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The Devil’s Advocate: Start making love to math geeks before it’s too late

By Daniel Morgan
Columnist
May 5, 2010

For my final column as your Devil's Advocate, I'd like to make a point so counter-intuitive it goes against the double helix twisting the strings that control your decisions. Your genes don't usually lead...

Damaged goods: Graduating senior gives advice on growing up

By Matt Sigur
Columnist
May 4, 2010

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a grown-up. To me, being an adult was better than being the president of the United States. A lot of kids had hardwood dreams, maybe even thought about...

Letters to the editor-May 4

By
May 4, 2010

Cars need to be careful around pedestriansThe University's Easy Streets program, limiting the amount of traffic on campus, has been in effect for some time now, and I think the program has made it easier...

Murda, He Wrote: Spill is the latest symptom of America’s oil addiction

By Mark Macmurdo
Columnist
May 4, 2010

From the very beginning, comparing the current oil spill to the likes of Hurricane Katrina was an easy narrative put forward by media outlets.Both are considered disasters of epic proportions. And yes,...

Cancel the apocalypse: Modern religion requires a new, relevant set of theses

By Andrew Robertson
Columnist
May 4, 2010

The following sentiments are brief and to the point. I don't have the space to defend them here, but I only hope to provoke thought from you, the reader. I don't have 95 like Mr. Luther, but these, my...

Our View: Oil spill in the Gulf will affect, hurt Louisiana economy

By
May 4, 2010

It's been two weeks since the British Petroleum offshore drilling rig exploded. The immediate effects have been tragic, but the worst is still to come for Louisiana.It has been a dark last couple of days...

American obsession with war bewilders everyone else

By
May 3, 2010

It's time for me — as this is my last column of this spring semester — to talk about the controversial edifice of war, which since the birth of the nation has been the pillar of American leadership...

 

Our View: Rebels’ chest thumping is sad, slightly amusing

By Editorial Board
April 30, 2010

As readers of The Daily Reveille surely know, the Ole Miss Rebels swept the LSU baseball team last weekend.The debacle capped a forgettable year for Tiger athletic teams against their foes from the Magnolia...

Show All Comments: How is patriotism any different from racism?

Daniel Morgan: Almost all rightly reject racism. It's good and healthy to take pride in your accomplishments, but feeling proud because you happened to be born a certain race is a hateful shortcut. How...

The Grumbling Hive: Can nondiscrimination limit constitutional rights?

By Nathan Shull
Columnist
April 29, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments last week in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez.  At issue in this case is whether it is unconstitutional for UC Hastings College of the Law to refuse official...

Age of Delightenment: Celebrity scandals are not salacious, they’re sad

By Sara Boyd
Columnist
April 29, 2010

Guess what I am so over this week?Celebrity divorce scandals.Everybody's doing it — cheating, then getting divorced, that is. All the cases that come to mind are men screwing around on their wives...

Press X to Not Die: You can learn a lot about a person from his avatar

By Adam Arinder
Columnist
April 29, 2010

It took the world by storm in 2006. The Nintendo Wii was the hot commodity everyone wanted to play.Sure, it had motion control for more "realistic" gaming, but that wasn't the main appeal in some people's...