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FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, a driver displaying Lyft and Uber stickers on his front windshield drops off a customer in downtown Los Angeles. Hailing a ride with a smartphone app in many U.S. cities could come down to a fight over fingerprints. Following incidents where Uber drivers were found to have criminal records, a growing number of state and local governments want ride-hailing drivers to undergo fingerprint background checks. Uber and its chief rival, Lyft, have fought those checks, contending their own method of vetting drivers is just as safe. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

OPINION: Use Uber, share location to have safe partying experience

By Ari'yana Gibson June 22, 2016

It’s college. Everyone expects you to get a little wild occasionally, but it’s important to do it safely. Here’s a few tips to make sure you’re turning up the right way. Uber: First...

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, center, celebrates with teammates after Game 7 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, June 19, 2016. The Cavaliers won 93-89. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

OPINION: Lebron’s Finals performance shows why he’s the greatest of our generation

By Josh Thornton June 22, 2016

What a difference a year makes. When millennials, myself included, grow up and think back on the 2016 NBA Finals, we’ll remember how Lebron James and the Cavaliers made history. The performance by...

Scarcity of emergency call boxes on LSU's campus is a topic of discussion regarding campus safety.

OPINION: University should do more to ensure student safety

By Ari'yana Gibson May 26, 2016

Even with budget cuts looming, students’ peace of mind should not be put on the chopping block.  It is vital that the University starts to budget in favor of the students’ safety. Implementing...

FILE- In this June 28, 2013, file photo, Sanford police officer Timothy Smith holds up the gun that was used to kill Trayvon Martin, while testifying in the George Zimmerman trial, in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. The pistol former neighborhood watch volunteer Zimmerman used in the fatal shooting of Martin is going up for auction online. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool, File)

OPINION: Zimmerman’s pistol is not “American history,” should not have been auctioned

By Ari'yana Gibson May 19, 2016

“A piece of American history.” That’s what George Zimmerman is calling the 9mm pistol he used to shoot and kill Trayvon Martin. The firearm that killed this unarmed black teenager will...

Grading with a Plus...and a Minus?

OPINION: Plus/minus system benefits students

By Ari'yana Gibson May 9, 2016

The controversial plus/minus grading system at the University was implemented in fall 2015, and it still is not making a great impression on some students. Too many students are lazy, believing that C’s...

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR PARKWOOD ENTERTAINMENT - Beyonce performs during the Formation World Tour at Marlins Park on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision for Parkwood Entertainment/AP Images)

OPINION: Celebrities, politicians desperate to divert attention from “Becky with the Good Hair”

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin April 28, 2016

NOTE: This column is satire and meant purely for the reader’s enjoyment. On Saturday, Beyoncé seized the Internet’s Iron Throne from Kim Kardashian’s natural assets by releasing...

This photo provided by the Unified Police Department shows Unified Police K9 Aldo and Officer Luis Lovato. Officials say a Unified Police SWAT team was called to serve an arrest warrant on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, when a gunfight ensued. As officers entered the home with a K9 named Aldo, they came under and returned fire. Aldo was fatally wounded. (Unified Police Department via AP)

OPINION: ‘Blue Lives Matter’ legislation protects police

By Charlie Bonacquisti @Charlie_Bonac2 April 28, 2016

A bill working its way through the Louisiana House of Representatives adds attacks against police officers and firefighters to its list of hate crimes. Due to increasing tensions between residents and...

Claudia Hubatsch teaches German to a class of people who were teachers in Syria and are now part of a program to enable them to teach in Germany at the University of Potsdam , Germany, Thursday April 14, 2016. The University of Potsdam, just outside Berlin, this week started intensive German courses for 25 Syrians - the first part of an 11-month course that aims to familiarize them with the language and the country’s education system. ( Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/dpa via AP)

Grades do not accurately gauge students’ knowledge

By Garrett Marcel @Gret419 April 27, 2016

University administration and faculty have lost sight of the purpose of college. College is not supposed to simply be a culmination of points from different assignments, but a way for students to learn...

Community activists discuss issues facing LGBT people at LSU and in Louisiana on Tuesday, April 19,2016 during a LGBT State of the Union panel at LSU's Women's Center.

LGBT students need greater support and resources from University

By MICHAEL BEYER @michbeyer April 27, 2016

When I needed LSU to be there for me, things quickly turned south as a gay person. But I’m sure I’m not the only LGBT student who has felt this way. I was in need of a counselor because I was...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards addresses a Joint Legislative Session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, March 14, 2016. Edwards said Monday that while Louisiana's budget troubles will continue to be his focus, he'll also seek to fulfill campaign promises to raise the minimum wage and enact an equal pay law. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

OPINION: Asking criminal history on job applications hinders formerly incarcerated people

By Michael Beyer @michbeyer April 26, 2016

The Louisiana House of Representatives voted 53-39 to give formerly incarcerated people a better chance at finding a job with certain state agencies. Now it’s time for the State Senate to follow. The...

The Treasury Department announced that Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill

OPINION: Harriet Tubman and “Lemonade” don’t create equality

By Clarke Perkins @ClarkePerkins April 26, 2016

Last week was so pro-black, and I’m here for it. However, the past few days don’t automatically create equality among the races. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew announced Harriet Tubman...

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OPINION: John Kasich, Ted Cruz’s last ditch effort to stop Trump futile

By Cody Sibley @CodySibley April 25, 2016

The 2016 election-turned-reality-show just took a new twist. Again. Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released a statement that they’re teaming up to throw the Republicans into...