This letter is to alert you to changes in the LSU retirement system proposed by the state Legislature. Perhaps you have heard some of the controversies surrounding this issue in the news. We at LSUnited...
The 2012 presidential campaign is, well, "almost like an Etch A Sketch," as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's top adviser Eric Fehrnstrom infamously asserted.
Speaking after Romney's big win in the...
Kenya has discovered its first oil well, but it could prove as much a curse as a blessing.
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announced last week the discovery of an untapped well in the northwestern Turkana...
The United Nations was designed to be an international forum where countries of the world could gather to negotiate important matters such as international law, security and human rights. It was meant...
Fight or flight.
If someone attacks you, what do you do?
If you're unarmed, flight seems to be the most logical way to save yourself. But if you are armed, sometimes fighting back may provide you with...
Who the f--- is in charge of New York City's public schools?
It's understandable to censor a sentence like the previous one, but what about children's standardized tests?
The Department of Education has...
The RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912.
It sank again in theaters in 1997. And today, it sinks yet again - in 3-D.
As James Cameron's Oscar-winning epic "Titanic," starring Leonardo DiCaprio,...
Working in a video game store, I have a wide variety of customer interactions.
One of the most interesting came from a young boy, no older than 6, who walked up to our classic gaming section filled with...
We're on the runway.
Like Gatsby's green light, spring break has sat out of our reach for weeks while we waited and pretended to give a damn about our classes.
Finally, we're on our way, ready to take...
"I wish we could go back to simpler days" is a statement I hear frequently.
Whether it's related to politics, technology or relationships, it seems many long to jump in the DeLorean, fire up the flux capacitor...
Once upon a time, one could light up a Joe in an airplane.
One could blow a butt in a bar or kill a cancer stick in a restaurant. Once, one could Don Draper a cig in a boardroom.
But that was a long time...
As we admire the stately oaks and broad magnolias that populate the University's campus, it's easy to ignore the history that's shrouded amid the well-regarded landmarks. LSU is known for a handful of...
