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Our View: Obama needs to offer N.O. more than just a speech

By Editorial Board
October 14, 2009

"New Orleans is a city that has always shown America what is possible when we had the imagination to see the unseen and the determination to work for it."  Those were then-candidate Barack Obama's...

Murda, He Wrote: Rising text message charges point to price collusion

By Mark Macmurdo
Columnist
October 14, 2009

Whether it's avoiding talking to an overly verbose relative or trying to figure out party plans during a night class, texting has become the go-to method of communication.The total number of text messages...

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

By The Editorial Board
October 12, 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...

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

By Matthew Albright
Opinion Editor
October 12, 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 12, 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 12, 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...

Analog Avenger: Corporate sponsorship could end budgetary drought

By Jack Johnson
Columnist
October 11, 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...

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

By Eric Freeman Jr.
Columnist
October 11, 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 11, 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...

 

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

By Steven Schmitz
Columnist
October 10, 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 10, 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...