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Hydraulic fracturing extracts oil and natural gas by forcing chemicals into shale rock or derelict wellbores. This process pushes the assets to the ground’s surface.

Opinion: Louisiana oil fracking could support the University, decrease tuition

By Nicholas Pierce November 28, 2012

Louisiana isn’t the only state having trouble funding higher education. Public universities across the country are cash-strapped and money-hungry, and like LSU, they have also had to slash departments...

Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras arrives for a news conference in Athens, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Stournaras says a program whereby the country will buy back some of its bonds from private investors "must work" if the country's excessive debt load is to be reduced. The bond buyback is part of measures agreed on with European finance ministers earlier this week, including the release of Euro 44 billion ($57 billion) in critical rescue loans. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Opinion: Congress should focus on jobs, ditch tackling deficit

By Jay Meyers November 28, 2012

The trouble at this moment in history is that irresponsible men who deem themselves exempt from both history and academic influences are dominating the policy discussion regarding America’s fiscal...

Opinion: Current GPA system pointless, needs nullification

By Taylor Hammons November 28, 2012

If you’re like me, you’re quite bitter this week. You’re bitter because you don’t understand how a two-digit number is supposed to represent the extent of your knowledge. For...

Inertia, Mutha F@#ka

Opinion: GZA believes science ed is something to mess with

By Aaron Friedman November 27, 2012

Credibility is fleeting in hip-hop. Ice-T, for example, is watered down and solving crimes on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Ice Cube starred in the abysmal “Are We There Yet?” and...

Opinion: Domestic drones need more privacy protections

By David Scheuermann November 27, 2012

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a drone, and it’s right over our backyards. Drones are commonly associated with the ongoing War on Terror in the Middle East, where they are...

In this Thursday evening, Nov. 22, 2012 photo, Bianca Ward, 20, screams as she enters a Target store in Chesapeake, Va. Hundreds of people lined up early for the Thanksgiving Day sale. Ward had waited in line since the afternoon. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Ross Taylor)

Black Friday is slowly losing its appeal of craziness

By Jesse Tate November 26, 2012

Imagine crowds of screaming, hair-pulling, belligerent people all running into a small building: Welcome to Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving has been dedicated to half-off deals and one-day-only...

Small Business Saturday is what holidays are for: giving

By Chris Ortte November 26, 2012

It’s no secret that this time of year is great for all businesses alike. The majority of retailers have their highest profit gains during the holiday season. However, local retailers typically do...

Andrea Gallo, editor-in-chief of The Daily Reveille, greets Reveille employees during the first day of training for the Fall 2012 semester staff Thursday, Aug. 10, 2012 in the Holliday Forum of the Journalism Building.

Reveille application session will take place Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Holliday Forum

By The Daily Reveille Editorial Board November 26, 2012

“I supposedly majored in English; in reality, I majored in the campus newspaper with a minor in recreational substances.” This quote comes from a speech given by the former New York Times...

Dead Week Fall 2012

Dead week should be used as preparation for finals

By Kate Mabry November 20, 2012

Many students agree that midterms is one of the most stressful weeks of the semester, but the calm of the following weeks misleads students into the death trap called dead week, the week before final exams. ...

Gaylen Iverstine’s turkeys roam free range and live in a pasture that also holds beef cows. The 150 birds will be ready for Thanksgiving.

Mind your cooking and keep a drink in-hand: It’s Thanksgiving

By Chris Ortte November 20, 2012

My uncle always says that down here, we eat with our hearts, not our mouths. And I believe it. Much more goes into our cast-iron pots than just those ingredients that recipe calls for — sometimes...

Blue-Eyed Devil: Should contraception be internationally recognized as a basic human right?

By Nicholas Pierce November 19, 2012

The United Nation’s Population Fund released a report on Nov. 14 that called  birth control and contraceptives a “universal human right.”  Now, the idea of birth control or...

But He Means Well: Should contraception be internationally recognized as a basic human right?

By Gordon Brillon November 19, 2012

There has been a lot of talk around the country recently about what qualifies as a right. Obviously, no one is debating the Bill of Rights, but politicians have questioned whether the American people are...