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Student overscheduling cartoon

Opinion: Students should avoid over-scheduling

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas September 9, 2014

Modern-day college students should graduate with honorary degrees in           juggling. With the ever-increasing level of competition in the job market, we are encouraged —...

Opinion: Students negatively affected by disrespectful professors

By SidneyRose Reynen September 9, 2014

There’s nothing worse than going into a college classroom and feeling disrespected and underestimated. College is supposed to be a place where a student’s knowledge and capabilities are fostered...

Student overscheduling cartoon

Opinion: Students should avoid over-scheduling

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas September 9, 2014

Modern-day college students should graduate with honorary degrees in juggling. With the ever-increasing level of competition in the job market, we are encouraged — if not forced — to take on...

Opinion: Conversation surrounding campus rape dismisses rapist guilt

By Jana King September 9, 2014

With the semester getting underway, University students are slowly adjusting to the weight of their academic workload. For the estimated one in four college women who are victims of rape, that load is...

Opinion: People should not be ashamed to express their sexuality

By Ryan Monk September 8, 2014

I’m normally not one for preemptively justifying my own words, but I think it’s going to be necessary this time. So I’ll go ahead and get a few things out of the way. One: No one owes...

Opinion: “Checking out” women targets them and makes them feel uncomfortable

By SidneyRose Reynen September 8, 2014

Imagine this: you’ve had a really rough day in class, and all you’re excited about is to get home and relax. The only thing between you and that marathon of Law & Order: SVU is one short...

A cat sits on a painted road stripe Jan. 24 in Salina, Kan. The Capital Area Animal Welfare Society recently received a $5,000 and is using some of the money for controlling Baton Rouge’s feral cat population through spays and neuters.

Opinion: No easy answer on cat overpopulation

By Justin Stafford September 8, 2014

From Cats of Instagram to ancient Egypt and old superstitions, felines have always held rank in human society for one reason or another. History may repeat itself in the Baton Rouge area if a new ordinance...

Opinion: Drivers need to respect bikers and their safety on the road

By Shirin Chowdhury September 7, 2014

It was the end of a long day of class. I was exhausted, and it was finally time to go home and take that nap I promised myself I wouldn’t take. But first, I had to make my way back to my car, which...

Opinion: Bikers need to obey traffic laws to keep themselves safe

By John Ryan McGehee September 7, 2014

It’s an indisputable fact that Baton Rouge traffic is abysmal. Ask anyone and they’ll tell you to stay clear of anything resembling asphalt from the hours of 3 to 6 p.m. It only makes matters...

Opinion: Campus bus drivers should be more appreciated for their work

By Ryan Monk September 4, 2014

They always say that life is about the trip and not the destination. I’m not sure how much I agree with that.  Regardless, whether you’re in it for the trip or the destination, the former...

Opinion: The pressure to attend college causes stress in students

By Shirin Chowdhury September 4, 2014

It happened during my first semester of freshman year. I was sitting on the fourth floor of Middleton with my economics textbook on the desk in front of me.   I was reading the words on the page but...

Opinion: Jindal’s use of social media is wasting a valuable resource

By Jana King September 4, 2014

On Aug. 27, employees of the Baton Rouge General Mid City emergency room were notified of a pending closure because of financial shortcomings. The hospital is the only emergency facility between Zachary...