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Opinion: General Education requirements are unnecessary, hurt the economy

By Jay Cranford November 2, 2015

General education requirements are unnecessary and a waste of time and money. However, university imposed learning is a staple of college education. Useless classes infuriate every driven student. I first...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 file photo, medical marijuana is packaged for sale in 1-gram packages at the Northwest Patient Resource Center medical marijuana dispensary, in Seattle. Votes this week by Colorado and Washington to allow adult marijuana possession have prompted what could be a turning point in the nation's conflicted and confusing war on drugs. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Opinion: Canada might legalize weed; U.S. should follow lead

By Cody Sibley October 27, 2015

The Canadian election last week brought the Liberal Party to power in their government, and one of the party’s first campaign promises is to legalize and regulate marijuana, which would make it one...

Opinion: Society Needs to Acknowledge, Value Women’s Voices

Opinion: Society Needs to Acknowledge, Value Women’s Voices

By Michael Beyer October 27, 2015

It’s amazing we continue to undervalue what women, who represent more than half of the population, have to say. From Hollywood to college campuses, undervaluing women’s voices is all too common. When...

Opinion: LSU should have cancelled class Monday

Opinion: LSU should have cancelled class Monday

By Clarke Perkins October 27, 2015

LSU should consider making its motto “There will be school come hell or high water.” LSU shocked many students Monday morning when the school tweeted, “#LSU campus remains open today,...

Harp on It: Kris Jenner Under Investigation in Desperate Ploy to Maintain Empire

Harp on It: Kris Jenner Under Investigation in Desperate Ploy to Maintain Empire

By John Gavin Harp October 26, 2015

Editor's note: This is a weekly satirical news column lampooning pop culture. Nothing in this column should be construed as fact. The Nye County Police Department is launching a glamorous investigation...

What could've been

Opinion: If budget cuts continue, LSU can’t compete

By Justin DiCharia October 26, 2015

Plans to renovate and expand the math labs in Pleasant Hall, forgotten. Plans to centralize supplemental instruction through the Center for Academic Success, thrown aside. The writing program within the...

Opinion: Ebony cover story renews questions about Cosby’s legacy

Opinion: Ebony cover story renews questions about Cosby’s legacy

By Garrett Hines October 26, 2015

The November cover of Ebony magazine features an iconic photo of the Huxtable family shattered with the apex rooted over Bill Cosby’s face. Ebony’s feature story was an exposition of the Cosby...

White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. Earnest answered questions about the budget and defense spending, the earthquake in Afghanistan, and other topics. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Opinion: Defense budget veto is yet another example of government dysfunction

By Mariah Manuel October 26, 2015

The acrimonious relationship between the executive and legislative branches inflamed yet again last week concerning the 2016 defense authorization bill, indicating the bitter and relentless gridlock between...

Sleep

Opinion: Middleton should offer a napping center

By Garrett Marcel October 25, 2015

LSU needs one major improvement to campus, a napping center with a BYOB rule: Bring your own blankets. LSU students need a place where during the day we can sleep during our free time. Students already...

Buddie, the mascot for the pro-marijuana legalization group ResponsibleOhio, waits on a sidewalk to greet passing college students during a promotional tour bus at Miami University, Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, in Oxford, Ohio. A ballot proposal before Ohio voters this fall would be the first in the Midwest to take marijuana use and sales from illegal to legal for both personal and medical use in a single vote. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Opinion: Don’t go crazy over pot legalization

By Kain Hingle October 25, 2015

Ohio recently proposed legalizing recreational marijuana. On Nov. 3, Ohio citizens will vote on the issue, signifying the spread of smoking cannabis. Marijuana is becoming more integrated into American...

Gubernatorial candidates Scott Angelle, Jay Dardenne, and John Bel Edwards await questioning during the final gubernatorial debate on Oct. 21, 2015, in the Holiday Forum.

Opinion: Election turnout Saturday is crucial for Louisiana’s future

By Cody Sibley October 22, 2015

Before you start binge drinking enough alcohol to poison a small animal at the LSU-Western Kentucky University game tomorrow, don’t forget to vote in our gubernatorial election. At the risk of sounding...

Opinion: SeaWorld orca ruling is a win for animal rights

Opinion: SeaWorld orca ruling is a win for animal rights

By Clarke Perkins October 22, 2015

How would you feel being separated from your family as a child, constrained to live in a space smaller than what you’d usually live in and forced to do tricks at the snap of a finger for the remainder...