Maybe the polemic fascination for the subject of white supremacists and extremists comes from my South American background. We had no such thing in our history, or at least nothing so strongly rooted in...

  I write in solidarity from the University of New Orleans where I am a professor.  Like LSU, we at UNO have experienced significant budget cuts that have led to layoffs, increased tuition, larger...

There are pivotal tipping points in which countries must make important decisions — decisions that will drastically affect the their future. This will be one of those situations. For decades, a growing...

This past Thursday marked the first time a woman was put to death in the United States in five years. A decade after successfully plotting the death of her husband and stepson, Teresa Lewis finally received...

Dear LSU students, faculty, parents and fans, listen up. Or should I say read up.   No matter what our differences are, we all have one thing in common. We all come together on Saturday nights in...

"I really loved the class I took with you." "I wish I could have taken more classes in your department, but I didn't have enough room in my schedule for them." "Taking your class opened my eyes to things...

It seems like there aren't a lot of things to celebrate at the University these days. With impending budget cuts threatening the academic sanctity of this institution, the outlook feels bleak. Professors...

"Riverside stole my car," was the statement Andrew Fuselier, civil engineering sophomore, woke me with early one Friday morning. "Can you bring me to get my truck?" Unfortunately for me, I had to make...

With less than a third of the graduate students in the College of Engineering being American, the college and the University need to encourage more American engineering students to attend graduate school. Only...

When most families purchase a house, an automobile or some other expensive item, they are usually very cautious. They try to get the very best value for their money. When it comes to selecting a university,...

As diverse and scrambled as our cultural, social and economic beliefs are, Louisiana's residents have common links that unite all. Cajun cooking, beer and all things outdoors bring Louisianians together...

The Food and Drug Administration is currently reviewing the first genetically modified animal to be sold for human consumption, AquAdvantage Atlantic salmon. Opponents of the new breed decry it as a "Frankenfish,"...