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Manufacturing Discontent: Texas Rep. Lamar Smith a threat to both personal, media’s freedoms

By Daivd Scheuermann
Columnist
July 26, 2012

Congress isn't exactly America's favorite institution right now. With a measly 17 percent approval rating according to a Gallup poll released last month, the legislative body's only real bipartisan achievement...

Blue-Eyed Devil: Ramadan a month for meditation, brotherhood, empathy

By Nicholas Pierce
Columnist
July 25, 2012

As the sun set last Friday evening at the Baton Rouge central mosque, Mesjid ar-Rahman, I took my place in the prayer line. Mesjid ar-Rahman, literally translated, means the Mosque of Mercy - and on this...

View from another school: Young voters, don’t give up on political process

By The Oracle
U. South Florida
July 25, 2012

As the election season grows nearer and the 2012 presidential election continues to reside at the forefront of the nation's mind, college students especially must educate themselves and exercise their...

Manufacturing Discontent: In the wake of Aurora, don’t overreact about gun control laws

By David Scheuermann
Columnist
July 24, 2012

Last Thursday night, I sat in Prytania Theater in New Orleans watching a movie I had waited with increasing anticipation for four years to see. Only when I arrived home did I learn that, hundreds of miles...

Letter to the Editor: Bike Shop proudly carries mountain bikes, serves LSU

By
July 24, 2012

In Response to the Article about Masseys opening: I realize that competition is a part of business. Growth and Prosperity are universal virtues in our society. I work at the Bicycle Shop, a business that...

The Philibuster: Doping allegations against Armstrong don’t matter

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
July 24, 2012

Editor's Note: This article contains strong language. "It was seven years ago," I began writing this piece late Sunday, "to the day, in fact, that Lance Armstrong victory-lapped about the Champs-Élysées...

Scum of the Girth: You’ve only heard of 25 percent of the presidential candidates

By Parker Cramer
Columnist
July 24, 2012

Believe it or not, there are eight people running for president this November. Since we are blessed enough to live in a political dichotomy, we are forced by the invisible hand of pragmatism to pick between...

Just Joshin’: Values shouldn’t affect food choices

By Joshua Bergeron
Staff Writer
July 24, 2012

Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy recently announced his support for "traditional marriage" in an interview with the Biblical Recorder, North Carolina's Baptist newspaper. "We are very much supportive of...

Scum of the Girth: Deconstructing Fox News articles a frustrating, futile practice

By Parker Cramer
Columnist
July 19, 2012

Let me explain to you how fear mongering works. I stumbled across a Fox News article last week with the headline "UN arms treaty U.S. gun owners in foreign sights." Intrigued, I clicked. In the first paragraph,...

Blue-Eyed Devil: Religious leaders find common ground - pornography

By Nicholas Pierce
Columnist
July 19, 2012

What do most people think of when they reserve a room at a hotel? Pillow mints, complimentary breakfast - a brand new set of towels and toiletries? No sir, most people think about sex, and not the sort...

Manufacturing Discontent: It’s time to get tougher with the banks

By David Scheuermann
Columnist
July 19, 2012

People tend to view white collar crime with a leniency uncommon to other crimes. Compared to more heinous actions such as rape or murder, these crimes are often brushed away with a wag of the finger and...

Blue-Eyed Devil: Dalai Lama should take a stand on Tibetan self-immolation

By Nicholas Pierce
Columnist
July 16, 2012

On June 11, 1963, Thich Quang Duc sat quietly on a divan at the corner of a busy Saigon intersection. As a crowd began to gather, Duc relaxed himself into the traditional Buddhist lotus position, said...