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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom 15th Annual Spring Kick Off, in Waukee, Iowa, Saturday, April 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Opinion: Gov. Jindal’s op-ed shows flaws in proposed anti-gay marriage legislation

By James Richards April 26, 2015

Everybody knows “that guy.” He’s the one who makes you sigh, facepalm and shake your head all at once from his overwhelming idiocy. For me, Gov. Piyush “Bobby” Jindal is that...

Opinion: Louisiana citizens should care more about climate change

By Alex Mendoza April 26, 2015

Last Wednesday marked the 45th annual Earth Day. However, judging by the current effects of climate change and our lackluster attempts to fix it, it is unclear how much longer Louisiana will be along to...

Opinion: Hip-hop must change its poor treatment of women

Opinion: Hip-hop must change its poor treatment of women

By James Richards April 23, 2015

Hip-hop is ubiquitous in American culture today. Rolling Stone films videos about Waka Flocka Flame running for president and Kanye West and Jay Z have more Grammys than old white guy staples like Eric...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks before presenting The Hillary Rodham Clinton Awards for Advancing Women in Peace and Security, in the Riggs Library at Georgetown University in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Opinion: Obama’s presidency should serve as warning for Clinton supporters

By Clarke Perkins April 23, 2015

The announcement of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid has filled many Democrats and feminists nationwide with overwhelming excitement, as it should. But if she’s elected, I hope this...

Ben Affleck

Opinion: Current generations must accept problematic history

By SidneyRose Reynen April 23, 2015

We all have something we’d like to hide and keep secret. With that one sentence, many of you probably tensed up and thought, “Yeah, man. I hope no one finds out about that talking zit on my...

Opinion: Paying for college leads to better experience

By Markus Hüfner April 22, 2015

It seems like people forget what the money we pay the University, or at least some of it, is used for. One of the most frequently asked questions I get is why I passed on free education in Norway and decided...

Opinion: Students should reconsider perceptions of rape

Opinion: Students should reconsider perceptions of rape

By James Richards April 22, 2015

Despite the real problem of sexual assault on college campuses, the most recent and poignant flashpoint for it all has turned out to be a sham. I’m talking about the Rolling Stone article that got...

Photo: "CHANGE THE PLAN" - Show # 4519 - Sesame Street Production; Director: Ken Diego; television production photographed: Monday, October 28, 2013; 9:00 AM at Kaufman-Astoria Studios; Astoria, New York; Photograph: © 2013 Richard Termine. PHOTO CREDIT - Richard Termine

Opinion: “Sesame Street” makeover will teach children new, important life lessons

By Logan Anderson April 20, 2015

Elmo has moved into a brownstone on the corner of the road. Abby is starting an urban garden. In addition to his standard trash can, Oscar will be popping out of recycling bins and composting receptacles. After...

Tesla Motors

Opinion: Tesla’s high wages part of a hopeful trend in ethical business

By Alex Mendoza April 20, 2015

In a move sure to have Ayn Rand rolling in her grave, the new Tesla Motors factory in Reno, Nevada, will offer workers an average of $25 an hour ­— well above minimum wage. Tesla’s announcement...

Opinion: Knowledge of certified professionals makes financial assistance easy

By Jay Cranford April 20, 2015

As you leave college and enter the professional world, you will find out there are many different types of financial professionals. From financial planners to accountants, there is a job title for just...

Thousands of participants from across the world pass through the notorious gate with the letters “Arbeit Macht Frei” (Work Sets You Free) during the annual March of the Living at the start in the former Auschwitz Nazi death camp memorial to begin their silent walk to the Birkenau part of the camp, to honor more than 1 million people, mostly Jews, killed at the camp from 1940-45, in Oswiecim, Poland, Thursday, April 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Opinion: March of the Living promotes Holocaust remembrance

By Jen Blate April 19, 2015

April 16 is a very important day to me and many Jewish people across the globe, because it is Holocaust Remembrance Day. But not everyone takes the issue of the Holocaust as seriously as it should be. On...

Protestors march in support of raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour as part of an expanding national movement known as Fight for 15, Wednesday, April 15, 2015, in Miami. The event was part of a national protest day to coincide with the April 15 deadline for filing income taxes. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Opinion: America should install a maximum wage to curb income inequality

By Cody Sibley April 19, 2015

Fast-food workers in cities around America joined together in protest for a $15 per hour minimum wage, and while our minimum wage does need to be higher, America should also focus on imposing a maximum...