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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., waves as she arrives with President Barack Obama aboard Air Force One at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. The president traveled to the Gulf Coast region to visit the Port of New Orleans to make a case that more exports equal more jobs. After New Orleans he will go to Miami area for three Democratic fundraisers. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

Opinion: Healthcare legislation shows government incompetence

By Eli Haddow November 14, 2013

It appears that sorry was not good enough. After defending “landmark” healthcare legislation known as the Affordable Care Act, and even pandering to Americans via an apology last week, President...

Students patiently wait for their bus to arrive at the bus stop near Hodges Hall.

Opinion: Going carless pushes students out of comfort zone

By Jana King November 13, 2013

At 19 years old, I have a pretty good idea of what it means to be both independent and dependent. Independent was the first time I drove myself to school my senior year. Dependent was having my mom bring...

Supreme Court

Opinion: Taxes should be used for education, not incarceration

By Annette Sommers November 13, 2013

Tangipahoa Parish officially acknowledged that voters shot down a proposed tax Tuesday which would have funded a new parish jail. The half-cent sales tax was expected to bring in $8.67 million a year to...

Depression

Opinion: Battle negative worldviews and break monotony

By Megan Dunbar November 12, 2013

There’s a chill in the air recently. Sorority girls have begun pairing their oversized shirts with leggings instead of running shorts and the rest of us have pulled out normal pants and stockings. Our...

FILE- In this Dec. 20, 2010 file photo, evangelist Billy Graham is interviewed at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. The evangelist turns 95 on Thursday Nov. 7, 2013 and a big party is planned to celebrate the occasion. Graham's son Franklin has said that as many as 700 people have been invited to the party in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

Opinion: Graham’s religious words valid in today’s society

By Christine Guttery November 12, 2013

Recently one of my professors asked the class to think about what “doing the right thing” means. Ironically, my statement that there is an objective right and wrong was considered incorrect. In...

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2012 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie comforts Kerri Berean in Little Ferry, N.J., after Superstorm Sandy caused a tidal surge on the Hackensack River that overtook a natural berm protecting the town. For Christie, leadership after Sandy often came with an empathetic hug. For New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, it came with an angry tirade at utilities slow to restore power. For New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, it came with cool, businesslike assurance. (AP Photo/The Star-Ledger, David Gard, Pool, File)

Opinion: GOP needs to run smarter, more focused campaigns

By John Ryan McGehee November 12, 2013

We may like to think that we bleed nothing but purple and gold in Louisiana, but politically speaking, we pump out the deepest crimson. Don’t tell ’Bama. In fact, the entire Deep South has...

In this Nov. 6, 2013 photo, Washington County Commissioner Lea Ann Laybourn works in her office in the rural town of Akron, the county seat of Washington County, Colo. A day earlier, a majority in Washington and four other counties on Colorado’s Eastern Plains voted yes on the creation of a 51st state, largely over residents' alienation from voters statewide on issues such as civil unions for gay couples, new renewable energy standards, and limits on ammunition magazines. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Opinion: Secession in Colorado raises question if South is next

By Joshua Hajiakbarifini November 12, 2013

It looks like we will finally add a star to our flag to make room for the 51st state. No, not Puerto Rico — north Colorado. Recently, five rural counties of northeast Colorado voted in favor of secession...

Louisiana Board of Regents Chairman W. Clinton Rasberry discusses a motion on Feb. 25, 2013, at a meeting in the Pennington Biomedical Research Conference Center.

Opinion: Students should base purchase behavior on Federal Reserve

By Jay Meyers November 11, 2013

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ October jobs report, which was surprisingly strong in spite of October’s government shutdown, is probably going to refuel speculation about when the Federal...

Opinion: Remedial classes should be offered in Louisiana 4-years

By Annette Sommers November 11, 2013

Louisiana’s state government is debating whether or not to allow remedial or developmental courses in four-year schools. Almost every outcome of this addition would be beneficial for the student...

Elizabeth Zavala, International Studies senior on left, and Ryan Balsamo, Physical Geography senior, study Italian at the language lab in Prescott Hall room 234 on Monday, Nov 16.

Opinion: University needs to expand foreign recruitment

By Eli Haddow November 11, 2013

It may be surprising to hear, but state governments around the country are ahead of the curve in at least one facet of higher education. As foreign enrollment in American schools rapidly increases, our...

A child interacts with Mike the Tiger at his habitat Thursday evening.

Opinion: Students should follow Mike’s grateful, Buddhist mindset

By Alix Landriault November 11, 2013

Of all the classes I’ve taken at LSU, Buddhist Psychology is probably the most interesting. Over the course of this semester I’ve realized one aspect of the Buddhist mindset that could be readily...

Barack Obama is greeted by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal after speaking at the Port of New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. Obama traveled to the Gulf Coast region to make a case that more exports equal more jobs. After New Orleans he will go to Miami area for three Democratic fundraisers.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Head to Head: Affordable Care Act not the change Louisiana wants

By John Ryan McGehee November 10, 2013

“I’m sorry” is not a common phrase heard from the second most powerful man on Earth. In an interview with NBC, President Barack Obama gave a half-hearted apology regarding the epic failure...