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Foreign adoptions by Americans drop sharply

By The Associated Press
November 17, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) — The number of foreign children adopted by Americans fell 12 percent in the past year, reaching the lowest level since 1999 as some countries clamped down on the process and others...

Sunshine and Puppies: Banning marriage would give us all equal rights

By Caitlyn Scott
November 17, 2008

As many of you know, Proposition 8 — a piece of legislation on the California ballot that sought to amend the state constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman — passed recently,...

Letters to the Editor, 11/18

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November 17, 2008

Validity of Daigle's argument, "zero"It is truly tiring to be a person that dreams of a day of difference.  I dream of a day when old ways of thinking, old stereotypes, old perceptions and old politics...

Letters to the Editor, 11/17

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November 16, 2008

Student offended by ‘liberal crossword'Let me preface this letter by saying that I am not normally one to be offended since I often take things in with a grain of salt.  But this just draws...

Our View: Student section disappoints in Tigers’ comeback

By The Editorial Board
November 16, 2008

LSU's football team showed tremendous resolve in Saturday night's 40-31 come-from-behind victory against Troy.Unfortunately, a large number of Tiger fans didn't show the same level of commitment and consequentially...

Not So Whitty: Athletics and academics offer similar life lessons

By Kyle Whitfield
November 16, 2008

Everybody has been in this situation in college.Let's say it's Sunday, and you have an easy sociology exam Friday. You don't feel like studying for it, especially after you poured your life into studying...

Mattitude Adjustment: La. politics: Strippers, whores and bondage toys!

By Matt McEntire
November 16, 2008

When my time in Louisiana is done, I'm going to miss many things: the food, the culture and our way of life. Despite all that, there is one aspect of our lives, never taken for granted,...

Murda, he Wrote: Obama’s change should target cell phone carriers

By Mark Macmurdo
November 13, 2008

The idea of change has been tossed around a lot this past election. While the term may seem vague to many, Barack Obama's presidency in its most basic sense will be a departure from the current ideology...

Sk8 or Die, Bro: Sports equals fun

By Daniel McBride
November 13, 2008

Saturday's match against Alabama was the first time I have stayed in Tiger Stadium for an entire football game.And what a game that was. I didn't go into it expecting to win, but after the blocked punt...

Metairie’s Finest: What we and Axl Rose can learn from Young Jeezy

By Travis Andrews
November 13, 2008

I'm not so good at this whole college thing.I'm really not.And maybe it's a bit too much to be spilling on a faceless page save for my goofy-looking mug staring out at you from a gray box, but I seriously...

Iraqi soldier kills 2 US soldiers, wounds 6 in Mosul

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November 13, 2008

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi soldier Wednesday sprayed automatic weapons fire at U.S. soldiers at an Iraqi military base in Mosul, killing two and wounding six before he died in a hail of bullets, an...

Letters to the Editor, 11/14

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November 13, 2008

Obama's success rate 'zero'Many of the opinions are that Obama will not destroy the country, that he will ultimately legislate from a centrist position. However if you look at the probabilities there is...