'Twas the last days of finals, and all through the townNot a student was stirring — not even a sound.Winter break is fast approaching, so now is the timeTo review the major highlights from the fall...
Two months ago, the Archdiocese of New Orleans and Catholic Charities announced they would spend $5.182 million to help emotionally scarred individuals from the West Bank.This wasn't an act of charity.In...
Finals suck.You would think somebody who gets paid to write would spend more effort trying to come up with some more fancy, less stark words to describe it. But there's no better way to encapsulate in...
Earlier this month, the Nielsen Company released its quarterly statistics on television viewership in the U.S. The results? Americans are watching more TV than ever — more than four hours per day...
I'm going to tell you some secrets.I flunked out of school, worked really hard at some crappy jobs for a year, then begged my way back into LSU. Then my dad lost his job, and subsequently my parents had...
School spirit is something that we Tigers take very seriously. Anyone will tell you that it's an LSU staple to wear the gameday T-shirt or the purple and gold sweatshirt. What you may not know is that...
A Japanese gangster is getting his skin pierced and dyed for a ritual tattoo. Around him are members of his gang flirting with several loose women, while he winces in pain as the needle pierces skin. He...
If you've walked past Johnston Hall, you've seen steam rising and heard noise coming from the "Power House."I knew nothing more than its noise and presence until this semester. I took a tour of the facility ...
The University has seen a 14 percent increase in Hispanic enrollment since its 2007 initiative to better recruit Hispanic students.There are 898 Hispanic students enrolled at the University and 785 Hispanic...
Those of you who were still on campus last week and read my column, your fears are put to rest — I did survive Black Friday. While I barely lived to tell the tale, I've seen some of the trends of...
While students finish up finals and return home for Christmas break, the U.S. Senate will be engaged in a heated debate over health care reform. In a debate that has raged across America for months, politicians...
