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,...
The most anticipated blockbuster book of the holiday season hit the shelves this week. Is it Glenn Beck's "Arguing with Idiots," "Common Sense" or "The Christmas Sweater?" While those are close, it is...
American higher education is a lot of bark with a soft bite. I can only think of three benefits it brings to society.First and fuzziest are the civil gains. A more educated electorate will theoretically...
I've said it before, and I'll say it again — the Catholic Church needs better PR managers.The church is once again coming under fire for its policies, this time over a hotly debated same-sex marriage...
We understand students can be a hard bunch to please.In an age of iPhones and Facebook, instructors sometimes face a difficult task in trying to keep students interested. Faculty often try unconventional...
The other day I witnessed an unusual phenomenon here on campus.I was walking through the quad with a friend of mine, and we were talking about the "fraternization" of society. In particular, we were trying...
"Do you know how to make chocolate?" So said my mayor after a speech on Martin Luther King Day a couple years back, and my city hasn't been the same. Why is my hometown mayor coasting? New Orleans...
It's one thing to prime a situation to decrease the ramifications of purposefully immoral behavior, but another entirely to take precautionary measures for life's unpreventable accidents.But British immigrant...
Why do people want a "Dislike" button on Facebook? It'd be poisonous to our digital discourse.Before we get started, I know this is a ridiculous article to write. How tragic the fall of journalism when...
Pew Center on global climate change
Last week, two LSU students shared their opinions on how best to confront the challenges of climate change. The simple truth is in order to avoid the most severe consequences...
"Let your haters be your motivators."While not the most elegant of phrases, my first reaction to this quote from Kandi Burruss of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" was quite like my reaction to Whitney...
