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In this Friday, June 5, 2015 photo, Wal-Mart Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon speaks at the company's shareholder meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. On Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, Wal-Mart laid off 450 workers at its headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., as the world's largest retailer attempts to become more nimble to compete with the likes of Amazon.com. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Opinion: Wal-Mart is too powerful

By Clarke Perkins October 6, 2015

Despite the yellow smiley faces plastered all over Wal-Mart, the massive corporation is a hungry, growing monster causing problems for both employees and other businesses. It’s slowly taking over...

First lady Michelle Obama reacts to an ovation from the audience as she takes the stage for a panel discussion entitled "The Power of an Educated Girl" at the Apollo Theater, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Opinion: Michelle Obama is an inspiration to girls

By Clarke Perkins October 5, 2015

It can be hard for women enrolled in college to fathom another women not attending college because of a man. To many, it may seem the most outrageous, illogical reason ever. Last week, First Lady Michelle...

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. answers a question during an appearance at the University of Chicago, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Opinion: Talk Bernie to me

By Michael Beyer October 5, 2015

Sadly, the presidential election is not a game of how far left America can lean. While many of my friends are over the moon for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, I don’t yearn for...

Cans of food that have been donated to the food pantry during the holiday season.

Opinion: Louisiana’s new SNAP policy leaves many hungry

By Cody Sibley October 5, 2015

Last week, Louisiana lawmakers decided 64,000 people in the state will starve if they don’t find work by January. Louisiana will cut its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits because...

Opinion: Demi Lovato's evolution is inauthentic

Opinion: Demi Lovato’s evolution is inauthentic

By John Gavin Harp October 5, 2015

Thrashing seductively in a pool is a part of growing up — at least when you’re Demi Lovato. Lovato is undergoing the metamorphosis nearly all former Disney stars go through in their careers....

Opinion: Sexting is never safe

Opinion: Sexting is never safe

By Garrett Hines October 4, 2015

There is no trust in the digital age. Sending sexually explicit photographs, GIFs and memes to one’s significant other or a potential hook-up is standard procedure for millennials. After picking...

Privacy hoax status

Opinion: Don’t fall for the Facebook privacy hoax

By Jack Richards October 4, 2015

“Just in case this is true, I’d rather be better safe than sorry” *insert meaningless legal mumbo-jumbo.* If you’ve scrolled through Facebook in the past week, you may have seen...

Student Parking on Game Day

Opinion: Upperclassmen should get the good parking spots

By Garrett Marcel October 4, 2015

The world we live in is barbaric, and nowhere is this more apparent than in LSU’s parking lots. I am a senior, and almost all of my classes are near the Quad. I spend my days with hours of breaks...

Opinion: Reggie’s response highlights racism in Baton Rouge

By Opinion Staff October 1, 2015

Yesterday Reggie’s’ Twitter account responded to Clarke Perkins’ column, “Tigerland’s dress code is discriminatory.” The bar claimed its policies only served to protect...

Opinion: Boil water advisories highlight failing La. infrastructure

By Garrett Hines October 1, 2015

“A boil advisory has been issued for the following communities…” This decree is made on countless news broadcasts across Louisiana regularly, and we need to have a discussion about the...

Opinion: In most recent mass shootings, we are all to blame

By Justin DiCharia October 1, 2015

We killed at least 10 students in Roseburg, Oregon. Our inaction and incompetence bought the gun and loaded the bullets that ripped flesh and bone in the nightmarish catastrophe Thursday morning. The deaths...

Nike Air Force 1s are commonly worn by black men.

Opinion: Tigerland’s dress code is discriminatory

By Clarke Perkins September 29, 2015

I bet rapper Nelly would be confused if he found he couldn’t get into some Tigerland bars “stomping” in his Nike Air Force 1s. Only a select group of people have to worry about being...