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Our View: Music Festival would bring needed revenue to Baton Rouge

By Editorial Board
June 17, 2009

Many students attend the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festival every year in New Orleans, and Quint Davis is aiming to bring the same kind of atmosphere to Baton Rouge — more specifically, Tiger...

Burns after Reading: Fallacies abound in intelligent design arguments

By Scott Burns
Columnist
June 17, 2009

In recent years, the political struggle over intelligent design has become one of the most heated debates in the academic realm.The dispute hit especially close to home last June, when Louisiana Governor...

Snapshot: Being kid-friendly on campus isn’t as hard as it seems

By Zac Lemoine
Online Media Editor
June 17, 2009

My little cousins love LSU. They are both boys, and both are convinced they will be starting quarterbacks for the Tigers.  They have always thought I was cool — kids have strange role models.   ...

Socially Significant: Misleading research unfairly points finger at Deep South

By Skylar Gremillion
Columnist
June 14, 2009

Southerners are the most sinful people in the United States.That's right, according to a group of geographers from Kansas State University, Southerners indulge in most of the seven deadly sins more than...

One of the concrete pews in the Greek Amphitheatre.

Snapshot: Outdoor studying is a nice change, if you study

By Jerit Roser
Editor
June 14, 2009

I ended my last Snapshot column with the "Enchanted Forest" near Kirby Smith and the Pentagon, so I'll start this one off just a few feet away at the Greek Amphitheatre.If you want a quick rest when walking...

Travel: D.C. still attracts tourists, residents staying positive

By Ashley Norsworthy
Columnist
June 14, 2009

Washington D.C. is quite different from the Red Stick, and the gap between the two has grown even more since the change in political climate.Franklin Jones, a middle-aged snack vendor in the National Mall,...

Burns After Reading: BCS or government control, fans, take your pick

By Scott Burns
Columnist
June 10, 2009

On May 1, Congressman Joe Barton, R-Texas., spearheaded a congressional hearing to assess the validity of college football's Bowl Championship Series. Barton's solution for the "socialistic" system, oddly...

Snapshot: Enjoy some of LSU’s lesser-known attractions

By Ellen Zielinski
Managing Editor
June 10, 2009

What's the most terrifying animal you can think of? A lion? A tiger? A bear? No. It's the geese found around the LSU lakes (oh my).Even with this cleverly diguised predator lurking close by, you should...

Our View: Health care facing cuts as harmful as higher education

By The Editorial Board
June 10, 2009

Anyone at the University is aware that higher education is about to suffer some major setbacks.The massive budget cuts facing our state's universities are starting to making headlines, and system representatives...

Travel: Studying abroad is fun, confusing and worth it

By Victoria Yu
Columnist
June 8, 2009

LONDON — I never thought being an American in a foreign country was like to being a fish out of water.Some differences are expected and exciting, but the Metro, electrical outlets and language barriers...

Murda, He Wrote: D-Day ceremonies highlight shift in America’s image

By Mark Macmurdo
Columnist
June 8, 2009

BAYEAUX, France —What Europe thinks of the U.S. or even if their opinion is relevant is a common topic in the popular media, particularly on cable news. And most of it paints a chilly relationship...

Socially Significant: Twitter triggers the evolution of word-of-mouth

By Skylar Gremillion
Columnist
June 8, 2009

Word-of-mouth has always been an incredibly successful advertising mechanism.Since the days of carnival barkers shilling their wares, advertisers and promoters have always encouraged consumers to tell...