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Analog Avenger: In 100 years, life will be cooler but humans won’t

By Jack Johnson
Columnist
November 23, 2009

I wouldn't want to live 100 years from now. It's tempting but shortsighted to only consider how cool it may be.Every morning we greet the world under a set of assumptions.We assume our car will start,...

Guest Columnist: Gay marriage debate based on absurd arguments

By Jon Frosch
Guest Columnist
November 23, 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE: Jon Frosch is a guest columnist not normally appearing in The Daily Reveille. A very wise (or at least very famous) man once inquired, "War (huh, yeah), what is it good for?" He promptly...

Letter to the Editor, 11/23

By
November 22, 2009

LSU needs to save itself now, remove MilesFans need to keep in mind this isn't the first time Miles has bewildered us with wacky game management and eccentric play calling. Tennessee game in 2005? Auburn...

New Orleans Saints fans celebrate their team's 38-7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL football game Sunday Nov. 22, 2009 in Tampa, Fla. The team is undefeated at 10-0.

Nietzsche is Dead: Sports fanatics should devote some energy to politics

By Matthew Albright
November 22, 2009

If we could, for a second, take a break from the murderous rage about LSU's loss to Ole Miss, it's important to point out that something important happened while Les Miles was earning the hatred of the...

FactoryHaus: Catholic Church’s obsession with sex is unhealthy

By Stephen Schmitz
November 22, 2009

Obsession is a powerful emotion.Obsession with money or people have made people do horrible things they wouldn't normally do.It is rare such obsessions are a catalyst for good.This applies doubly for the...

The Grumbling Hive: Is sex segregation actually progress for our schools?

By Nathan Shull
November 22, 2009

Sex segregation may be justified in some Catholic or private schools in which participation is entirely voluntary. But such a policy is unacceptable in government-funded public schools where voluntary...

Our View: Take unfortunate loss in stride and try to remain calm

By The Editorial Board
November 22, 2009

LSU fans have every reason to be angry.The football team's loss to Ole Miss on Saturday was heartbreaking for so many reasons. It puts coach Les Miles' goal of finishing as a top-five team out of reach,...

Our View: If you’re heading to Ole Miss, don’t engage the Klan

By
November 19, 2009

The Ku Klux Klan will be in full force Saturday on the Ole Miss campus.While The Daily Reveille is in no way supportive of this hate group, we implore all LSU fans not to engage or converse with the robed...

U.S. actor John Cusack, fourth from right, speaks to fans during the Japan premiere of the global-disaster tale 2012 in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Looking on him from left are

Freke Friday: ‘2012,’ or how to make a reservation for Noah’s Ark

By Freke Ette
Columnist
November 19, 2009

For those who can't wait for the Earth's looming destruction in three years' time, the future starts now in director Roland Emmerich's aptly, ominously titled "2012."About 3,000 years ago, the Mayans,...

Press X Not to Die: Big-name video game stirs big-time controversy

By Adam Arinder
Columnist
November 19, 2009

I did it.I am very proud of myself right now for pulling this off.What is my great achievement you ask?I put down the controller and stopped playing Infinity Ward's highly anticipated shooter, "Call of...

Murda, He Wrote: Voters have spoken: Big ideas have no place in BR

By Mark Macmurdo
Columnist
November 19, 2009

Voters went to the polls last weekend to determine the fate of East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden's $901 million bond proposal. Most of the proposal sought funds for improving Baton Rouge's...

Age of Delightenment: Minimize awkwardness on the first date with someone

By Sara Boyd
Columnist
November 19, 2009

EDITOR'S NOTE: This column is the third in a four-part series about behaving on and around campus. The final column will run in the Dec. 3 edition.My mother spent a lot of her time trying to raise a good...