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Letter to the Editor: Burns wrong about Sleep in a Box

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March 17, 2009

The mission of Sleep in a Box is to raise awareness and funds for homeless adolescents through school spirit and community involvement.  Being the co-founder of this event, I was baffled when I read...

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...

Our View: Independent ticket shows courage by not campaigning

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March 16, 2009

SG elections are less than a week away, and, as usual, this election features an independent ticket with an unconventional platform. The "Make it Reign" ticket, headed by mass communication students Jeffrey...

Common Cents: Like Santa Claus and his elves, God is impossible

By Daniel Morgan
Columnist
March 16, 2009

Unlike the 500 students who helped promote the evangelical ministry at the Cox Communications Center last Thursday, I don't agree with Critter.God is logically impossible and thus cannot exist.This column...

Burns After Reading: Sleep in a Box doesn’t give hope to homeless people

By Scott Burns
Columnist
March 16, 2009

During the past few months, you might have noticed a small group of activists in Free Speech Alley promoting an event known as Sleep in a Box.Its mission, according to the group's organizational Web site,...

Louisianimal: Pranks reveal deficit in execution, excess in legislation

By Daniel Lumetta
Opinion Editor
March 16, 2009

Any third grader could tell you how much fun prank calling a stranger is. But with modern technology, the same phone pranks we played as kids could have severe, potentially deadly consequences if action...

Common Cents: Imprecise definitions spark political disagreement

By Daniel Morgan
Columnist
March 15, 2009

The U.S. government is trillions of dollars large and continuously growing. Its every action sends shock waves of unintended consequences throughout our lives.With more than 700 bases worldwide, the government...

Letters to the Editor

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March 15, 2009

Voting important in SG election If we want our voices to be heard, then we run for office. If we want someone else to relay our voice, then we support that person and vote for them. We can always criticize...

Metairie’s Finest: Economic recession creates gateway for rap music

By Travis Andrews
Columnist
March 15, 2009

So I finally took my headphones off, leaving behind the tales of riches and debauchery from Easy E, UGK, T.I. and Biggie Smalls, and I realized something: We are in an economic recession.I also realized...

Walk Hard: Gerrymandering poses threat to individualism

By Drew Walker
Columnist
March 15, 2009

President Barack Obama has been compared to former President Franklin Roosevelt. This causes conservatives to cringe.Following FDR's 12-year tenure, the country was changed forever. The federal government...

Perfect Dystopia: Lawmakers associating unfair punishments with ‘sexting’

By Dini Parayitam
Columnist
March 15, 2009

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring — Bananaphone.Not many can deny that Raffi had the right idea to sing about a "cellular, modular, interactivodular" device for communication while other people...

Metairie’s Finest: University doesn’t provide healthy food options

By Travis Andrews
March 14, 2009

We are living to die.And the University is handing us a gun.Louisiana ranked last in the country for overall health, according to a December 2008 Associated Press story. This is by no means a new trend:...