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Cancel the Apocalypse: Divine justice not dignified, action needed now

By Andrew Robertson
Columnist
April 20, 2010

I watched Zeitgeist recently — that Internet sensation proclaiming our helplessness as human sheeple. We're all controlled by an elite few using religion, fear of our own government and money...

Nietzsche is Dead: Palin makes a good character, but not good leader

By Matthew Albright
Opinion Editor
April 20, 2010

Say it ain't so, Joe. I can see Russia from my house. Thanks but no thanks on that bridge ta' nowhere.If you don't know who said any of these things, you probably don't watch television. It's Sarah Palin,...

Campus-Resident Alien: Why do people want to come to the United States?

By Marcelo Vieira
April 18, 2010

I'm sure everyone has good answers to this question. I certainly have my own good ones, considering I'm an international student from Brazil. But more than trying to explain the reasons why so many people...

Art Without Boundaries: Line between pornography and art is slim, hard to discern

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April 18, 2010

There's a thin line between art and just plain crude, but who's to say where that line can be drawn? It has always moved a bit further with each generation. Why can't pornography therefore be a form of...

 

Nietzsche is Dead: Budget woes treating symptoms, not disease

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April 18, 2010

Gov. Bobby Jindal announced this year his budget for this fiscal year included no new cuts to higher education. It seemed like a welcome relief at the time for students and faculty already suffering under...

Letter to the Editor: Gumbo to see payment, ordering changes

By
April 18, 2010

It is important students know the Gumbo fee has been re-purposed to cover the Gumbo DVD. The hardbound book is no longer covered by the fee, and it now costs $50. The Gumbo DVD is not an option. It will...

Letters to the Editor

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April 16, 2010

News Editor should be ashamed for Goodman hoaxIn my two years working as an opinion columnist for The Daily Reveille, I took solace in the amount of respectable, responsible writers and columnists who...

Letter from the Editor: Social networking prank is learning experience for all

By Nicholas Persac
Editor
April 16, 2010

Sometimes student scholars fail a test. Sometimes a student athlete's performance earns only jeers.And sometimes student journalists get it wrong. But whether it's a low score, the crowd's taunts or an...

Letter to the Editor: News editor should be ashamed for Goodman hoax

By
April 15, 2010

In my two years working as an opinion columnist for The Daily Reveille, I took solace in the amount of respectable, responsible writers and columnists who worked honorably to contribute meaningful content...

Freke Friday: Pick up ‘Red Cliff’ for a great martial arts epic

By Freke Ette
Columnist
April 15, 2010

"Avatar" might be coming out on DVD in a week's time, but if you are looking for a film with an extra dimension, you could start by getting recently released "Red Cliff." Martial art epic "Red Cliff,"...

Age of Delightenment: DIY is good for the economy, the environment and you

By Sara Boyd
Columnist
April 15, 2010

Last semester I learned how to sew.Maybe you've learned a new craft. Maybe you've retiled your own floor, knitted a scarf or grown a windowsill herb garden. Do-it-yourself, or DIY, is the new hip trend...

 

Eat Less, Learn More: SG reinforces stereotypes, they’re wasting everything

By Matt Lousteau
Columnist
April 15, 2010

Blanket statements about groups of people are practically never advisable. But is generalizing about actions taken by a group similarly ill-advised?I ask because SG continues to prove itself a waste of...