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Guest Columnist: Painting nude models interesting, a little awkward

By Kali Babineaux
Guest Columnist
March 27, 2010

Shock hits me first, then the inevitable embarrassment. Standing before my very eyes is the girl who fixes my coffee — and she is completely nude.Figure drawing can lead to a pretty uncomfortable...

Campus Resident Alien: Healthy reflections on ‘sick insurance reform’ needed

By Marcelo Vieira
Columnist
March 27, 2010

OK. You may be thinking "enough with the health care debate!" And I understand and agree. I know there's a general fed-up feeling about the debate itself and its frequent ideological distortions and implications...

Nietzsche is Dead: Keep my tax return: My education is important

By Matthew Albright
Opinion Editor
March 27, 2010

I got my tax return last week.I went back home for the weekend after a long, hard week of school and work. I'd just read the 100th article about how budget cuts were going to ruin my education, play havoc...

Our View: Students should attend today’s protest at the Capitol

By
March 27, 2010

Budget cuts are bad news.You're tired of hearing it. We're tired of saying it. And everybody on campus should be willing to stand up and protest the way higher education in Louisiana is getting gutted,...

Letters to the Editor: 3/26/10

By
March 24, 2010

‘Groovin' on the Grounds' a success despite issuesI personally would like to apologize for the blatant disrespect of Barry Kerch, drummer of Shinedown, who decided on his own accord to disregard...

Eat Less Learn More: Search for band director not perfect, but almost done

By Matt Lousteau
Columnist
March 24, 2010

Frank Wickes has tamed and conducted the roar of Tigerband for 30 years now. But the great LSU director of bands is retiring when the spring semester ends.His service to the great golden icon in Tiger...

Freke Friday: ‘Repo Men’ – Vulgar film mistakes violence for virtue

By Freke Ette
Columnist
March 24, 2010

A guarantee: You will not watch a more disgusting, morally repellent, wretchedly conceived film in 2010 than Miguel Sapochnik's "Repo Men."Encased in a carapace of unnecessarily wanton violence is an idea...

The Grumbling Hive: ‘Genocide’ is only used if politically convenient

By Nathan Shull
March 24, 2010

Every week I'm appalled by the topics deemed relevant by the student body. I was promptly informed nobody would be interested, when I first suggested my column discuss the Armeniam Genocide. But they should...

Age of Delightenment: People who like cupcakes actually hate being happy

By Sara Boyd
March 24, 2010

I have a serious problem with cupcakes. Now, before you go all "bitchily commenting" and "letter-to-the-editor-writing" about "how is this newsworthy?" and other uppity, judgmental stuff, remember: 1....

3/25: Letter to the Editor

By
March 24, 2010

Public feedings of Mike are impractical As veterinarian for LSU's Mike the tiger, I would like to respond to the suggestion in the Reveille that Mike's trainers should sponsor a safe, public viewing of...

Show all comments: Should history classes include more perspectives?

By Columnists
March 23, 2010

Burns: On March 12, the Texas Board of Education controversially revised the social studies curriculum to include more "conservative" aspects of American history while excluding more "liberal" components."Since...

Nietzsche is dead: Health care reform passes – but at what cost?

By Matthew Albright
Opinion Editor
March 23, 2010

It's finally over.After close to a year of bickering and fighting, it's done. We've slogged through months and months of partisan gridlock and political grandstanding. We've trudged through a mountain...