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Burns After Reading: Valentine’s Day is coming, run for your lives, bros

By Scott Burns
Columnist
February 10, 2010

It's coming.Spring has arrived. Love is in the air. Valentine's Day is right around the corner.Looking around campus this week and seeing all the smiling couples, you might feel a bit down in the dumps.I...

Paul Mainieri responds to doppelgänger article

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February 9, 2010

Dear [Reveille staff writer] Grace [Montgomery],I wanted to write you a quick letter to let you know that I am completely offended by your article titled, "SEPARATED AT BIRTH?" in Thursday's issue of "The...

Letter to the Editor: 2/9/2010

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February 9, 2010

LSU vegeterian options humane, commendableAs a staff member and a vegan, I was encouraged to see the article on the increase in vegetarian options at the dining halls. This change is definitely a step...

Factoryhaus: Saints rebuild, renew spirit of New Orleans

By Stephen Schmitz
Columnist
February 8, 2010

"Hell is yourself, and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person."This Tennessee Williams quote was one of the first things I thought of Sunday night.The...

Cancel The Apocalypse: Catholic Church is not force for good in world

By Andrew Robertson
Columist
February 8, 2010

In case you missed the Intelligence Squared debate on BBC last fall, here's a brief summation: the Catholic Church got absolutely massacred by two well-spoken atheists. The motion in question: whether...

Our View: Tucker Commission’s recommedations vague, not reassuring

By The Editorial Board
February 8, 2010

The Louisiana Postsecondary Education Review Commission — or "Tucker Commission" — released its findings Friday, making several recommendations for easing the pressure on the state's higher...

Juxtaposed Notions: Obama’s budget proposal not aggressive enough

By Linnie Leavines
Columnist
February 8, 2010

"We just can't keep on spending as if deficits don't have consequences," President Obama said during his State of the Union Address.These are interesting words — considering they were the introduction...

 

Murda, He Wrote: Obama should make ‘question time’ a fixture

By Mark Macmurdo
Columnist
February 8, 2010

There may be hope for the political discourse in our country after all. First, President Barack Obama delivered a distinctly conversational State of the Union speech, addressing Republican legislators...

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) celebrates with the Vince Lombardi trophy after the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. The Saints won 31-17.

Nietzche Is Dead: New Orleans citizens deserve Super Bowl jubilation

By Matthew Albright
Opinion Editor
February 7, 2010

NEW ORLEANS — Have you ever seen a city dance?I have. I'm standing on the corner of Bourbon and Iberville. It's the day of the first black-and-gold Super Bowl, and I'm watching the crowds go wild.It...

Campus-Resident Alien: Who’s afraid of the socialist bogeyman?

By Marcelo Viera
Columnist
February 7, 2010

The obsolete fear of socialism in this country is bizarre — especially from an outside point of view. I'm now better able to analyze the matter from the inside, having lived in this country for a...

Letters to the Editor — 2/8/10

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February 7, 2010

"Blonde on a Budget" article laughable, not newsI picked up the February 2nd edition of The Reveille today and found the paper's front page article entitled, "Blonde on a Budget" entirely laughable. With...

Return of the Mack: Please don’t burn New Orleans down after Super Bowl

By Jerit Roser
February 5, 2010

I'm worried about this whole "Saints in the Super Bowl" thing.Not the expected "I'm anxious about the outcome of the game" worried. I'm scared about the aftermath.Don't get me wrong — I'm going to...