Unless you don’t have a phone, you have probably heard TikTok. The app is a host for many 15-second to one-minute videos in a wide range of genres. Since it was launched in 2016, TikTok has attracted...
On Jan. 25, 2019, former West Virginia state Sen. Richard Ojeda was the first to suspend his campaign for the upcoming 2020 presidential election. When pressed on the matter, Ojeda stated that he...
Over the past few years, vaping has become a phenomenon among teenagers. When the trend started, it seemed there was no way to avoid it. Everywhere I looked, almost everyone of almost every age had a vape...
College acceptance letters are cause for celebration, but does it matter what they look like?
The buzz surrounding the University’s acceptance letters has grown in recent weeks. Newly implemented...
Recently, I took a mini trip to visit a friend in Houston and it got me thinking, not about the work I had left behind in Baton Rouge but of how relaxed and happy I was not worrying.
This is not so much...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently donated $10 billion to combat climate change in his new initiative, the “Bezos Earth Fund.” While this donation of 7-8% of his wealth seems like a kind gesture,...
So many people today have experienced or witnessed that awkward moment when a young person answers the standard adult query, “What have you been up to?” with an answer that has nothing to do...
I’ll be the first to say it, religion is essentially king cake.
Everyone has their favorite flavor of king cake, and there is an unending variety to choose from. Despite this variety,...
As an aspiring journalist who embraces conversation and debate, I encourage everyone to express themselves where they see fit. This liberty is written in the governing document of our country, and I would...
Every year, nearly 10 million tourists flock to southern Louisiana to celebrate Mardi Gras. When they leave after a weekend of partying, drinking and eating, an average of 1,000 tons of trash stays behind.
The...
This Mardi Gras season, there were two heartbreaking deaths in New Orleans. Both were the result of unsafe parade practices. My heart goes out to the families and loved ones left behind by Joe Sampson...
This may sound overdramatic, but I think we broke love. Conditioned by generations of fairy tales, movies, sappy poems, pop songs and romance novels, modernity seems to have concocted itself a notion of...
