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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
In a landmark victory for corrupt politicians and the benefactors of the flaws in capitalism, the Supreme Court came to a decision on Jan. 21, 2010, in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission....
In the narrowly-decided landmark case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled U.S. corporations have First Amendment rights equal to those of the individual. While such...
Cancel Culture is dangerous to the ideals of growth and forgiveness.
Cancel culture, call-out culture and outrage culture are all names for the same concept. This concept can be defined as the public shaming...
The University’s drag show broke attendance records this semester, and I couldn’t be more happy for Baton Rouge’s LGBTQ community. “Divas’ Live 4: A Drag Show”...
Over the last five years, 18 state legislatures across the U.S. voted to raise their legal smoking age from 18 to 21.
In May 2019, Louisiana nearly followed suit, but lawmakers rejected a bill to raise...
The University needs a scholarship program specifically for international students and should raise the stipend these students receive.
Unfortunately, the death of civil engineering graduate student...
