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Burns after reading: We the people need not forget our Constitution

By Scott Burns
columnist
January 25, 2009

"Stop throwing the Constitution in my face. It's just a god-damn piece of paper!"Sadly, these were the words of former president George W. Bush, uttered in a 2004 meeting with congressional republican...

Nietzsche is Dead: Even students have large stake in today’s economy

By Matthew Albright
columnist
January 25, 2009

When the average college student turns on their television, it isn't to watch news about the economy.Let's face it, we'd all rather get wrapped up in "Lost" than watch an economics expert rant about the...

Letters to the Editor

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January 25, 2009

Volunteer shares experience In response to the story focused on euthanasia, I've been with a humane society for a few years now and on its board of directors for a couple of them. This has allowed me to...

Perfect Dystopias: S. Korea questions freedom of expression on Web

By Dini Parayitam
Columnist
January 22, 2009

The blogs of today have replaced the journals and diaries of a bygone era. Google ‘Internet blogging sites,' and 20,200,000 different sites pop up. Internet blogging has become a substantially powerful...

Our View: Students should be aware of simple dangers, hazards

By Editorial Board
January 22, 2009

It's been five days since University student Sterling Kyle Oser was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in an apartment. The accidental death was caused by a natural gas space heater left on in an...

Burns after reading: God bless shoe, Mr. Al-Zaidi – enjoy getting laid

By Scott Burns
Columnist
January 22, 2009

Here's a riddle: What do you get when you publicly disgrace the most powerful man in the world by throwing your shoes at him?A noose necking? A sniper to the skull? Austin Powers' wrath?None of the above.According...

Saved by the Belle: Obscure bands go mainstream, leave true fans behind

By Drew Belle Zerby
Columnist
January 22, 2009

Product placement isn't just about products anymore.Or is it?Gone are the days of television advertising Diet Coke and Crest Whitestrips because it has found a bigger and better product — bands.And...

View From Another School: Facts, fables for fueling your libido with assorted food

AMHERST, Mass. (U-Wire) — Since the dawn of time, humankind has had two great obsessions: food and sex. In today's world, they saturate every aspect of media and culture. It is little wonder that,...

Nietzsche is Dead: Warren not a bigot, comments taken out of context

By Matthew Albright
Columnist
January 21, 2009

Yesterday's ceremonies made it official — Barack Obama is the president of the United States.The event will remain a bright note of hope for our nation, the beginning of a presidency — of an...

Nietzche Is Dead: Budget cuts to higher education unfair, unwise

By Matthew Albright
Columnist
January 21, 2009

LSU Students received another foreboding e-mail last Friday from the chancellor's office concerning the budget cuts. A quote from that e-mail:"While we have yet to receive specifics, it is clear that the...

Pepper spray and snowballs don’t mix

By Paul McCauley
Senior Staff Columnist
January 21, 2009

If I may play Captain Obvious for a moment, I'd like to note that we saw a significant amount of snow for the first time since I've been at N.C. State on Tuesday.And where there is snow, there are snowball...

Murda, He Wrote: America’s language gap is logical, unfortunate

By Mark Macmurdo
Columnist
January 21, 2009

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FRANCE — Language is far more than a means to communicate — it's inextricably tied to culture. It serves as the basis for human interaction as well as a repository for information....