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Snapshot: If you aren’t out enjoying the heat, try the library

By Ellen Zielinski
Managing Editor
June 29, 2009

The University is a magical place.OK, maybe not in the stifling heat, but try hard to think back to the good ole' days —spring or fall. You may not recall your fondest memories during these time...

Nietzsche is Dead: Government considers penalties for unhealthy behaviors

By Matthew Albright
Columnist
June 29, 2009

As President Obama begins to strongly push for health care reform, the nation is steeped in controversy.Republicans — and many Americans in general — are fundamentally opposed to the most basic...

Travel: Similar but foreign routines exist cross-culturally

By Daniel Lumetta
Columnist
June 29, 2009

FRASCATI, ITALY — Regional DivideThe North/South tensions prevalent in America can also be found more or less for similar reasons in Italy. Apparently, the lackadaisical lifestyle of Southern Italians...

Burns After Reading: What’s so funny about peace, love and torture

By Scott Burns
Columnist
June 24, 2009

It's hard to turn on your TV these days without hearing something about torture.In the past month, the media obsession with torture has increased rapidly with the controversial comments from figures like...

Daily Reveille reporter Andy Schwehm interviews ESPN reporter Erin Andrews June 16 in Omaha, Neb., during the College World Series

My Opinion: Go to Omaha for the CWS; it’s worth every minute

By Andy Schwehm
Contributing Writer
June 24, 2009

OMAHA, Neb. — If you told me two weeks ago to name one place in the nation where I would like to vacation at a specific time of year, I would say probably have said California in the summertime or...

Our View: Students should be more aware of safety when drunk

By The Editorial Board
June 24, 2009

College students have as much a reputation for partying as just about any other group — not that there's anything wrong with that.But as hard as it may be to remember when intoxicated, University...

Snapshot: You can make friends at LSU in a lot of weird ways

By Jerit Roser
Editor
June 24, 2009

For my Snapshot column last week, I had a chance to write about some outdoor study environments.But to be honest, I'm not much of a studier — not sure if I should say that in the school paper with...

Metairie’s Finest: Twitter takes over world, helping some, hurting others

By Travis Andrews
Columnist
June 24, 2009

I was one of those note-passing kids in my earlier school years.I admit it. Whether it was a match of tic-tac-toe or the much more exciting game of dots or just some random bit of info I found funny or...

View from Another School: Iran’s citizen journalists right to continue protests

LINCOLN, Neb. — Since the June 12 election in Iran, loudly decried as fraudulent, that delivered an overwhelming victory for incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the protests have continued despite...

Socially Significant: Online housing rental information lacking overall

By Skylar Gremillion
Columnist
June 22, 2009

It's pretty well accepted that the economic downturn killed the housing market in 2008.Few people will take issue with the idea that the recession has damaged the housing market. Most analysts and media...

Snapshot: Mike the Tiger is mightier than all other mascots

By Ellen Zielinski
Managing Editor
June 22, 2009

GEAUX ... TIGERS.I would venture to say we hear the phrase at least once a day, and cheer it multiple times at the top of our lungs during sporting events.But few students realize that the Tiger nickname...

Nietzsche is Dead: God and evolution aren’t mutually exclusive

By Matthew Albright
Columnist
June 22, 2009

In the constantly raging debate about the origin of life — an especially fierce debate in Louisiana ever since Governor Jindal signed the Louisiana Science Education Act, which some critics believe...