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The Philibuster: Mental health professionals too eager to make diagnoses

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
October 26, 2011

Recall Polonius' diagnosis of Hamlet's madness in Bill Shakespeare's famous tragedy. "Your noble son is mad," said Claudius's counselor, "for to define true madness, / What is't but to be nothing else...

A Better Pill to Swallow: Voodoo Festival attracts tourists, needs local support

By Chris Freyder
Columnist
October 25, 2011

There are few cities with such inseparable concepts of music and culture like New Orleans. We are people of music and carry it with us in almost all facets of life and death. After all, what other city...

Press X to Not Die: Mobile phone battle remains heated between companies

By Adam Arinder
Columnist
October 25, 2011

Which side are you on? There's a war at the University. Most students are involved, and the majority of them don't even know it. It's a battle approaching its fifth year with no real end in sight. Since...

Failure of Diplomacy: French candidate shows possible sign of political change

By Zachary Davis
Columnist
October 25, 2011

French politician Francois Hollande won a runoff election and became the main candidate against the incumbent French President Nicolas Sarkozy. While this doesn't seem like anything special, there are...

Berxerxes: Former Governor Buddy Roemer derseves a chance to debate

By Xerxes A. Wilson
Columnist
October 25, 2011

It's a shame the so-called "Grand Ole Party" lends only superficial lip service to the moral high ground. The roaming of presidential candidate Buddy Roemer across this moral desert led him to campus Wednesday...

Shockingly Simple: STEM graduates must learn to live sans science

By Andrew Shockey
Columnist
October 24, 2011

According to a new study from Georgetown University, employers are placing more value than ever on degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The study's co-author, Anthony Carnevale,...

Seemann Says: GOP candidate Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan is real ‘class warfare’

By Chris Seemann
Columnist
October 23, 2011

As the Occupy Wall Street protests gain steam and expand their reach across the nation, politicians from both sides of the aisle have begun to let their feelings on the movement be known. President Barack...

Walking on Thin Ice: Halloween candy not as sweet to the environment as taste buds

By Priyanka Bhatia
Columnist
October 23, 2011

As we approach the scariest, most exciting holiday of the year, many of us find ourselves busily planning, from the type of costume we'll wear to the parties we'll attend. Unfortunately, what we're not...

Scum of the Girth: Game suspensions of LSU football players justified

By Parker Cramer
Columnist
October 23, 2011

How long are these guys going to be suspended? LSU sophomore defensive backs Tharold Simon and Tyrann Mathieu and sophomore running back Spencer Ware were suspended from Saturday's football game against...

The G-Spot: Websites for hook-ups are lamer than those for dating

By Gabie Bacques
Columnist
October 22, 2011

Is there such a thing as lust at first click? Online dating is one thing, but a website devoted exclusively to hooking up is simply pathetic. Websites like CampusHook.com offer users a place to display...

Head to Head: Is vigilante justice acceptable outside of comic books?

By Zachary Davis
Columnist
October 22, 2011

Seattle's self-styled superhero Phoenix Jones is now fighting not only crime, but an assault charge. Jones, 23, unmasked by police as Benjamin John Francis Fodor, was recently arrested for allegedly assaulting...

The Philibuster: In Chicago vs. NY, Scalia is a pepperoni short of a pizza

By Phil Sweeney
Columnist
October 19, 2011

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia has gone off the deep end. Literally. Speaking Tuesday to Chicago-Kent School of Law students, Scalia ruled definitively on the contentious matter of...