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Letters to the editor: 9/03/10

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September 1, 2010

Burns' column stupid; 'Godzilla' a Japanese problem On Wednesday, columnist Scott Burns made an incomprehensibly stupid and insensitive remark regarding "Godzilla."   He wrote: "For sure, China has...

The bottom line: LSU’s tuition cost has decreased in light of inflation

By Devin Graham
Columnist
September 1, 2010

When you take the last several years of tuition prices and account for changes in U.S. inflation, tuition has actually decreased, rather than increased, half the time. Let me explain. Inflation is, at...

The Bottom Line: LSU, Prepare to kiss your foreign languages goodbye

By Devin Graham
Columnist
August 31, 2010

This is bad — real bad.   The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures told The Daily Reveille on Tuesday that four language programs — Russian, Portuguese, Japanese and Swahili...

All the girls in the bar get much prettier at closing time

By Andrew Shockey
Columnist
August 31, 2010

Have you ever picked up an 8 out of 10 at 2 a.m. only to wake up with a 2 out of 10 at 8 a.m.? If so, you should be comforted by the knowledge you are suffering from a scientifically documented phenomenon...

Schwehmming Around: LSU still robust, but they won’t win it all

By Andy Schwehm
Sports Columnist
August 31, 2010

If there's one thing I'm not fond of about being a college football fan at LSU, it's the amount of whining that goes on about everything that deals with Les Miles' football team.   Now that comes...

Press X to Not Die: New Facebook feature proves useful for online stalking

By Adam Arinder
Columnist
August 30, 2010

Facebook is getting out of control.   The social networking giant is already taking over people's free time, easily becoming the country's biggest procrastination tool.   Terrifyingly enough,...

Cancel the apocalypse: War of – ‘war on’ – terror ends with Operation Iraqi Freedom

By Andrew Robertson
Opinion Editor
August 30, 2010

U.S. military forces, minus 50,000 "non-combat" troops, will have completely withdrawn from Iraq today. The battle's over, for now. But where's the victory party located? Is it in Times Square again? Will...

Pop Goes the Culture: Reality television not an accurate depiction of teenagers’ lives

By Kelly Hotard
Columnist
August 30, 2010

Here's a shocker: "Reality TV" is the biggest oxymoron in existence. Here's another: The above genre, especially when geared toward younger audiences, is not an accurate representation of life or a how-to...

Burns after reading: Looking for the land of opportunity? Start digging for China

By Scott Burns
Columnist
August 30, 2010

As I mentioned last week, I had the unique opportunity this summer to study abroad as a part of the University's Business in China program. It's impossible for Americans to truly grasp the People's Republic...

Sportsman’s Paradise Lost: Budget cut troubles can be solved by “de-scheduling”

By Cody Worsham
Columnist
August 30, 2010

Whether we like it or not, budget cuts are coming, and your college could be in jeopardy.   Based on recent projections from the state's Board of Regents, about $74 million from this year's budget...

Failure of Diplomacy: With Pakistan in crisis, disaster relief needs an overhaul

By Zachary Davis
Opinion Columnist
August 29, 2010

If you have been paying attention to the news, there's a chance you have heard of the floods going on in Pakistan. Torrential downpours from the start of monsoon season have caused the water levels to...

The Bottom Line: Middle, lower class people should buy things that make money

By Devin Graham
Columnist
August 29, 2010

Students, get ready for the best free financial advice of your lives. If there's a secret to getting rich — this is it. Here it is: Spend your money on things that make you more money. That's it....