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Protesters hold signs outside the planned parenthood health center on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 on Government Street.

OPINION: Planned Parenthood deserves its funding

By Mariah Manuel September 8, 2015

The name Planned Parenthood brings a negative connotation that sparks contentious national debate, leaving a nation divided over two distinctly different ideals: choice or life. Today, Planned Parenthood...

A press image shows the differences between Barbies from 1959 [right] and 2009 [left]. Barbie has long been criticized for embodying stereotypes about women and damaging self-image.

OPINION: Feminism should mean women can do it all

By Caitlyn Atkinson September 8, 2015

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer faced strong criticism after announcing she was pregnant with identical twin girls. In her Sept. 1 statement on Yahoo’s Tumblr, she stated she would be “taking limited...

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis pauses as she speaks after being released from the Carter County Detention Center, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Grayson, Ky. Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, was released Tuesday after five days behind bars. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

OPINION: Kim Davis should still be in jail

By Cody Sibley September 8, 2015

Let’s stop masking bigotry as “sincerely-held religious beliefs.” U.S. District Judge David Bunning freed Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis from jail Tuesday afternoon, five days after...

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OPINION: The benefits of denying bail

By Kain Hingle September 7, 2015

Certain crimes — such as murder, rape and molestation — are unforgivable. Victims of these crimes often face severe psychological damage. On occasion, though, the accused are released not because...

Justin Bieber arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

OPINION: Justin Bieber’s “What Do You Mean?” is a consent anthem

By John Gavin Harp September 7, 2015

Justin Bieber’s new single, “What Do You Mean?” should be required listening for all sexually frustrated young men. The former teen star and bad boy seemingly turned a new leaf by advocating...

 

OPINION: Colorism is white supremacy’s favorite tool

By Garrett Hines September 7, 2015

Drake is the light-skinned god, and Kanye is the dark-skinned devil. For those who subscribe to and perpetuate colorism, this statement rings true. Colorism is prejudice against individuals with darker...

President Barack Obama spoke of disaster and resilience on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 in The Lower 9th Ward Senior Center Andrew P. Sanchez & Copelyn-Bird Center.

OPINION: Obama’s presidency – instability in the Middle East

By Garrett Marcel September 7, 2015

The only objective President Barack Obama’s Iran deal offers is the complete instability of the entire Middle East — and the world. The president made his loyalties to Middle East extremist...

OPINION: It’s time for you to go to class

By Clarke Perkins September 3, 2015

It’s only the second week of school, and the hallways already are less crowded than they should be. When you skip class, you don’t just affect yourself, but others as well. Professors aren’t...

Head to Head: No need to raise the minimum wage

By Kain Hingle September 3, 2015

College students aren’t particularly objective when it comes to views on the minimum wage. Many are more than eager to support raising the minimum wage because they currently hold minimum-wage jobs. Though...

Head to Head: Raise the minimum wage

By Cody Sibley September 3, 2015

The minimum wage is pointless if it can’t pull someone out of poverty. According to Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s living wage calculator, a worker needs to make $10.47 an hour in...

Doctor Ben Carson for President! Doctor who?

By Garrett Marcel September 1, 2015

This country doesn’t need another lawyer or political scientist as president. The only goal lawyers and political scientists have is to win — from winning a simple case for a client to helping...

Legalize sex work in the United States

By Cody Sibley September 1, 2015

In an attempt to demonize consensual sex at every turn, the federal government shut down the largest advertisement website for gay escorts, Rentboy. The Justice Department, working with the New York Police...