Do you like cheeseburgers?If you do, you're killing the planet.A new study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine blames fat people for the increase in global warming, as increased energy...

Around campus, bumper-to-bumper traffic and continuous roadwork aren't just daily hassles — they're ceremonial ways of life.Louisiana spent more than $2.1 billion maintaining roads and highways in...

Last week, one of the University's nomadic evangelicals offered me a green mini-Bible. I was impressed by his generosity, but I wasn't interested.In a calm, dismissive voice I told him, "There is no God,"...

It's safe to say several University students have experienced the unique atmosphere Chelsea's Cafe offers.The music, the food, the people — Chelsea's has it all.But a recent dispute between the establishment...

Talk to any shark-jumping feminist for long enough, and he or she will eventually mention women only make "77 cents on the dollar" of what men make.The figure comes from the 2004 Census Bureau.The median...

GRENADA, SPAIN — LSU is superior to Science Po, the French university where I have spent this semester, in many ways. But when it comes to appreciation for studying abroad, LSU simply cannot...

It's not often that you find a group protesting their building's status as a landmark.When a structure is labeled a historic landmark, that structure generally becomes a source of pride for those that...

Reading about the State Legislature is almost always boring.Whether it's the arcane procedures and unbearable inanity of the politics or the number of issues the body addresses that just don't seem relevant...

A bill was pre-filed earlier this month by Rep. Walt Leger, D-New Orleans, that would allow juvenile convicts who were tried as adults and sentenced to life in prison an opportunity to be eligible for...

Oh, you graduate in August. What are you doing after that?I swear, I hear those horrible words almost every day. And almost every day, I disappoint whomever is asking with a shrug and a joke because I...

Countless forms of bullying have been reported over the years and are disliked, though accepted, parts of life for school-aged youth.Many have received petty taunts of being "uncool" or "nerdy." But anti-gay...

Legendary New Orleans musician Dr. John doesn't mince words.The Gulf Restoration Network posted a YouTube video April 13 featuring Dr. John, aka Mac Rebennack, endorsing a banner that will fly over the...