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Opinion

Naquin Cartoon

Opinion: Naquin, a scapegoat for LSU Greek Life’s lack of responsibility

By Draven Coleman August 25, 2019

It has been nearly two years since the hazing death of Phi Delta Theta pledge Max Gruver, yet nothing seems to have changed. Former fraternity member Matthew Naquin was convicted in July on a felony...

Athletics vs Academics Cartoon

Opinion: LSU doesn’t value academics, should do better

By Maya S Stevenson August 25, 2019

In late July, LSU Football’s Twitter posted pictures announcing its $28 million newly renovated football operations building. Predictably, any and all social scenes flew into chaos. If you went to...

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign stop in April 2016. (Christopher Dolan/The Times & Tribune via AP) WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Opinion: There’s no Democratic candidate too progressive to win presidency in 2020

By Cécile Girard August 25, 2019

As the candidate field for the Democratic presidential primary grows and the debates pile up, an increasing number of Democratic voters have begun to worry about the progressiveness of leading candidates...

Gun regulations (copy)

Opinion: Stop jumping the gun: Real solution to gun problem lies in mental health investment

By Brett Landry August 25, 2019

The back-to-back tragedies of the Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas shootings have once again sparked the old talking points of gun control, a surface level correction that will not serve to correct a deeper-rooted...

Trash litters the grass beside Nicholson Drive the morning after gameday.

Opinion: Louisiana littering laws are inadequate, should be updated

By Jasmine Edmonson| @edmonsonjasmine August 25, 2019

I would not be surprised if a Louisiana law eventually requires litterbugs who exceed the state's three littering offenses to serve jail time.  According to Keep America Beautiful's National Visible...

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

Letter from editor: Where we’ve been, where we are, where we’re going

By Caleb Greene August 22, 2019

Nothing remains constant except change itself. One-hundred and thirty two years into its existence, the Reveille seems more like an artifact than an important staple in the lives of University students.  When...

Opinion: Bella Thorne shouldn’t be slut shamed by Whoopi Goldberg for taking nude photos

Opinion: Bella Thorne shouldn’t be slut shamed by Whoopi Goldberg for taking nude photos

By Ashlon Lusk July 5, 2019

A woman’s body belongs to her and no one should try and take that away. Actress Bella Thorne posted her own nude pictures on her Twitter account in response to a hacker trying to blackmail...

Opinion: Straight pride disrespectful to those who actually face discrimination based on sexuality

Opinion: Straight pride disrespectful to those who actually face discrimination based on sexuality

By Ashlon Lusk June 18, 2019

Straight people don’t deserve straight pride because they have never been discriminated against for their sexual orientation. It really is that simple.Pride originated as a commemoration of the Stonewall...

Trump's 2020 Discretionary budget includes $750 billion that goes to the Department of Defense and $21 billion that goes to NASA. 

Opinion: NASA funding should be lowered unless taken from military budget

By Ashlon Lusk June 11, 2019

On June 7, President Donald Trump did what he does best — tweet out a controversial, arguably incorrect tweet. I do not agree with Trump on where he thinks the moon is because it is obviously not...

abortion pro choice

Opinion: War against women intensifies as states pass anti-abortion laws

By Ashlon Lusk June 4, 2019

The abortion laws in Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana were not made to protect the unborn — they were made to oppress women. It’s 2019 and reproductive rights are being stripped away from women,...

pride over profit

Opinion: Corporations should not exploit LGBTQ community in exchange for profit

By Elli Korn June 4, 2019

On May 31, President Donald Trump made history as the first Republican president to recognize LGBTQ Pride Month, 50 years after the Stonewall Riots in 1969 and 20 years after Pride Month’s inception...

hospital

Opinion: Black Americans face unfair healthcare treatment

By Maya Stevenson April 29, 2019

In February 2018, Vogue published a profile about superstar athlete Serena Williams where several dimensions of her life were discussed. One of those dimensions was motherhood. Part of her motherhood  journey...