LSU There were 1,562 COVID-19 cases in the fall and 693 in the spring semester, according to the COVID-19 Reporting Dashboard. In the spring, the University administered over 10,000 COVID-19 tests. Since March 2020, the University reported that 6,478 students and 3,488 employees said they received vaccines. The University began administering vaccines in March at Tiger Stadium. The state supplied LSU with Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Galligan announced in April that LSU could not req...

Student Government elections can be fiercely competitive, sparking debates about contrasting visions for the future of the University and the role of student leadership. Many of us see the debates, the online drama and the Active Campaign Week booths. What we don’t see is what goes on behind the scenes, and what it really takes to run an SG campaign. In the most recent SG election, the three tickets spent a combined total of $19,172.70. It’s Time, which took a whopping 71% of the Sena...

Kenny Jacoby, Nancy Armour and Jessica Luther USA TODAY Louisiana State University’s handling of sexual misconduct complaints was a “serious institutional failure,” created by campus leaders who never spent enough money, left investigative offices understaffed and, ultimately, left students at risk by not recognizing the trauma abuse victims experience, an investigation by an outside law firm found. The 148-page report by Husch Blackwell, released Friday to campus officials, did not dwell...

Student Governments new Sexual Violence Prevention Committee held its first committee meeting Feb. 10 and planned potential initiatives for the semester.

SG Senators will introduce a resolution that would urge LSU administration not to end its contract with Rouses Supermarket at the Senate meeting on Jan. 20.

USA Today released a report on Nov. 16 condemning LSU’s mishandling of sexual assault cases, including some against the University’s athletes. The report detailed experiences of several female students and highlighted that in many of the cases, upper-level administration had knowledge of the abuse and denied reporting it — violating Title IX laws. The University commissioned independent law firm Husch Blackwell to review the handling of sexual assault cases at LSU in a comprehens...