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Guest Columnist: Tailgating should profit the University, not litter it

Red cups, plates, food and beer bottles strewn everywhere around campus. These are just some of the horrendous sights we behold every Sunday after a home football game. The main problem here: These "tailgating...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Press X to Not Die: Kinect will lead motion gaming sales this holiday season

By Adam Arinder
Columnist
November 8, 2010

Nintendo revolutionized the gaming world when it introduced the Wii in 2006. The little white box wasn't revolutionary for its top-notch graphics or immersive game worlds. It was revolutionary because...

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...