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Law enforcement personnel gather at the scene of a shooting at Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nev. on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. A student at the school opened fire on campus just before the starting bell Monday, wounding two boys and killing a teacher who was trying to protect other children, Sparks police and the victim's family members said. (AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Marilyn Newton) NO SALES; NEVADA APPEAL OUT; SOUTH RENO WEEKLY OUT

Opinion: Middle schools deserve armed protection

By John Ryan McGehee October 21, 2013

Early Monday morning, Americans were bombarded with the all-too-familiar reports of another school shooting. At Sparks Middle School in Sparks, Nev., two individuals were fatally shot, and two minors were...

Opinion: Knowledge, not clothes, should make the man

By Megan Dunbar October 20, 2013

In basic sociology classes, teachers emphasize the concept of impression management through clothing, and students can’t seem to take the message to heart. They shouldn’t. Fall means wrapping...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd talks about the events leading up to the arrest over the weekend of two juvenile girls in a Florida bullying case at a press conference in Winter Haven, Fla., Monday, Oct. 15, 2013. Two middle school girls ages 14 and 12 have been arrested and charged with felony aggravated stalking in connection with the suicide earlier this year of 12-year-old Rebecca Ann Sedwick in Lakeland. Judd said police arrested the 14-year-old girl after she posted online Saturday that she bullied Rebecca and she didn't care. The 12-year-old girl was Rebecca's former best friend, but Judd said the 14-year-old girl turned her against Rebecca. (AP Photo/The Ledger, Calvin Knight) TAMPA TRIBUNE OUT

Opinion: Cyberbullying is as harmful as face-to-face harassment

By Annette Sommers October 20, 2013

Digital media has paved the way for many new aspects of our society. It allows us to network and socialize — even harass people to the point of suicide. What? Did you think I was going to leave out...

In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, Lea Bivins, 11, left, and Hunter Bean, 12, work on their wrestling moves during pankration practice in Sacramento, Calif. A bill before the Legislature by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, would authorize the California State Athletic Commission to establish regulations for youth pankration competitions. Pankration, which has dramatically grown in popularity in California during the last decade, combines skills from karate and jiu-jitsu. It traces its roots back to ancient Greece where the only rules for the sport styled from boxing and wrestling prevented competitors from biting or gouging each others each others eyes.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Opinion: Martial arts classes should be available at LSU

By Alix Landriault October 20, 2013

As the midterm spree draws to a close, students are already having to schedule courses for next semester. Yet the University’s cornucopia of classes is missing something practical and self-empowering:...

Opinion: Rape blame lies solely on the rapist, not the victim

By Mariel Gates October 17, 2013

Whatever we wear, wherever we go, yes means yes and no means no. On Tuesday, Slate writer Emily Yoffe published an article titled “College Women: Stop Getting Drunk.” The article talks about...

This undated photo courtesy of Sarah Lawrence College shows students on the campus of Sarah Lawrence in Bronxville, N.Y. Tens of thousands of high schoolers sweated over their college applications, huddled at mailboxes for acceptances and face the final push toward the rest of their lives over the next few weeks. (AP Photo/Sarah Lawrence College) NO SALES

Opinion: Good grades should not be the goal of higher education

By Christine Guttery October 17, 2013

It’s midterms week, and that means sleepless nights full of studying and lots of coffee in order to make the best grade possible. We need to put forth our best effort, but when our goal is simply...

Shanta Driver arrives at the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. Driver is the National Chair of the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration, and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality by Any Means Necessary. Driver argued her side of an affirmative action case before the Supreme Court, Tuesday after affirmative action opponents persuaded Michigan voters to outlaw any consideration of race after the Supreme Court ruled a decade ago that race could be a factor in college admissions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Opinion: It’s time to end affirmative action, diversity will survive

By Eli Haddow October 17, 2013

With the ongoing banter about the government shutdown and debt default, a news story about race conflict would almost seem a relief. Lucky us, because this week the Supreme Court took up Schuette v. Coalition...

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio arrives for a meeting with House Republicans in the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 16, Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Washington, after Senate leaders reached last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Opinion: Republican party needs to pull itself together

By John Ryan McGehee October 17, 2013

To the Republicans of the 113th United States Congress: Esteemed ladies and gentlemen, my name is John Ryan McGehee, and I am a sustaining member of the Republican National Committee. Like many of you,...

Police

Opinion: Police should not be above the law, they are the law

By Jana King October 16, 2013

On game day, most students are too busy preparing to cheer on the Tigers to watch out for the law.  But when I set to find out how the LSU student body feels about cops, I was left with many questions...

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, gestures as he talks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, in Washington. Leaders reached a last-minute agreement to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. Cruz said he would not try to block the agreement. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Opinion: Debt ceiling, shutdown highlight Tea Party flaws

By Jay Meyers October 16, 2013

However the debt ceiling showdown ends, Republicans need to have a true “Come to Jesus” meeting. Indeed, the contentious political battles of late, involving both the partial shutdown of government...

LSU defensive players celebrate a fourth down stop Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013 during the Tigers' 17-6 victory against the Gators in Tiger Stadium.

Opinion: Individualism, community should be shared by all

By Alix Landriault October 16, 2013

Disunity is a trait too often seen in American society. Our recent government shutdown, which was initiated by our Federal government’s disagreements over the Affordable Care Act, was caused by a...

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, Malala Yousafzai addresses students and faculty after receiving the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at Harvard University, on the school's campus in Cambridge, Mass. A year ago, Malala Yousafzai was a schoolgirl in northwest Pakistan, thinking about calculus and chemistry, Justin Bieber songs and "Twilight" movies. Today she's the world-famous survivor of a Taliban assassination attempt, an activist for girls' education _ and a contender to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday Oct. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Jessica Rinaldi, File)

Opinion: Think twice before you choose more sleep over class

By Jana King October 15, 2013

Each morning, my alarm clock threatens to take me from my bed, and I must make the hardest decision — to go to class, or not to go to class. Since starting college, I can hardly believe that I survived...