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Failure of Diplomacy: Afghani wives and bully victims show not all suicide is selfish

By Zachary Davis
Columnist
November 11, 2010

Life sucks sometimes. Undoubtedly, there have been parts in everybody's lives where this thought crosses their mind. For most of us, though, these times are not too lengthy or strenuous for us to do anything...

The C-Section: Explore changing your major – you’ll thank yourself later

By Chris Grillot
Columnist
November 11, 2010

Did you ever want to be a doctor? How about a lawyer? Engineer? I wanted to be doctor at one point. Well, at least I thought I did. Majoring in biological sciences and graduating from medical school sounded...

Shockingly Simple: Evolution might be basis of morality

By Andrew Shockey
Columnist
November 10, 2010

Philosophers have been debating the basis of human morality since at least the days of Socrates — but scientists are shining new light on these philosophical questions. Thanks to modern research,...

Letter to the editor: 11/11/10

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November 10, 2010

Student section needs to learn courtesy at games The great Alabama game was marred, in my opinion, by fan behavior.   I have season tickets in the north end zone. Most of the section sitting above...

Eat Less, Learn More: Auto-Tune corrects pitch, eclipses talent

By Matt Lousteau
Columnist
November 10, 2010

If you look at the Billboard Top 100 anytime soon, you'll find popular songs such as "Like a G6," "Only Girl" and "Just a Dream" dominating the top 10. As popular as the songs have to be in order to clear...

Sportsman’s Paradise Lost: Campaign funding remains an unaddressed issue in La. politics

By Cody Worsham
Columnist
November 10, 2010

Right now, I'm so happy I could eat a giant pile of grass. Unlike our beloved Mad Hatter, my joy has nothing to do with Saturday's win against Alabama. No, the source of my jubilance comes from a much...

The Bottom Line: How India can teach us should be Obama’s trip focus

By Devin Graham
Columnist
November 9, 2010

Our beloved president has recently left our broad stripes and bright stars to visit Asia, at the expense of some $200 million per day. According to a speech given by President Barack Obama, the goal of...

Cancel the Apocalypse: Genetics, cosmology and religion say we’re all the same

By Andrew Robertson
Opinion Editor
November 9, 2010

I've long held the opinion that one can know everything there is to know about a person by what he Googles in his leisure time. As for me, my searches usually pertain to religion, quantum mechanics and...

Burns After Reading: Foreigners aren’t scary villains – actually, they’re just like us

By Scott Burns
Columnist
November 9, 2010

Representatives from all over the world gathered in Beijing this past June in an unprecedented sign of reconciliation and social advance. If you're wondering why you didn't hear about it, don't worry....

Letters to the Editor: 11/10/10

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November 9, 2010

Hudson and Borel: Keep whining Recently, the Reveille published a letter from a third-year law student in which he took certain undergraduates to task for hounding Governor Jindal to deal with the budget...

Letter to the Editor: 11/9/10

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November 8, 2010

Leisure art classes resume despite cuts while art program still suffers I was pretty upset after reading the recent article, "Leisure Arts Studio to reopen after four year closure," in the Reveille, and...

Campus-Resident Alien: University is not a business, graduates are not a product

By Marcelo Vieira
Columnist
November 8, 2010

While you might prefer to talk about the Tigers' wonderful victory this past Saturday or to track the "Twilight Saga" cast around Baton Rouge, I'm still struggling with the idea of justifying the importance...