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Opinion

A student holds a condom outside of Hodges Hall on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019.

Opinion: Sex education should be required in U.S. public schools

By Gabrielle Martinez October 28, 2019

Adolescents have the right to learn about their own anatomy, health and hygiene. As of right now, the U.S. education system is failing them.Sex education should be an absolutely mandatory and continuous...

Nothing like dumping money in the TOPS program

Opinion: Louisiana’s TOPS is a great, but flawed scholarship

By Grant Wilkinson October 27, 2019

The Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) is one of Louisiana’s crowning achievements. The scholarship has afforded countless students the ability to achieve higher education. Recently,...

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) passes for a first down against Mississippi State during the first half of their NCAA college football game in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Opinion: CBS would not have shown Burrow’s butt if he was a woman

By Shelby Bordes October 25, 2019

If you were tuned into the LSU and Mississippi State football game, you’ve probably seen or heard about Joe Burrow’s butt. CBS showed the play in which a Mississippi State player accidentally...

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Opinion: Mississippi River diversion is coastal restoration’s best bet

By Brett Landry October 25, 2019

The crazy thing about hammers is that one can build amazing works of carpentry one minute, improving everyday life for the carpenter and his neighbors, but the second that person drops the hammer on their...

Eddie Rispone speaks during the Gubernatorial debate on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in the Student Union Theater.

Opinion: Rispone is taking over the Louisiana gubernatorial race

By Brett Landry October 24, 2019

If there are only two things guaranteed in Louisiana politics, it’s that it will always keep you on your toes and will make for a great story. Gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone is the political...

Protesters show their support during the March For Our Lives on Saturday, March 24, 2018 in Baton Rouge.

Opinion: Younger generations politically active, advocate for societal progression

By Jasmine Edmonson October 24, 2019

There’s a common misconception most millennials and Generation Z are politically inactive in today’s society.  This generalization mainly stemmed from the 2016 presidential election, in...

abortion pro choice

Letter to the editor: Let’s work together to ensure abortion is utilized as seldom as possible

By Frederick Bell October 24, 2019

To begin, I’m a cisgender male who will never have the full responsibility of abortion on my shoulders, but I do have the full responsibility to fight and use my voice when necessary. Now, more than...

Jordan and Amanda, (no last names given) have a photo taken on the steps amid same sex marriage supporters during a traditional marriage celebration Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Utah State Capitol. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of Calif., Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Deseret News, Scott G Winterton)

Opinion: There has never been liberty and justice for all, but one day there might be

By Cory Koch October 24, 2019

The U.S. is a country founded on the ideals of liberty and justice for all, but the historical reality is strikingly different.Today, citizens in our country enjoy more personal rights and liberties than...

MAGA? President Trump's giant imPEACHment

Opinion: Impeachment of Trump is important for both political parties

By Cecile Girard October 23, 2019

The threat of impeachment has been floating around since the early days of Donald Trump’s presidency, yet never has it seemed more imminent than now.New headlines appear daily with news on impeachment...

The LSU Pro-Life club displays flags each representing an abortion done in one day by Planned Parenthood on Nov. 13, 2017, on the LSU Parade Ground.

Opinion: Unborn children are the voiceless victims of oppression,should be protected

By Brett Landry October 21, 2019

The U.S. Declaration of Independence states “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that...

Freshman Madalyn Mouton reads a copy of the Reveille on Thursday, August 22, 2019.

Letter from the editor: Revisiting the Reveille’s greatest transformation, our success and determining what’s next

By Caleb Greene October 20, 2019

In August, I said the fall semester would be the 132-year-old Reveille’s greatest transformation. Exciting yet daunting tasks stood in the newspaper’s way as it embraced a digital-first approach...

President Trump's supporters following him off the "MAGA" cliff

Opinion: Trump supporters should not blindly follow him

By Grant Wilkinson October 20, 2019

Politics seem to have an overwhelming grasp on attention of the U.S. right now. So much so that it is impossible to turn anywhere without seeing examples of our divisive times. Why do President Trump’s...