I've already written about how great Mardi Gras is, but I do think there is one thing that would make it even better: a longer break here at the University. I know I am asking for a lot, but I think it...
If you spend entirely too much time scrolling through Twitter threads, like myself, then you are probably familiar with the phrase “Bernie or Bust.” For readers who do not possess the self-hating...
Socrates said it best: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” In a time when it seems as though higher education is not much more than an accreditation factory, a place to be assembled,...
With the closing of the New Hampshire Primaries, there are less candidates vying for the Democratic presidential nomination. Furthermore, with Governor John Bel Edwards’ budgetary wishlist lacking...
It is often said that it is better to have loved and lost than never loved at all, but does the same ring true for hookups? Is it really better to hook up and ghost someone than to never hook up at all?
The...
If you’ve been single at all in the past few years, there’s a pretty good chance that you made a Tinder account at some point.
There’s also a pretty good chance that you renounced the...
There are many things that I love in this world, and Mardi Gras is definitely one of my top favorites. Many people not from New Orleans see Mardi Gras as another opportunity to party and get drunk. But,...
The results of the University’s 2018-2019 Campus Climate Survey are telling. Sixty percent of students reported occasionally being fearful on campus. The percentage was higher for female and transgender/queer...
St. Valentine is making his way into our hearts on this rainy February week. For many students, Valentine’s Day is a day to get dressed up, buy gifts and go on dates with their partners.
It’s...
There are tons of reasons to celebrate Feb. 14—it’s a Friday, it’s a week before Mardi Gras, it’s my birthday—but Valentine’s Day shouldn’t qualify as one.
Valentine’s...
Valentine’s Day is a special day celebrated by many people meant to be about being surrounded by love. I, being very single, use this day to celebrate my love, not particularly for others, but for...
The first records of organized religion were written over 15,000 years ago, dated around the 15th century BC. Religion has been a cultural component of countless states, countries and empires; the...
