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Burns After Reading and Nietzsche is Dead: Like God, Santa Claus and his elves aren’t impossible

For centuries, mankind has asked the same question: Does God exist?Last Wednesday, Daily Reveille columnist Daniel Morgan tried to present logical and scientific platforms against the concept of God.Yet...

Juxtaposed Notions: Proposed BR loop will not help traffic problems

By Linnie Leavines
Columnist
March 21, 2009

Anyone who has driven through Baton Rouge during rush hour will agree we need to revamp our clogged interstates and backlogged exit ramps.The Capitol Area Expressway Authority (CAEA) — composed of...

Letter to the Editor: Religious jewelry shows belief, not disrespect

By
March 21, 2009

I was initially thrilled to see you ran photographs of my hand-painted saint medal designs in an article by Lindsay Nunez. The photograph by Grant Gutierrez was fantastic. The article? Not so much.How...

Our View: Recent Student Government progress must continue

By Editorial Board
March 21, 2009

Five tickets have campaigned for the past few weeks to see who will be the new leaders of Student Government.The tickets have all laid out their various ideas and suggestions for reaching the common goal...

View from Another School: Michael Jordan is going to save our economy

By Scott Green
University of Illinois
March 18, 2009

(UWIRE) — I have a plan for fixing the economy that involves Michael Jordan, so Michael, please contact me at your earliest convenience.The idea struck me a few weeks ago when I had dinner at a Chicago...

The Peanut Gallery: Are Tibetans justified in seeking independence?

By
March 18, 2009

Tibetans last week commemorated the 50th anniversary of an uprising against China, which led the Dalai Lama to flee to India and the Chinese government to reassert its sovereignty over the territory. From...

Our View: Legislature should override $100 million Jindal refused

By
March 18, 2009

By any measure, these are tough times.With Louisiana facing massive budget reductions — cuts that are hitting especially close to home with college students — it seems wise to accept any money...

Letter to the Editor

By
March 18, 2009

Walker's gerrymandering editorial devoid of historical factI agree with the Drew Walker's basic premise in his editorial on gerrymandering: heavy-handed use of the practice is generally not such a good...

(Bi)Partisan View: Don’t ask, don’t count – discriminatory census worthless

By Isabel Blum
Columnist
March 18, 2009

The information gathered from the census is necessary for research in sociology, economics and business marketing as well as the appropriate apportioning of federal funding. Unfortunately, the 2010 census...

Athletics are not a waste

By Benton Sawrey
Senior Staff Columnist
March 17, 2009

The notion that athletics are a wasteful entity of a university is borderline absurd. Football, basketball and every other sport on campus are invaluable assets to our University that should be supported...

Saved by the Belle: Posing nude is a wise career choice for “young women”

By Drew Belle Zerby
Columnist
March 17, 2009

Most little girls dream of becoming their favorite Disney princess, Miley Cyrus or even a trophy wife.Playboy Bunnies and Playmates probably don't come close to making their top-10 list.However, girls...

Burns after reading: Sean Penn, what the heck happened to Spicoli, dude?

By Scott Burns
Columnist
March 17, 2009

During his Academy Award acceptance speech in February, social activist and actor Sean Penn stood on his proverbial soapbox, pulled down his pants and dropped yet another self-righteous deuce on the American...