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Press X to Not Die: AT&T to charge extra for service already promised

By Adam Arinder
Columnist
October 15, 2009

Are you tired of dropping calls on your AT&T network cellular device?Are you tired of having to deal with slow speeds on your iPhone's Internet?Do you wish you could download the "I Am T-Pain" application...

Age of Delightenment: FTC may hold celeb endorsers liable for false claims

By Sara Boyd
Columnist
October 15, 2009

Let's play a game. How many celebrities that endorse products can you name? (Hint: It doesn't really matter, because I'm writing now, and you're reading in the future. Unless our space-time continuums...

Nietzsche is Dead: Get yourself vaccinated: Nobody wants your flu

By Matthew Albright
Opinion Editor
October 13, 2009

Flu season is an especially interesting time for college students.Like some kind of twisted quasi-holiday, classes suddenly drop to half-strength. Huge auditoriums are suddenly silent, interrupted only...

 

Burns After Reading: Moore misidentifies problem in ‘Capitalism’ film

By Scott Burns
Columnist
October 13, 2009

Virtually everyone is familiar with the great white shark thanks to Stephen Spielberg's epic horror film "Jaws." But their loyal entourage — the pilot fish — doesn't enjoy the same notoriety.Fun...

The Devil’s Advocate: Evolution, signaling behind health care debate

By Daniel Morgan
Columnist
October 13, 2009

Making the muddled, misshapen campaign of misinformation that is the health care "debate" even more confusing is the unacknowledged fact rhetoricians on both sides are secretly waging two simultaneous...

Our View: File for SG candidacy today; help improve student life

By The Editorial Board
October 13, 2009

Today is the final day for students to file as candidates for Student Government's fall elections.Interested students can run for spots in the senate or on the University court.In addition to the 31 fall...

Freeman of Speech: Obama’s Peace Prize Award is shared by all Americans

By Eric Freeman Jr.
Columnist
October 12, 2009

Amid what never happened Saturday night, a piece of Friday news provoked the worst of American politics. It wasn't the release of a controversial policy or a scandalous affair. The President of the United...

Juxtaposed Notions: Obama received prize for rhetoric, not achievement

By Linnie Leavines
Columnist
October 12, 2009

President Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize last Friday for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people," despite currently leading two wars in the...

Analog Avenger: Corporate sponsorship could end budgetary drought

By Jack Johnson
Columnist
October 12, 2009

A cold wind is blowing. The flagship agenda is flying half-mast. Florida won. And now we have midterms brought to you by Popeye's Chicken!That's right: As LSU continues to suffer the national recession,...

Guest Columnist: Choice of Alleva as athletic director still puzzling

EDITOR'S NOTE: Stephen Wolf is a guest columnist for The Daily Reveille; his views do not represent those of the paper or its staff.When LSU hired Joe Alleva as athletic director despite widespread doubt...

 

FactoryHaus: Obama’s “Big Gay Speech” wasn’t big or very gay

By Steven Schmitz
Columnist
October 11, 2009

It's official: President Obama has hit the big time.Obama keynoted the Human Rights Campaign's annual banquet last Saturday and, in the process, provided the opening act for pop music's newest princess,...

Nietzsche Is Dead: Conservapedia highlights partisan hatred of facts

By Matthew Albright
Opinion Editor
October 11, 2009

We all love Wikipedia.The online user-created encyclopedia has reached near-ubiquity, especially on college campuses. At universities, it's controversial — students love the ease of access, and the...