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Opinion

The Tigerland sign sits on Bob Pettit Blvd. on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.

Letter to the Editor: “Whole lot of caring” solution to Tigerland-area crime

By Skip Descant November 24, 2019

A couple of points. When I was a student at LSU in the early 1990s, this neighborhood was dumpy. Sadly, it has not improved. It seems to be a lot of cheaply built housing, way past its expiration. Not...

Man using his Mobile Phone in the street, bokeh

Opinion: Being on your phone all the time can be bad for your mental and physical health

By Cory Koch November 22, 2019

Technology is changing the way we do things and it is not always for the better. The introduction of television, computer and mobile phones to every day life has revolutionized the way we connect...

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Opinion: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series better than expected

By Shelby Bordes November 21, 2019

The new Disney+ streaming service, along with having many movies and TV shows we all know and love, features Disney+ originals like “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.” I saw advertisements...

A gavel sits in a court room. courtesy of Wikimedia

Letter to the editor: Sad day for LSU, Naquin, Gruver; Time to look at hazing from every angle

By Victoria McFadden November 21, 2019

Today is a very sad day at LSU. It is a sad day for Matthew Naquin and his family, and it is a day to remember the loss of Max Gruver. Some are celebrating the five-year maximum prison sentence of Naquin...

The Student Health Center rests at its location on LSU's campus on Monday, April 2, 2018.

Letter to the Editor: Don’t get caught up in stress of holiday season, take care of yourself

By Stephen Gray November 21, 2019

The energy on campus is palpable. LSU defeated Alabama in football for the first time since 2011. Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner. Before we know it, we will be tipping back our eggnog...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Feb. 9, 2019, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. 

Opinion: Democratic presidential candidates falsely claim to be morally virtuous

By Brett Landry November 21, 2019

One of the most apparent issues with modern dialogue is that people often claim some form of moral virtue without having the experience to show they can live up to such a standard. In other words, if morals...

Do not disturb: Tenured professor hard at work

Opinion: Tenure should encourage professor academic freedom, not complacency

By Cory Koch November 18, 2019

A tenured professor deserves respect and job protection but not at the expense of students and their colleagues Tenured status is an important part of a professor’s career. Academic tenure is achieved...

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Opinion: Gender reveal parties do more harm than good

By Shelby Bordes November 17, 2019

A recent crop plane accident tied to a gender reveal party had me wondering, why are gender-reveal parties still a thing? More importantly, why did gender-reveal parties exist in the first place? The idea...

Scooters provide best way to seamlessly get around campus

Opinion: LSU is not a walking campus if they allow electric scooters

By Gabrielle Martinez November 17, 2019

The University is marketed as a “walking campus,” meaning students are expected to be able to make it to and from classes in a time-efficient manner no matter their location on campus. While...

FILE - This June 23, 2019 file photo shows Tip "T.I." Harris at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Planned Parenthood and others on social media blasted T.I. after the rapper said he goes to the gynecologist with his daughter every year to make sure her hymen is “still intact.” T.I. told the “Ladies Like Us” podcast that he takes “yearly trips to the gynecologist” with his now 18-year-old daughter, Deyjah Harris. Social media blew up afterward, with people strongly lashing out at T.I. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Opinion: Virginity testing disproven; T.I. was wrong for forcing his daughter through it

By Cecile Girard November 13, 2019

The rapper T.I. made headlines but not because he released new music. T.I. nonchalantly announced on the podcast “Ladies Like Us” on Nov. 5 that for the past several years, he has...

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Opinion: No one deserves to win the 2019 YouTube Streamy Award more than Shane Dawson

By Shelby Bordes November 13, 2019

Being an influencer is not an easy job especially when everyone is looking to criticize or disrespect the content you create. It’s difficult to make it through a career on social media platforms...

Rate My Professor squashing faculty with the gavel of poor reviews

Opinion: Rate My Professor detrimental to professors reputation

By Gabrielle Martinez November 11, 2019

Imagine a world where humans based their societal interactions on review-style ratings of other human beings. You don’t have to envision this Black Mirror episode plot because it already happens...