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Ellie Schilling, center, a lawyer representing Louisiana abortion clinics, speaks at a protest outside the Department of Health and Hospitals building on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Baton Rouge, La. Abortion rights supporters say DHH issued rules that would have shut down all of the state's abortion clinics. The department rescinded the rules this week. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Opinion: Despite pro-life movement, Roe v. Wade is here to stay

By Logan Anderson January 21, 2015

Despite the best efforts of the pro-life movement, the right to safe and legal abortions turns 42 today. In response, anti-abortion fighters are ramping up their efforts to make abortions illegal and life...

Opinion: Media attention to rape cases shows racial bias

By Clarke Perkins January 21, 2015

Sexual assault is a heinous crime no matter which race the perpetrator belongs to, but it seems as though African-American athletes accused of rape receive more negative media attention than white athletes.  Indianapolis...

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2013 file photo, pro-abortion rights activists, rally face-to-face against anti-abortion demonstrators as both march in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington in a demonstration that coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion. The Supreme Court declines for now to jump back into the abortion wars, but a variety of new abortion restrictions in several states could eventually win high court review. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Opinion: Abstinence-only education negatively affects teen pregnancy rate

By Cody Sibley January 21, 2015

Today is the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, and abortion rates are at their lowest point in 42 years. According to the Guttmacher Institute, with 16.9 abortions per 1,000 women, abortion rates are almost...

A worker who sells beans counts money at a state-run market stall decorated with a mural of Cuban revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. After the surprise announcement on Wednesday of the restoration of diplomatic ties between Cuba and the U.S., many Cubans expressed hope that it will mean greater access to jobs and the comforts taken for granted elsewhere, and lift their struggling economy. However others feared a cultural onslaught, or that crime and drugs, both rare in Cuba, will become common along with visitors from the U.S. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Opinion: Many issues make solution to US-Cuba situation unclear

By Tommy Romanach January 20, 2015

More than 50 years ago, my uncle was arrested by the Cuban government for handing out church pamphlets encouraging citizens to visit the chapel. He was just a kid, but a simple act of democracy still warranted...

This undated publicity photo provided by Netflix shows actress Jessica Walter, front right, and the cast of "Arrested Development." Even Walter, an Emmy-winning character actress, is surprised to find herself at a new professional peak, thanks to the Netflix revival of her sitcom "Arrested Development" as well as the continued success of the animated FX cult favorite, "Archer." The new season for "Arrested Development" began Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Netflix, F. Scott Schafer)

Opinion: TV reboots show consumer desire for nostalgia

By SidneyRose Reynen January 20, 2015

Nostalgia is a powerful drug, and like most drugs, it will kill us all. If you don’t believe me, just check out the roster of scheduled television programs for the next two years. In 2013, Netflix...

Opinion: 43 missing college students show need for student protests

By James Richards January 20, 2015

With only one body identified, nearly 100 suspects arrested and hope for a safe return all but gone, the chances of serving justice for the students missing from Iguala, Mexico, is looking bleaker every...

Opinion: Keystone pipeline poses environmental and economic threat to US

By Cody Sibley January 20, 2015

Climate change is destroying our planet, but our government only cares about pleasing oil corporations. The Senate voted 63-37 to begin debating the Keystone XL Pipeline, which is more than the 60 votes...

 

LSU’s alcohol problem needs to be addressed

By Jen Blate January 19, 2015

It’s 8 a.m. Monday and the chime on your iPhone keeps incessantly buzzing while you press snooze every 10 minutes. You are running late to class, and you are still recovering from the weekend festivities. Before...

For small businesses, money could be scarce if the minimum wage increases $7.25 an hour.

Six financial apps to save your wallet

By Jay Cranford January 19, 2015

If you’re like me, between school, work and finding time to enjoy college, you don’t make time to think about budgeting, saving money and investing. Luckily for us, we live in a time where...

Vegan diet helpful to students’ bodies, minds, and wallets

By Alex Mendoza January 19, 2015

Could you give up eating meat? What about milk, eggs, cheese, butter and everything else that comes from animals? It sounds impossible, but going vegan has important implications for the environment, your...

A student using a computer inside of Middleton Library.

Students should be more concerned about cyber security

By Clarke Perkins January 15, 2015

Nothing’s more annoying than the University denying me access to myLSU because it’s been six months and they’re nagging me to change my password. That being said, it’d be tragic...

A wide array of Hi-Definition televisions for sale hang on display at Best Buy on Bluebonnet Boulevard on March 9. Many factors are to be considered before deciding on the right screen.

Opinion: Cable TV waste of money for college students

By James Richards January 15, 2015

The 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show on Jan. 6 featured a number of weird contraptions. All kinds of overpriced gadgets, from drones to smart watches, battled for attention with electric cars...