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Opinion

No amount of shopping can lead to true "self-care"

Self care should go deeper than a face mask

By Shelby Bordes November 6, 2019

In a recent episode of “How To Get Away With Murder”, I saw two main characters wanting to get away from the drama in their lives and do some “self-care.” The next scene shows them...

Free Speech Alley is located directly in front of the LSU Student Union on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019.

Opinion: LSU did not deserve to win seventh Diversity Award

By Jasmine Edmonson November 5, 2019

The University received its seventh diversity award by a publication that has been honoring this flagship school with a prestigious award it doesn’t deserve since 2012. INSIGHT Into Diversity is...

LSU Tiger Stadium lights up the field on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, at Louisiana State University.

Opinion: LSU downloadable student ticket system slow and ineffective

By Cory Koch November 2, 2019

Tiger Stadium’s new student entry system is ineffective and must be changed or abandoned. The University recently changed the procedure for football tickets and game entry from swiping an LSU ID...

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Opinion: Life skills class at LSU would benefit all students

By Cecile Girard October 31, 2019

By the end of a typical first year at the University, most freshmen have learned some important things about living alone: their favorite bar in Tigerland, the most efficient way to cross campus, where...

Toxic masculinity does not refer to truly masculine men

Opinion: Toxic masculinity does not refer to truly masculine men

By Brett Landry October 31, 2019

The virtues of classical masculinity have been ruined by the new term “toxic masculinity,” a term used by social justice groups for their inaccurate ideas of masculinity in order to lay the...

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Opinion: Your Halloween costume should not be someone else’s cultural identity

By Gabrielle Martinez October 30, 2019

A Native American, a Geisha and a Mexican all walk into a bar. What is the joke? They’re all actually white.With today being Halloween, it is once again that time of the year where Twitter users...

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...