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Youth vote could decide election

By Gordon Brillon October 8, 2012

President Obama ran his entire campaign in 2008 around appealing to the youth vote. Hope and change were themes that appealed to the long-term interests of young voters, and Obama’s oratory and...

Pfc. Bradley Manning will be in pretrial confinement for nearly 1000 days by the time of his trial on Feb. 4, 2013.

U.S. soldier pleads case after Sixth Amendment violation

By Nick Bell, The Daily Cougar October 7, 2012

UWIRE — Pfc. Bradley Manning made headlines in 2010 when he was arrested for the leak of around 250,000 private documents concerning operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to the website WikiLeaks, known...

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns in Apopka, Fla. on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Romney tax plan not mathematically possible

By Jay Meyers October 7, 2012

During last week’s closely watched presidential debate, President Barack Obama criticized Mitt Romney’s tax plan, saying his proposals would disproportionally benefit the wealthy, unfairly...

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2010 file photo, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart, left, and Bill O'Reilly tape an interview in New York. Stewart and O'Reilly, a celebrity odd couple with a history of public political feuds, tangle in a sold-out debate in Washington. The so-called "Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium" offers a jocular sideshow to the series of three more somber debates this month between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

Stewart, O’Reilly event more substantive than presidential debate

By David Scheuermann October 7, 2012

One comedian, one pundit and a lot more substance than the presidential race. “The Daily Show’s” Jon Stewart faced off against Bill O’Reilly of Fox News’ “The O’Reilly...

"Become the Social Elite"

Service industry jobs can offer some experience, too

By Gordon Brillon October 4, 2012

In the past few weeks, I’ve been looking for a part-time job, applying everywhere from Domino’s to Pluckers to my beloved Dunkin’ Donuts. It’s been tough and unsuccessful so far,...

Reverend Louis Farrakhan and the death of a Nation

By Nicholas Pierce October 4, 2012

As I entered the arena Wednesday night, a phalanx of stony-faced men immediately greeted me, all wearing identical black suits and red bow ties. I was quickly and professionally frisked. My pockets revealed...

Obama, Romney don’t get globalization, outsourcing

By Jay Meyers October 3, 2012

Watching both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney characterize the phenomena of globalization and outsourcing as inherently bad for America, it’s easy to wonder if either candidate has at least a rudimentary...

“Porn and Politicians’: Statistics reveal the irony behind Republicans’ stance on pornography

By Taylor Hammons October 3, 2012

Take a Republican, add porn and you get a hypocrite. And this phenomenon has taken the country on a safari of sex scandals. Here’s a quick recap: Newt Gingrich, former Republican presidential...

Stand-ins for moderator Jim Lehrer, center, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and President Barack Obama, right, run through a rehearsal for a debate at the University of Denver Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, in Denver. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will hold their first debate Wednesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Exclusion of third parties from debates unfair

By David Scheuermann October 2, 2012

At least two voices will be missing from Wednesday’s presidential debate. Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson are the two strongest third party contenders...

South Louisiana greatly differs from the South at large

By Chris Ortte October 2, 2012

 The South is a place of contradiction and irony, a place that is considered the “others” by the rest of the country.  It’s a place inhabited by people who don’t understand...

"Sunday alcohol sale restrictions should be eliminated"

Sunday alcohol sale restrictions should be eliminated

By Kate Mabry October 2, 2012

We all thought the days of Prohibition were over, but in East Baton Rouge Parish, sentiments of a long-abolished Puritanical law continue to linger – at least on Sundays. Alison Gary, councilwoman...

Houston shooting highlights poor mental health policy

Houston shooting highlights poor mental health policy

By Gordon Brillon October 1, 2012

An absurd scene recently turned tragic at a group home for the mentally ill in Houston. Brian Claunch — in his 40s, schizophrenic, missing two limbs and wielding a felt tip pen — was shot...