STUDENT HEALTH Multi-million-dollar partnership discussed at forum Crypto club connects students

BY MORGAN CHARLES @Morgan_Charless

While crypto is continuously growing in the world of finance, there’s an endless amount of learning to be done. International trade and finance sophomore Niko Osborn has created a place for LSU students to do just that by starting the Digital Assets and Blockchain Club LSU, or better known as Crypto.

According to Osborn, the club aims to keep members updated on global trends and educate students interested in the digital asset industry.

“This is a club where you can come to either learn about crypto from an investor perspective and participate with others, do projects and learn from guest speakers in the industry,” Osborn said.

BY CORBIN ROSS @CorbinRoss5

Officials from the Student Health Center and Our Lady of the Lake Hospital discussed their new multi-million dollar partnership in a forum in the French House on Wednesday.

LSU and Our Lady of the Lake will be entering a $170 million partnership over the next 10 years, $40 million of which will be going to the Student Health

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Around 30 people came to the forum hosted by Student Government.

Our Lady of the Lake will not be involved with the gynecology clinic, the Lighthouse program or wellness and health promotion, the university said in an email earlier this month. Our Lady of the Lake will fund services in the rest of the Student Health Center.

Catherine Smith O’Neal, chief medical officer at Our Lady of the Lake, said their involvement hopes to expand access to underinsured students.

“We already have a world class health center,” said Dan Bureau, LSU’s assistant vice president for health and wellbeing. “This partnership will just up our game.”

Bureau said that this partnership will seek to improve the health of the student body. He said Louisiana has some of the lowest health outcomes in the country, which is why he said this partnership is important.

Julie Hupperich, the executive director of the Student Health Center, said none of the services the health center already provides will be restricted by this partnership.

Many of the people in attendance voiced concerns that Our Lady of the Lake’s religious affiliations would impact care surrounding LGBTQ students and see STUDENT HEALTH, page 4

Since the club’s formation in September 2022, Osborn said he has been constantly working on creating a space for members to flourish. He said being a member of the club allows them several benefits, such as networking events with other organizations on campus, internship opportunities, guest speakers and group events.

“I would just hope for people to learn about the real-world value of crypto and look past all the hype,” Osborn said. “I would hope for people to find something that interests them in this industry. Maybe it’s a job or something see CRYPTO, page 4