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Our View: Traveling can be enriching even in the United States

By The Editorial Board
September 13, 2009

Louisiana is known for many things — heat, good food, LSU football and having alligators in our backyards. While some of these are blessings, others may start to feel like curses after a particularly...

Nietzsche is Dead: Wilson’s outburst an inappropriate distraction

By Matthew Albright
Opinion Editor
September 13, 2009

"You lie!"It's the simplest of sentences — but the impact of two words can sometimes have colossal repercussions.Especially when those words are said on national TV — in a joint session of...

Letter to the Editor: 09/11/09

By
September 10, 2009

Universal parking access will not solve problemsScott Burns raised valid points in his opinion article regarding parking on campus — existing infrastructure cannot currently support the daily volume...

Freke Friday: Violence abounds in ‘Gamer,’ but there’s more to it

By Freke Ette
Columnist
September 10, 2009

It's the future, and "Slayers" is all the rage in the newly released "Gamer." "Slayers" is a multiplayer reality game featuring death row inmates mind-controlled by players in the outside world. The rule...

The Grumbling Hive: La. may lose congressional seat because of immigrants

By Nathan Shull
Columnist
September 10, 2009

The upcoming census will not be the first time illegal immigrants have been included. But with the increased rate of illegal immigration in the last decade, it presents a problem for the state of Louisiana,...

Letter to the Editor: Easy Streets more useful than columnist allows

By
September 10, 2009

In response to Scott Burns' article [Wednesday] about traffic problems, I think the columnist fails to realize that Easy Streets was about more than campus parking. I used to make deliveries for the AV...

Press X to Not Die: Political correctness is killing student section spirit

By Adam Arinder
Columnist
September 10, 2009

"Oh-wee-oh, you su … I mean Tigers."Or do I?One football-related topic has been almost as controversial on campus the last two years as the atrocity that is the BCS.That's right — I'm talking...

Letter to the Editor: Americans need health care reform now

By
September 9, 2009

Our nation cannot afford to wait on health care reformOur health care system is broken; there is no doubting that. American families urgently need a solution. When there are 46 million uninsured Americans...

FILE - In this March 21, 2006 file photo, comic book creator Stan Lee stands beside some of his drawings in the Marvel Super Heroes Science Exhibition at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. The Walt Disney Co. on Monday, Aug. 31, 2009 said it is buying Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, bringing such characters as Iron Man and Spider-Man into the family of Mickey Mouse and WALL-E.

Press X to Not Die: The House of Mouse just got a lot more crowded

By Adam Arinder
Columnist
September 9, 2009

It's time to dust off that old pair of Mickey Mouse ears you have buried in your closet because the Disney universe just got a whole lot bigger.Last Monday, The Walt Disney Co. acquired Marvel Entertainment...

Nietzsche is Dead: Humanities, social science majors not inferior

By Matthew Albright
Opinion Editor
September 9, 2009

"This class is useless."  "I seriously don't care about this class – I'm never going to have to use it!"How often do you hear something along those lines while you sit in your general education,...

Our View: Prof.’s informative anti-smoking campaign applauded

By
September 9, 2009

Smoking is bad for you.It's a fact our mothers, teachers and government have told us since we were small. But, when students begin to adjust to college — and the newfound freedom they find there...

Our View: Student section should eliminate obscenity from chants

By
September 9, 2009

With the first home game in Tiger Stadium looming on the horizon, students all over campus are starting to get excited. We're just two days away from the traditions that make Saturday nights some of the...