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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...

The Lone Yankee: Peyton Manning will give Super Bowl MVP speech

By Sean Isabella
February 5, 2010

Remember those kindergarten days when one lonely child would sit in the corner while the rest played?  That's how I will feel Super Bowl Sunday when the Colts and everyone's beloved Saints square...

Our View: Students should support men’s basketball team

By
February 5, 2010

It's no secret the LSU men's basketball team has struggled this season.The Tigers (9-12, 0-7) have lost their last seven games and are in realistic danger of continuing that streak. But we urge LSU fans...

Body Shots: Wrigleyville and Who Dat-Ville eerily similar

By Rob Landry
February 5, 2010

Next year is here.Break the curse.I BELIEVE.I've heard these phrases far too many times in my life. In fact, I spout them aloud ad nauseum every spring. It is part of the yearly rhetoric for every die-hard...

Katherine’s Korner: One kick pushes team from Aints to Saints

By Katherine Terrell
February 5, 2010

The hopes of an entire season rested on this kick."NO! Oh my god, how could he do that?" It was the kick, and the call, that summed up everything the Saints used to be. As the Saints blew another game,...

Press X to Not Die: ‘Lost’ is the greatest thing to ever grace my TV

By Adam Arinder
Opinion Columnist
February 5, 2010

I find myself writing for a small niche of students as the technology columnist for The Daily Reveille. Sure, others probably read my columns, but they might not grab the full meaning I'm trying to convey...

Age of Delightenment: Burqa ban is as oppressive, intolerant as the burqa

By Sara Boyd
Opinion Columnist
February 5, 2010

Let's get something straight. If someone else — man or woman — forces you to dress a certain way, he or she is infringing on your basic human rights and civil liberties. If someone forces you...

Juxtaposed Notions: Palin joining Fox News is her best career move

By Linnie Leavines
Opinion Columnist
January 19, 2010

Sarah Palin joining Fox as a contributor should surprise no one.Partisan politics aside, it's quite impossible to state, with seriousness, this move is destined for failure.  From a ratings standpoint,...

Cancel the Apocalypse: Heaven and hell are far from black and white issues

By Andrew Robertson
Opinion Columnist
January 19, 2010

What awaits us in the afterlife? This dilemma has haunted humanity since our primordial inception. Unsuprisingly, this question still looms over us in the supposed 'age of reason.' Yet in the midst of...

From the Editor’s Desk: Daily Reveille continues to serve campus community

By Nicholas Persac
January 19, 2010

Winter break ended with the blink of an eye, and the spring semester is in full swing as the University community returns to classes today. But in the basement of Hodges Hall, more than 100 passionate...

Murda, He Wrote: ‘Tea parties’ fight socialism but don’t understand it

By Mark Macmurdo
Opinion Columnist
January 19, 2010

The Tea Party movement that has swept the country has been based on two primary tenants: a hatred for taxes and government. Both are accompanied by a tenuous grasp on the definition of socialism (or is...

Cartoon | January 11, 2010

By Mack Garrison, Staff Cartoonist
January 9, 2010

The one downside of books: the cost.