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Opinion: No tattoo is worth unemployment

By Ashlon Lusk April 3, 2019

Editor's note: This article is a part of a head-to-head. Read the other article here. A tattoo shouldn’t be more important to you than receiving a job.A friend recently came to me and asked...

Opinion: Self-harm awareness vital, requires greater representation

Opinion: Self-harm awareness vital, requires greater representation

By Elli Korn April 3, 2019

Content warning: The following column addresses self-harm, eating disorders and suicide. If you are in crisis, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. Looking down at the underside of...

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Opinion: Body modifications don’t affect job performance, wrongly judged

By James Smith April 3, 2019

Editor's note: This article is a part of a head-to-head. Read the other article here. Tattoos are commonly referred to as “job-stoppers.”  The notion refers to employers discriminating...

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Opinion: R. Kelly’s situation should be viewed as learning experince

By Donald Fountain April 3, 2019

The story of Robert Kelly is heartbreaking and tragic. If you haven’t spent the last month under a rock, you probably know the singer’s ceiling caved in when Lifetime released a documentary...

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Opinion: Over-compromising leads to unhealthy relationships

By Te’Kayla Pittman April 3, 2019

Growing up, you were probably taught to compromise in friendships and relationships. You were probably told that compromising benefits the situation and creates a resolution. However, you were not told...

Students sled down the Indian Mounds on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014 on campus.

Opinion: LSU must preserve Indian Mounds, Native American history

By Elli Korn April 3, 2019

The LSU Indian Mounds are about 6,100 years old, older than the Egyptian pyramids, but you wouldn’t know from how we treat them. In 2010, the University decided to restrict access to the Indian...

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Opinion: Code switching unfortunate necessity for black community

By Olivia James April 3, 2019

Code-switching is defined as the alternation of colloquialisms and language in conversation.“Every black person is bilingual,” Dave Chappelle said. “All of us. We speak street vernacular,...

Richard Lipsey, longtime higher education leader and current Board of Regents co-chair, has joined Governor-elect John Bel Edwards' transition team as a voice for universities across the state.

Opinion: Former Board of Regents chairman Richard Lipsey’s rants toxic to LSU

By Donald Fountain April 3, 2019

The University has been no stranger to controversy in recent years. Greek Life, LSUPD and basketball coach Will Wade have been the most recent thorns in the University’s side. But none of these...

An LSU Ambassador talks to students at Free Speech Alley on Sept. 1, 2017.

Opinion: Non-traditional LSU students experience greater challenges

By Donald Fountain April 3, 2019

It’s easy to see the fall 2019 semester is quickly approaching. It feels like every week there is a mass group of high school students touring the campus. Enrolling at a major university directly...

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Opinion: Public universities promote greater diversity than private institutions

By Michael Frank April 3, 2019

As Harvard faces a federal lawsuit claiming the Ivy League university discriminates against Asian—American applicants, questions regarding the effectiveness of affirmative action are resurfacing....

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Opinion: Shame surrounding therapy damaging, unneccessary

By Maya Stevenson April 3, 2019

Like any other practice that requires emotional vulnerability, therapy has gained a stigma that attempts to discredit the practice and its value. Many people think therapy is a waste of time or that it’s...

Troy H. Middleton Library operates during regular business hours on Wednesday Aug. 16. 2017.

Opinion: LSU students undervalue library, other on-campus resources

By Michael Frank April 3, 2019

The University provides its students with the resources needed to thrive during their time working on a degree and after graduation. Every student is well aware of the renovated UREC, the campus eateries,...