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Opinion: Persistence and focus is key to financial success

By Jay Cranford November 30, 2015

According to a 2015 study by Country Financial, only 24 percent of people achieved all their financial goals set as new year resolutions. With the new year approaching, controlling finances will be a goal...

LSU head coach Les Miles walks towards the looker room after the Tigers' 19-7 victory against Texas A&M University on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015 in Tiger Stadium.

Opinion: Les Miles handled job rumors with grace

By John Gavin Harp November 30, 2015

Just a few weeks ago, LSU was the Adele of college football with a string of wins and a dedicated fanbase. But after three consecutive losses, a lot of those fans turned their backs on their team and coach...

From the left, President of Indonesia Joko Widodo, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, US President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the 'Mission Innovation: Accelerating the Clean Energy Revolution' meeting at the COP2, United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Le Bourget, north of Paris, Monday, Nov. 30 2015. (Ian Langsdon, Pool photo via AP)

Head to Head: Climate Change is not as important as other priorities

By Kain Hingle November 30, 2015

Compared to planets, humans are fairly insignificant. Every year, the public is spoon fed statistics implicating our role in a rapidly heating Earth. Though intimidating at first glance, most of these...

Roy Kieffer pauses after laying flowers Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, in honor of the victims of Friday's deadly shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo. Authorities weren't ready to discuss a possible motive Saturday after interviewing suspect Robert Lewis Dear, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said. (Daniel Owen/The Gazette via AP) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Opinion: Right-wing extremism caused the Planned Parenthood attack

By Cody Sibley November 29, 2015

What do you call a person who uses violence or intimidation in the pursuit of political aims? If you guessed “terrorist,” you’d be right — unless the terrorist was white. In that...

Gov.-elect John Bel Edwards takes photos with others during the Louisiana Federation of Teachers convention in Lake Charles, La., Monday, Nov. 23, 2014. In a sign of the strength of Edwards' ties to the unions, the Democrat's first speech since winning the weekend runoff election was Monday at the convention. (Rick Hickman/American Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Opinion: John Bel Edwards should raise taxes on Louisianians

By Michael Beyer November 29, 2015

Ready, set, govern! There is no time to waste for Democratic Governor-elect John Bel Edwards. Even after severe cuts to health care and higher education, Louisiana still has a structural budget deficit. And...

Gaylen Iverstine’s turkeys roam free range and live in a pasture that also holds beef cows. The 150 birds will be ready for Thanksgiving.

Opinion: Americans should accept Syrian refugees in Thanksgiving spirit

By Cody Sibley November 23, 2015

When you’re scarfing down your stuffing and macaroni at your estranged and low-key racist aunt’s suburban home, don’t forget what Thanksgiving is about: taking in refugees. We all know...

Abigail Fisher, the Texan involved in the University of Texas affirmative action case, accompanied by her attorney Bert Rein, right, talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge to a University of Texas program that considers race in some college admissions. The case could produce new limits on affirmative action at universities, or roll it back entirely. The University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers is at right.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Opinion: White people have problems too

By Kain Hingle November 23, 2015

Contrary to popular belief, white people do not have everything going for them. They are the asses of affirmative action, the crackers of conformity and the honkies of horrible fashion sense. Historically,...

LSU junior offensive tackle Jerald Hawkins (65) walks out of the locker room with a French flag before the Tigers' 31-14 defeat against The University of Arkansas in support of the terrorist attacks in Paris on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Tiger Stadium.

Opinion: ‘Slacktivism’ is a poor excuse for compassion

By Mariah Manuel November 23, 2015

Blue, white and red flooded Facebook last week as users changed their profile pictures in support of Paris. After tragedy shook Paris, Facebook allowed users to overlay the colors of the French flag on...

Reggie’s Bar in Tigerland was temporarily suspended June 27 and reopened July 3.

Opinion: ‘Reggin’ stamp further shows racial issues at Reggie’s bar

By Clarke Perkins November 23, 2015

How many ways can a bar indirectly say “black people are unwanted here” before it is seen as a serious problem? Last Thursday, Taylor Ward attended Reggie’s bar in Tigerland for the first...

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Opinion: Interracial dating does not solve racism

By Garrett Hines November 22, 2015

Dating outside your race does not automatically make you less racist. In fact one’s true colors can shine if people spin the color wheel while choosing who to spend Saturday nights with Netflix and...

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2015, file photo, Yale University students and faculty rally to demand that Yale University become more inclusive to all students on Cross Campus in New Haven, Conn. At schools including Michigan and Yale, students say the protests that led to the resignation of Missouri President Tim Wolfe are emboldening them to take a harder line. (Arnold Gold/New Haven Register via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Opinion: Universities should take the lead on political correctness

By Michael Beyer November 22, 2015

Political correctness only proves language is power. Insults matter. No words sting as much as those used against marginalized groups. Can you think of the worst word you know to describe a wealthy, straight...

Satire: Ariana Grande is No Longer Mariah Carey’s Horcrux

Satire: Ariana Grande is No Longer Mariah Carey’s Horcrux

By John Gavin Harp November 19, 2015

Ariana Grande released her new single “Focus” on Oct. 30 to much fanfare. The only person who wasn’t happy was icy sorceress Mariah Carey. Grande revealed that, until recently, she was...