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Letter to the Editor: Firearm rules hurt lawful gun owners

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March 10, 2009

Although "schools" are firearm free zones, campus officials cannot legally restrict anyone from having a firearm in his or her vehicle. As per state law, your vehicle is an extension of your home, and...

Letter to the Editor: LSU 360 to serve students’ interests

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March 9, 2009

LSU Student Body,I would first like to thank Jasper Holland for giving me this opportunity to address several concerns. Since my freshman year when I joined Student Government, I have always been fiscally...

Burns After Reading: Cosmetic titillation deflated during boob, bust cycle

By Scott Burns
Columnist
March 9, 2009

Say what you will about the past eight years. But one positive did emerge through the diplomatic carnage left by the Bush Administration.Boobs got bigger.Between 1992 and 2003, the number of breast augmentations...

Our View: Across-the-board budget reductions unfair to University

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March 9, 2009

Documents released by the LSU System late Tuesday indicate the total cuts to the System next fiscal year will total $131.2 million, with total cuts to the System's main campus totaling $45.4 million.The...

Nietzsche Is Dead: ‘Moral rehabilitation’ case violates rights, laws

By Matthew Albright
Columnist
March 9, 2009

Every aspect of a prisoner's daily life is put under intense scrutiny and regulation. Everything from meals to showers is scheduled; everything is done when and how inmates are told to do it. This is an...

Juxtaposed Notions: Public ignorance enables human trafficking rings

By Linnie Leavines
Columnist
March 8, 2009

"We thought slavery ended in the 19th century. We couldn't be more wrong. Slavery still exists."Such is the slogan of the new group on campus, Tigers Against Trafficking, an organization dedicated to fighting...

Letter to the Editor: ‘The next level’ of irresponsible spending

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March 8, 2009

The race for the next SG president is only hours old, yet we already have a clear idea of which tickets would cost our student body more money than they would be worth. Taking into account the current...

Freeman of Speech: Science convention ditches La. for ‘Mormon country’

By Eric Freeman Jr.
Columnist
March 8, 2009

"Viewing present-day organisms as products of evolution provides the most productive framework for investigating and understanding their structure and function. As such, evolution is a unifying concept...

View from Another School: Changing name of Columbus Day is just a start

(U-WIRE)   — Anyone who's studied history, especially at a mostly liberal institution like Brown, knows that Christopher Columbus did not "discover" the Americas. Not only are many of his...

Walk Hard: Restoration ‘Master Plan’ a must for La. coast

By Drew Walker
Columnist
March 8, 2009

After Hurricane Katrina, the state began reassessing its storm preparedness, and a bipartisan effort to better prepare the state for hurricanes emerged.Former Gov. Kathleen Blanco was ridiculed for the...

Juxtaposed Notions: ‘Twilight’ is cleverly disguised porn for women

By Linnie Leavines
Columnist
March 8, 2009

In a traditional sense, porn is defined as "something with no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire," according to the Webster's dictionary definition."Twilight," the hit vampire...

Our View: LSUPD’s new equipment, structures seem unnecessary

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March 8, 2009

The LSU Police Department is making some fairly hefty changes to its department, giving officers shotguns and developing a SWAT-like team for campus emergencies.But some of this new equipment seems a little...