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Cool Hand Luke: Athletes choose their majors exactly like everyone else

By Luke Johnson
Sports Writer
March 25, 2012

It seems to be a logical progression toward earning a degree: take what you know you're good at, study it, work at it and turn it into a career. Most of the writing staff at The Daily Reveille - myself...

Press X to not die: New bill laughably links gaming to smoking

By Adam Arinder
Columnist
March 25, 2012

Video games and cigarettes. Usually, these two things don't come up together in conversation - well, except for those who like to smoke while they game. Besides that, not many similarities exist between...

Candidates should focus on practicality

By Kyle Barber
Geology Senior
March 25, 2012

When I was in my high school American history class, we read a book called "Profiles in Courage" by a guy named John F. Kennedy. You may have heard of him. In his book, Kennedy discussed U.S. senators...

Our View: Students on Target should drop Groovin’ anti-alcohol message

By The Daily Reveille Editorial Board
March 24, 2012

Minutes after Ludacris finished thrilling a fired-up crowd Saturday with a string of his biggest hits, members of Students on Target took the Groovin' on the Grounds stage to send the audience off with...

Positively Carnal: ‘The Talk’ can be awkward, but gets easier with practice

By Kristi Carnahan
Columnist
March 24, 2012

In today's world, we seem to talk non-stop about every little detail of our lives. Twenty-four hour television news stations and social media have given rise to a generation talking about every part of...

Never Empty Thoughts: Trayvon Martin murder case highlights selective activism

By Marie-Therese Yokum
Columnist
March 24, 2012

If we marched for every black teenager in America who was ever a victim of racial injustice, obesity would not be in the top five health issues in our country. Every person I have spoken with about Trayvon...

 

Blue-Eyed Devil: Santorum’s Louisiana cohorts underscore his disconnect

By Nicholas Pierce
Columnist
March 24, 2012

Rick Santorum left his trademark sweater vest in Illinois when he came to pound the pavement in Louisiana last week. Santorum proved his popularity among Louisiana voters, running away with the Louisiana...

Never Empty Thoughts: Students don’t use help of grad student teaching assistants

By Marie-Therese Yokum
Columnist
March 22, 2012

On any given syllabus on campus, you're likely to find two things below the teacher's name: office hours and the contact information for your teaching assistant. Of the 50 students around campus who spoke...

Letter to the Editor: LSU should not force modesty through dress code

By
March 22, 2012

In response to the March 22nd letter to the editor, "LSU needs a dress code to teach students self-respect": In the March 22nd edition of The Daily Reveille, there was a call for LSU to implement a dress...

 

For Thinkers Only: Santorum needs Louisiana primary for rebound after losing to Romney in Illinois

By Matthew Westfall
Columnist
March 22, 2012

Is it over yet? And no, I'm not talking about Roger Goodell's war against the New Orleans Saints - though that question will undoubtedly be asked by Saints fans every day for the next year. I'm talking...

President Barack Obama signs the Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Supreme Court deliberations over the law will start Monday.

Obamacare protects consumers from insurance companies, needs to go further

By Andrew Shockey
Columnist
March 20, 2012

One simple promise has proven undeniably effective at garnering support from conservatives in the last dozen or so Republican debates. "I will repeal Obamacare." Few words carry as many negative connotations...

Obamacare’s individual mandate limits freedom, subsidizes insurance industry

By David Scheuermann
Columnist
March 20, 2012

It's been two years since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, affectionately referred to as