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Opinion: Do whatever you can while you still have the time

By Morgan Searles October 24, 2013

Nine weeks into the semester, with a few class lectures, rainbows of junk food and a handful of exams behind us, it’s a good time to reflect on proper time mismanagement. It’s easy to become...

DeAndre Beadle is the sole member of the Student Government Black Caucus.

Opinion: University still racist, but in different ways

By Megan Dunbar October 24, 2013

Our University has a very evident issue with white supremacy. If you take a cross section of students in the Union, the Quad or even in The Daily Reveille’s newsroom at any given time, you’ll...

In this Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013 photo, a pedestrian walks past the U.S. Treasury Building in Washington on a rainy day. The national debt actually reached the limit in May 2013. Since then, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has made accounting moves to continue financing the government without further borrowing. But Lew says those measures will be exhausted by Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The government will then have to pay its bills from its cash on hand — an estimated $30 billion — and tax revenue. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Head to Head: Empirical grounds for deficit paranoia is baseless

By Jay Meyers October 23, 2013

During the past three years, the U.S. has experienced a sluggish recovery from the 2007-08 financial crisis and ensuing Great Recession. For the most part, this is due to lawmakers’ ruthless pursuit...

In this Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013 photo, a pedestrian walks past the U.S. Treasury Building in Washington on a rainy day. The national debt actually reached the limit in May 2013. Since then, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has made accounting moves to continue financing the government without further borrowing. But Lew says those measures will be exhausted by Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. The government will then have to pay its bills from its cash on hand — an estimated $30 billion — and tax revenue. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Head to Head: Numbers don’t lie, the debt needs to be addressed

By Eli Haddow October 23, 2013

You may not realize it, but you owe the government around $53,769. And that number is bound to rise during your lifetime. Why? Because that is the portion of the federal debt owed by every American citizen. On...

Sophomore illustration student, Rachel Bryant of Mission, Kan., grabs a quick nap between classes on the concourse at Kansas City Art Institute on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, Jim Barcus)

Opinion: It’s all right to skip one day of class to sleep

By John Ryan McGehee October 23, 2013

When is the last time you had a full night’s sleep? For most, it was the day before the semester started. The college grind makes it next to impossible to get a full eight hours. The cycle of class,...

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2013, file photo, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal addresses attendees during the Americans for Prosperity Foundation's Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando, Fla. With no end in sight to the federal government shutdown, Republican governors eyeing the 2016 presidential race are pitching themselves as can-do politicians and highlighting records of achievement. "Republican governors are not going to take it anymore," says Jindal, among those state leaders and potential presidential candidates using the shutdown to try to position themselves as outsiders at a time of voter disgust with Congress and anyone connected with Washington. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Opinion: Rightward political shift won’t solve anything

By Joshua Hajiakbarifini October 22, 2013

What do the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street have in common? They are both populist movements that sprung up following the 2008 financial crisis, yet they are on opposite sides of the political spectrum. The...

One in five undergraduates say they are constantly stressed, according to a study conducted for The Associated Press.

Opinion: Professors should hear out students’ grade appeals

By Annette Sommers October 22, 2013

Professors don’t always understand the pressure on students to get good grades. If you shoot an email to your professor asking him or her to glance over an assignment that was harshly graded, he...

This 2005 photo shows a pre-human skull found in the ground at the medieval village Dmanisi, Georgia. The skull unites characteristics of early hominids.

Head to Head: Professors should teach evolution theory as provable fact

By Mariel Gates October 22, 2013

Gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana are two social and political issues that Louisiana is behind on. But it doesn’t stop there. Louisiana also lags behind on the debate about evolution...

This 2005 photo shows a pre-human skull found in the ground at the medieval village Dmanisi, Georgia. The skull unites characteristics of early hominids.

Head to Head: The theory of evolution is not infallible

By Christine Guttery October 22, 2013

Evolution should be honestly presented as a possible but still unproven explanation of life origin — not the only explanation. Observational science uses observable, testable, repeatable and falsifiable...

Student Affairs graduate student Rae Daniel comes out in support of Spectrum, LSU's student organization for LGBTQ students and their allies, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, in Free Speech Alley. Spectrum is celebrating National Coming Out Day.

Opinion: Administration should follow student’s lead on LGBT policies

By Jana King October 21, 2013

Spectrum, LSU’s LGBT and allies student organization, is making great strides for the queer community here at LSU. However, the group is seeing little involvement or support from the administration. Just...

Opinion: Students’ ignorance about government continues

By Eli Haddow October 21, 2013

The shutdown is over, the debt ceiling has been raised and the country is going back to the prosperous days we are used to. Or so many would think. Winston Churchill famously said, “The best argument...

In this Oct. 16, 2013, photo, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, walk to the Senate floor to vote on a bill to raise the debt ceiling and fund the government on Capitol Hill in Washington. The budget-debt brawl has widened the rift between the Grand Old Party and tea party lawmakers who are upset that House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell agreed to the plan to reopen government without extracting any limits on President Barack Obama's health care law.(AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Opinion: Congress’ crisis-driven policy causing economic damage

By Jay Meyers October 21, 2013

Last week, the government finally reopened after its 16-day hiatus, and the U.S. also avoided an economically calamitous threat of a default on its debt. Unfortunately, though, these battles are far from...