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In this Aug. 21, 2013 photo, bottles of liquor line a bar shelf in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay. The government of Uruguay makes Scotch whisky. It also makes and sells rum, vodka and cognac, and has done so for nearly a century. President Jose Mujica says Uruguay’s long experience at the center of the nation’s liquor business makes it more than capable of dominating another addictive substance: marijuana. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

Opinion: Attitude towards binge drinking needs to change

By Mariel Gates September 5, 2013

I am in no way against drinking, but college students seem to have a negative attitude about alcohol, as if it weren’t an alcoholic beverage but instead a liquid required to hydrate every single...

A demonstrator covers his face with a mask representing the Russian President Vladimir Putin , as holds a placard during a demonstration outside the Russian embassy in the capital Nicosia, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. About a dozen gay rights supporters carried placards and chanted slogans outside the Russian embassy to protest Moscow’s policies on homosexuality. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Opinion: FDA anti-LGBT policy out of touch, offensive

By Justin Blanchard September 4, 2013

When reading the eligibility for donating blood on the American Red Cross website, you will find various requirements such as being healthy, being older than 17 years of age and weighing more than 130...

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Opinion: Technology blues not a student’s best color

By Morgan Searles September 4, 2013

I had to kick myself when I spotted Frank Bruni’s column in The New York Times on Tuesday about how technology allows people to create a homogenous world of their own tastes and opinions, blinding...

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks during a rally for South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley, who announced her candidacy for a second term at the Bi-Lo Center, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, in Greenville, S.C. Supporting Gov. Haley were Perry, Bobby Jindal-La. and Scott Walker-Wis. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro)

Opinion: New report highlights dismal picture for Louisiana’s education system

By Jay Meyers August 29, 2013

If you were to ask Gov. Bobby Jindal what forces will be driving our state’s future prosperity, he’d likely blurt something along the lines of, “scrap our state and corporate taxes”...

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Opinion: I spy with many eyes a surveillance culture

By Joshua Hajiakbarifini August 29, 2013

When Richard Nixon illegally wire tapped a hotel and tried to cover it up, he became the first president in U.S. history to resign. Fast forward to today, and Obama and the NSA’s PRISM Program, the...

Opinion: Software trial shows LSU cares

By Alix Landriault August 29, 2013

The Internet giveth, and I hope the Internet will taketh away more easily now. Last spring, the Faculty Senate approved a trial run of the program “TurnItIn,” a plagiarism-sensing software...

LSU President and Chancellor F. King Alexander looks through papers on his desk Monday, Aug. 19, 2013 in the System Building.

Editorial: F. King Alexander’s actions should be questioned

By The Daily Reveille Editorial Board August 27, 2013

When the Board of Supervisors announced former California State University, Long Beach President F. King Alexander would fill LSU’s newly merged president-chancellor position, the decision seemed...

Josh Duggar checks himself into rehab for porn addiction.

Opinion: Is pornography harmful to society?

By Jana King August 27, 2013

Growing up, we learn to accept several things about the world. Our parents won’t understand us, our only clean pair of pants won’t fit us right and porn is exciting — really exciting...

Josh Duggar checks himself into rehab for porn addiction.

Opinion: Is pornography harmful to society?

By Christine Guttery August 27, 2013

Sexuality is powerful. Power can bring invigorating life and freedom in the right context, but without self-control and responsibility it can dramatically corrupt and devastate. Addictions, broken relationships,...

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signs one of six gun-related bills at TP Outdoors in West Monroe, La, on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Despite criticism it would violate the First Amendment, Gov. Bobby Jindal on Wednesday signed into law a bill that makes it a crime for journalists or anyone else to publicly identify concealed handgun permit holders or applicants (AP Photo/The News-Star, Emerald McIntyre) NO SALES

Our View: Five problems with Bobby Jindal’s Politico op-ed

By The Daily Reveille Editorial Board June 20, 2013

In case you weren’t aware, our fearless governor, Bobby Jindal, recently wrote an editorial in Politico in which he tries to explain to his fellow Republicans why the Democrats will inevitably lose...

Opinion: Savor the summer despite troubles that may lie ahead

By Taylor Balkom June 10, 2013

Four weeks. That’s all the time that’s passed since spring semester finals ended, and it most certainly wasn’t enough of a break. But in that seemingly short period, a lot has happened. ...

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By Kevin Thibodeaux May 1, 2013

Prospective journalists, come on down. Artsy photo majors, we want you. ESPN fanboys, your ability to rattle off football stats from the ’70s is welcome here. We have something for everyone. The...