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Opinion

Despite LSU's tobacco-free campus policy, students feel that smoking is still prevalent on campus.

Opinion: Louisiana should follow Hawaii’s lead, raise smoking age

By Ashlon Lusk February 12, 2019

Hawaii passed a new bill that will raise the smoking age from 21 to 100 by the year 2024.The new bill, HB 1509, would change the smoking age from 21 to 30 in 2020, 40 in 2021, 50 in 2022, 60 in 2023 and...

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Opinion: Social media-friendly pop-up exhibits replacing legitimate experiences

By Ashlon Lusk February 12, 2019

The point of taking a picture is to capture an experience or an event. Pictures are intended to preserve the memories and significant moments of a person’s life. The experience should have more value...

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Opinion: Forgiveness offers health benefits, worth practicing daily

By James Smith February 12, 2019

Years ago, in high school, some friends of mine severely wronged me. Their actions deeply wounded me and left a lasting emotional impact. I was left in a stage of rage, confusion, desolation and self-pity....

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Opinion: Romantic double standards dangerous to both men, women

By Kyle Richoux February 10, 2019

Conjure a mental image of a tantalizing heartthrob: tall, broad shoulders, a chiseled face and a fancy, well-paying job. Now think of a creep: patches of hair creeping around his neck, a greasy hairline...

A member of the Consuming Fire Fellowship holds his heavily taped Bible on Sept. 27, 2016, in Free Speech Plaza.

Opinion: Free Speech Plaza speakers, make mockery of Christianity

By Donald Fountain February 10, 2019

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature,” according to Mark 16:15. This scripture drives Free Speech Plaza’s most vocal speakers. However,...

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Opinion: Green New Deal possible solution, requires serious consideration

By James Smith February 7, 2019

The Green New Deal, a proposed economic stimulus program aimed at addressing both economic inequality and climate change, is making waves in the political realm. The plan calls for unprecedented measures...

West Hall sits in the Residential College Complex on LSU's Campus on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019.

Opinion: LSU should prioritize student safety following recent events

By Olivia James February 7, 2019

My Friday night plans were as simple as any other college girl’s might be. I was going to grab dinner with my boyfriend, but I had to buy hair ties from the store first. I live in a dorm near the...

Opinion: Steve Scalise,  ‘King George’ Republicans preserve financial elitism

Opinion: Steve Scalise, ‘King George’ Republicans preserve financial elitism

By Patrick Gagen February 6, 2019

A few weeks ago, U.S. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, who once described himself as “David Duke without the baggage,” got into a Twitter spat with freshman U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,...

The UREC operates during regular business hours on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, while under construction.

Opinion: UREC post-graduate admission program unlikely to be utilized

By Michael Frank February 5, 2019

The University Recreation Center began its arduous renovation process in October 2014. Years passed, deadlines for the renovation were delayed and students learned to exercise in a repurposed basketball...

Hodges Hall sits in front of Field House Drive on Sept. 13, 2017.

Opinion: Liberal arts foster intellectual thought, diversify public universities

By Michael Frank February 4, 2019

Editor's note: This article is a part of a head-to-head. Read the other article here.  As many states question the role of liberal arts degrees in publicly-funded schools, legislators and academics...

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Opinion: Louisiana should cut TOPS for liberal arts majors

By Patrick Gagen February 4, 2019

Editor's note: This article is a part of a head-to-head. Read the other article here.  By indiscriminately subsidizing and underwriting student loans for all university majors, regardless of...

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Opinion: Low standards, apathy to blame for death of chivalry

By Te’Kayla Pittman February 4, 2019

Chivalry is “behaving in an honorable or polite way especially toward women.” I define the term for those who have no knowledge of chivalry, and for those who do know what it is but decide...