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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...

I Represent the Lollipop Guild: It’s Death Valley so act like it, dammit

By David Helman
Sports Writer
October 9, 2009

As I baked to a purple-and-gold crisp last Saturday in the highest reaches of Georgia's Sanford Stadium, I witnessed blasphemy of the Southeastern Conference's highest order.There were the then-No. 18...

Rocket Man: I hate jort-wearing, gator-chomping Tim Tebow and his ways

By Casey Gisclair
Deputy Sports Editor
October 9, 2009

I have a secret that I am ready to tell the world.This has been burning deep inside of my soul for the past three and a half years and has been hidden from the public because of my objectivity regarding...

The Joose is Loose: LSU football trumps Florida this decade

By Michael Lambert
Sports Contributor
October 9, 2009

LSU and Florida have been the two best college football teams since the turn of the new millennium.They have a combined four BCS National Championships, six Southeastern Conference Championships, 11 bowl...

Babbling Brooks: Tim Tebow is the greatest man that has ever lived

By Johanathan Brooks
Sports Columnist
October 9, 2009

That Tim Tebow is a son of a bitch.The senior Florida quarterback is amazing — a man among boys, the paragon of virtue in a college football landscape muddled by vice.He's the best thing to happen...

Our View: Wear gold, embody the 12th man to support the Tigers on Saturday night

By The Editorial Board
October 9, 2009

We like to party.Of course we do. We're 18, 19 and 20-somethings who go to LSU. And many of us party our hardest on game days.But maybe we should take it a bit easier this Saturday. And even though half...

Our View: ‘Flagship Fee’ just another underhanded increase

By
October 8, 2009

Reality is harsh — money matters. The recent recession slamming the state has higher education scrambling to continue providing quality education, and the University is certainly no exception.The...

A model presents a creation by American fashion designer Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton's Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2010 fashion collection, in Paris, Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009.

Age of Delightenment: Fashion industry should think BIGGER in designs

By Sara Boyd
Columnist
October 8, 2009

It's one thing to think clothes look better on thin women. It's an entirely different thing to think larger women shouldn't be allowed to wear them.It's certainly not breaking news to anyone that high-fashion...

Murda, He Wrote: Give ’em organs or give ’em death: Opt-out system needed

By Mark Macmurdo
Columnist
October 8, 2009

An average of 19 people die every day in the U.S. waiting to receive an organ. That's nearly 7,000 deaths per year which could potentially be prevented if organ donors were available.I've always known...

Burns After Reading: University should do more to promote biking

By Scott Burns
Columnist
October 7, 2009

My bike is sitting near President Lombardi's office right now. It's parked there almost every day — tangled with all the other bikes outside the Rec.But I'm sure the president won't notice it. After...

The Devil’s Advocate: Outdated explanations for circumcision don’t cut it

By Daniel Morgan
Columnist
October 7, 2009

America's culture is more civilized than most in history, but it's still downright barbaric.Males — assuming you're a statistic in the national trend — when you were born, your parents wrapped...