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Rocking the Cradle: Osama bin Laden’s death should be celebrated by all

By Clayton Crockett
Columnist
May 2, 2011

Upon the announcement of the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden late Sunday night, our nation erupted into celebration of a victory long overdue. Large crowds immediately gathered outside the White...

Failure of Diplomacy: Anti-nuclear protests misguided, over-reactionary

By Zachary Davis
Columnist
April 30, 2011

Since its discovery, nuclear power has almost always been a controversial issue. Despite the potential of nuclear sources, it's constantly balanced with the dangers associated with it. Given tragic accidents...

Southern Discourse: Creationism creates misconceptions in science education

By Macy Linton
Columnist
April 30, 2011

The subject of creationism in public school classrooms has once again taken precedence in the South's legislative season. In Tennessee, where John Scopes was memorably tried for defying a legislative act...

Walking on Thin Ice: Volunteering is an important part of campus, community life

By Priyanka Bhatia
Columnist
April 30, 2011

Baton Rouge has it all — scenery, wealth and poverty. While many try to escape the bounds of poverty by simply ignoring the issue, others work to make the reality of it disappear completely. LSU...

A Better Pill to Swallow: Good science necessary before BP oil spill claims are made

By Chris Freyder
Columnist
April 28, 2011

Since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010, a multitude of individuals have employed lazy science to influence the opinions of Louisiana residents. When sifting through the noise of television, blogs...

Letter to the Editor: SG addresses meeting time

By
April 28, 2011

This letter was written in response to Thursday's article entitled "SG Senate spends 58 percent of meeting time on issues with little student impact."   We write to you today in response to the article...

Said and Dunn: Student Government Senate wastes time – believe me, I know

By Sydni Dunn
Staff Writer
April 28, 2011

"Kittens inspired by kittens" video references, making plans to go to Pluckers, changing one word in a bylaw — these are my only memories of being a member of the Student Government Senate. Those,...

Shockingly Simple: International Energy Agency reports peak oil has occurred

By Andrew Shockey
Columnist
April 28, 2011

The International Energy Agency released its World Energy Outlook for 2010 last November, which announced global conventional oil production peaked in 2006. The announcement gave credence to claims by...

The C-Section: La. has worst roads in the US

By Chris Grillot
Columnist
April 27, 2011

I wrote earlier this week about how Louisiana was the most violent state in the country. Today, I have more bad news. Louisiana's roads received the worst ranking in the United States from MainStreet.com. The...

Our View: Lombardi, LSU System operating in obscurity

By The Daily Reveille Editorial Board
April 26, 2011

Somewhere in the bowels of the LSU System, our campus is missing out on millions of dollars, as today's cover story indicates. LSU System President John Lombardi wishes you didn't know about this. This...

Rocking the Cradle: Mubarak trials pose delicate dilemma in Egypt

By Clayton Crockett
Columnist
April 26, 2011

As the Egyptian people pursue their ascribed destiny of freedom, the world anxiously awaits an archetypical revolution. Egypt has undergone all of the standard phases: unrest from an autocrat's worn-out...

Pop Goes the Culture: ‘Treme’ best on-screen NOLA portrayal yet

By Kelly Hotard
Columnist
April 26, 2011

It's a familiar scene: A sickeningly faux drawl fills the humid air of Bourbon Street, which teems with Voodoo-practicing locals at a perpetual Mardi Gras parade. World-renowned actors and their dialect...