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In this film publicity image released by Disney, Johnny Depp, left, Mia Wasikowska, center, and Anne Hathaway are shown in a scene from the film "Alice in Wonderland." Audiences are mad as hatters about Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland," helping it earn a whopping $41 million in its first day, Friday, March 5, 2010.

Freke Friday: Carroll’s ‘Alice’ lacks magic in Burton’s hands

By Freke Ette
Columnist
March 11, 2010

Director Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter reunite in the latest adaptation of Lewis Carroll's children's classic "Alice in Wonderland."  Working with his staple cast — all three...

Press X to Not Die: Hell freezes over, Satan moves to computer testing lab

By Adam Arinder
Columnist
March 11, 2010

It's midterm week here at LSU. Not all students at the University get to celebrate this glorious occasion, but there are those that get to hit the books in preparation from mid-semester exams. Speaking...

Sandra Bullock has her Oscar for Best Acress engraved at the Governors Ball following the the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.

Age of Delightenment: Academy Awards were fabulous, anticlimactic

By Sara Boyd
Columnist
March 11, 2010

Let's go ahead and get the elephant out of the room. Bea Arthur and Farrah Fawcett should have been included in your tribute montage, Academy, and you know it. Both ladies were better known for their TV...

Eat Less, Learn More: Nuclear power may be Gore’s inconvenient answer

By Matthew Lousteau
Columnist
March 11, 2010

Al Gore has made hundreds of millions of dollars during the last eight years scolding the human race and warning of imminent climate catastrophe, according to Fast Company Magazine. Carbon dioxide is Satan,...

Our View: SG criticism welcome, but Class Gift unacceptable

By Editorial Board
March 11, 2010

We thank Speaker Martin and Senator Compagno for responding to our Monday editorial, in which we criticized the SG Senate's decision to make the $30 fee for the class gift project mandatory for seniors....

Letter to the Editor (3/12/10)

By
March 11, 2010

SG's arguments for fee increase unsubstantiatedCongrats to LSU Student Government for trying to wiggle their way out of sending this proposition to a vote of the student body. The SG constitution states...

Damaged goods: Sandra Bullock needs a heavy dose of humility

By Matthew Sigur
Columnist
March 9, 2010

Sandra Bullock had an incredible 2009. She starred in "All About Steve," "The Proposal" and "The Blind Side," taking home around $450 million in the U.S. alone. Oh yeah — she also won an Oscar on...

Murda, he wrote: Chatroulette shows the dark side of anonymity

By Mark Macmurdo
Columnist
March 9, 2010

The Web has provided a seemingly endless number of avenues for individuals to interact since its inception. Blogs, message boards and newspaper Web sites have become venues for expression and heated debate.Perhaps...

Burns After Reading: Students should steer clear of herd mentality

By Scott Burns
Columnist
March 9, 2010

For today's column, let's change things up and talk about some biology.I know, I know — biology sucks. The professors are pretentious blowhards. The material is dry. Yadda yadda yadda.Biology classes...

Nietzsche is Dead: ‘The Daily Show’ more than a standard comedy gig

By Matthew Albright
Opinion Editor
March 9, 2010

In a dark room in the left wing of the Journalism Building, a political communication professor cues up a video for his class. The students close their laptops and look up at the screen as a lone trumpet...

Guest Columnist: When traveling, beware of infection by parasites

Parasites are everywhere. Yes, even here in the good ole U.S. Do you know the difference between a parasitic infection and a bacterial infection? Besides the fact that parasites may make you feel more...

Cancel the apocalypse: What they called demon possession, we call illness

By Andrew Robertson
Columnist
March 9, 2010

Attention: All those who have undeniable proof of demon possession, you are going to be rich.James Randi has a prize of $1 million awaiting anyone who can prove any supernatural or paranormal event. The...