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Opinion: Marijuana tolerance has positive influence on society

Opinion: Marijuana tolerance has positive influence on society

By Morgan Searles November 26, 2013

AMSTERDAM — After 14 weeks as a correspondent columnist living in Amsterdam, here’s the opinion you’ve been waiting or dreading to hear. Marijuana use should be tolerated throughout the...

Opinion: U.S. should reflect international global warming concern

By Alix Landriault November 26, 2013

Those who go into the military prepare to fight the evil forces of the world — few expect to fight them with Meatless Mondays.  In an attempt to combat the military’s carbon footprint,...

Dogs

Opinion: The dog you choose to own says a lot about you

By Sarah Nickel November 25, 2013

Today is about dogs. Because, why not? They’re adorable and just the right amount of constant company to take students through their college years without having a mental breakdown. To the cat people...

Beer pong balls may not be as dirty as they appear, according to recent findings.

Opinion: LSU grads qualified to tackle challenges in workplace, bar

By Ryan McGehee November 25, 2013

While it may be difficult securing a job in this economy, finding qualified people to work for you must be infinitely harder. Your business is your baby; you don’t want to pay just anyone to help...

Anatomy with Parents

Opinion: Talking about sex with parents helps sexual health, safety

By Jana King November 25, 2013

Teenage pregnancy is at an all time high. Sexually transmitted diseases are out there, and they are dangerous. Birth control is only 90 percent effective. The list goes on and on. Our biology teachers...

A protester chants her slogans as she is taken into custody after participating in a protest outside the new Chinatown Walmart store on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles police have arrested more than 50 people in the protest of more than 200 people. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Opinion: Students should support efforts of Walmart workers

By Joshua Hajiakbarifini November 24, 2013

This Thursday, we will chow down on turkey and drink enough beer to ignore our problems. While we enjoy the riches of the holidays, many at Walmart won’t be having much to be thankful for. Recently,...

FILE - In this July 11, 2009 file photo, American seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, left, and Rinaldo Nocentini of Italy, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, right, climb towards Col de Port , France, during the 8th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 176.5 kilometers (109.7 miles) with start in Andorra and finish in Saint-Girons, France. When Alex Gibney set out to document the cyclist Armstrong’s 2009 Tour de France comeback, the filmmaker admits he bought into the hype: The man who’d cheated death was coming back to reign supreme -- clean. Gibney's documentary, "The Armstrong Lie, " from Sony Pictures Classics releases Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Opinion: ‘Academic doping’ is not a reasonable solution

By Eli Haddow November 24, 2013

Lance Armstrong, Alex Rodriguez and Mark McGwire are all pockmarks on our generation’s sports memories. But are we any better than they are? With finals week fast approaching, it will become tempting...

LGBTQ Pride ralliers end their march on the steps of the State Capitol June 15, 2013 in downtown Baton Rouge.

Opinion: Baton Rouge lacks adequate LGBT protection laws

By Annette Sommers November 24, 2013

This Saturday, thousands of people gathered to support our football team in Tiger Stadium. Imagine if we had that many people supporting our LGBT community. Instead, we have the Human Rights Campaign’s...

A Filipino man prays on a statue of Jesus Christ prior to a Mass at Santo Nino church, which was damaged by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard Nov. 8, leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Head to Head: Morality is made of universal absolutes

By Christine Guttery November 21, 2013

A classmate in my multicultural education class suggested that while in our eyes the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center seemed diabolical, another culture might justify it as moral, and we should...

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, holds a ceremonial swearing-in for newly-elected Rep. Vance McAllister, R-La., Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. McAllister’s wife Kelly, watches at center. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion: Mr. McAllister goes to Washington

By Eli Haddow November 21, 2013

He stepped out of Northern Louisiana and into his new Capitol Hill office on Wednesday. Vance McAllister, the nation’s and Louisiana’s newest member of the House of Representatives had never...

A Filipino man prays on a statue of Jesus Christ prior to a Mass at Santo Nino church, which was damaged by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard Nov. 8, leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Head to Head: Morality is relative, developed through experience

By Jana King November 21, 2013

The human species is complicated, and college is where it starts getting really messy. We’re no longer under our parents’ wings, and we start thinking for ourselves more. And we also start...

Deadbeat Dads

Opinion: Fathers need punishment for abandoning children

By John Ryan McGehee November 20, 2013

Whenever you have an obligation, it’s expected that you try to carry it out to the fullest extent of your abilities. Paramount among these responsibilities is caring for children if you have them....