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Shockingly Simple: Playgrounded

By Andrew Shockey
Columnist
February 9, 2012

Everyone remembers the blazing fast slide, gut-wrenching merry-go-round or colossal jungle gym they rushed to every recess. Many of us also remember the scabs, scrapes, bruises and even broken bones we...

Positively Carnal: Should employer health plans be forced to include contraception for employees?

By Kristi Carnahan
Columnist
February 9, 2012

I'm not generally one to applaud government interference in my personal life, whether in my relationships or my medical decisions. I won't tell you all new government reforms being enacted are good for...

For Thinkers Only: Romney’s strategy to capture voters ­- be vague

By Matthew Westfall
Columnist
February 8, 2012

Fifty-nine points and 160 pages. That's the reality of Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney's dull economic plan to jump-start the economy. When Romney published the so-called "59-Point Plan" in September, he...

Clues you are an LSU fan

By The Daily Reveille
February 8, 2012

After publishing a list of jokes compiled by a feature writing course here at the University about fans of the University of Alabama following the BCS Championship game, the Reveille received plenty of...

The C-Section: Social conservatives dumb, not representative

By Chris Grillot
Columnist
February 8, 2012

Are conservatives stupid? What about racists and homophobes? I wouldn't hesitate to say southern Louisiana and most of the South would probably say they aren't. But it turns out they're wrong — conservatives,...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks May 26, 2010, about the social network site's new privacy setting in Palo Alto, Calif.

The times, they are a-changing

By Adam Arinder
Columnist
February 6, 2012

Facebook is about to make another big change. I know it was only last week when it was announced that the new Timeline feature will become mandatory for all users — I'm still seeing complaints on...

Arms deal to Bahrain uncovers foreign policy hypocrisy

By David Scheuermann
Columnist
February 6, 2012

In a speech following the United States' missile strike on Libya, President Barack Obama proclaimed a resounding call to spread the ideals of democracy around the world. "Because wherever people long to...

Blue-Eyed Devil: West’s understanding of Arab Spring shallow, narcissistic

By Nicholas Pierce
Columnist
February 6, 2012

Three days after finals last semester, I boarded an airplane at George Bush International bound for the Kingdom of Morocco. As we crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, I leaned across the old man next to me...

 

The Philibuster: At Amazon.com, buy a textbook, get cocaine for free

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
February 6, 2012

A Kansas-area college student's Amazon.com textbook order arrived Jan. 23 with some unexpected supplementary materials. Bookmarking the pages of MidAmerica Nazarene University junior Sophia Stockton's...

Comparing different majors, there is no comparison

By Marie-Therese Yokum
Columnist
February 6, 2012

Everyone usually attends college for the same group of reasons: to enhance learning on a subject you favor, to experience the stereotyped life of parties and drinking, to get paid more than those who don't...

Share The Wealth: The multi-million dollar spot

By Jay Meyers
Columnist
February 6, 2012

From a scantily clad woman lying in bed covered with Doritos to Betty White eating a Snickers bar to improve her performance in a game of football, the Super Bowl has long been the biggest day of the year...

Never Empty Thoughts: We have 28 days to celebrate black history, should have 365

By Marie-Therese Yokum
Columnist
February 2, 2012

If we still need a designated month to celebrate the progress and culture of African-Americans, racism still exists. Black Faculty and Staff Caucus President Randy Fontenot explains: "Because I can sit...