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Opinion: Outwardly robust economy gives middle class Americans false security

By Patrick Gagen October 28, 2018

Beneath the hood of our humming economy are middle class American households in financial precariousness. Wall Street has recovered since the financial crisis, but Main Street is still struggling...

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Opinion: Republicans usually have it right, but they’re wrong about trans issues

By Piper Hutchinson October 26, 2018

The Republican Party is right about most things. On LGBT issues, it’s dead wrong. On Sunday, the New York Times detailed a leaked memo from the Department of Health and Human Services that proposed...

Opinion: Murder of Saudi journalist dangerous to free press

Opinion: Murder of Saudi journalist dangerous to free press

By Max Nedanovich October 25, 2018

It took the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 17 days to confirm the death of a journalist in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Jamal Khashoggi was a Saudi citizen and U.S. resident who entered the embassy...

University psychology junior Toni Tyson prefers converse for a comfy and vintage look.

Opinion: Students’ clothing choices means of self-expression, should not be regulated

By James Smith October 25, 2018

Editor's note: This article is a part of a head-to-head. Read the other article here. Style is a means of expression. Therefore, the way we choose to dress is an extension of our freedom of speech....

Opinion: College students should ignore societal pressure, be patient in finding 'right path'

Opinion: College students should ignore societal pressure, be patient in finding ‘right path’

By Maya Stevenson October 25, 2018

Every college student feels lost at some point in their college career. All students experience floundering and moments of anxiety for their future. These moments have become more frequent than ever for...

Dining hall's sign displays outside of building on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016 at the 459 Commons.

Opinion: LSU should value nutritional health, provide more healthy dining options

By Kyle Richoux October 25, 2018

We come to college to begin adapting to adult life. The forefront comes in the form of education for a future career. But, it’s also the time we start living on our own and facing the resulting challenges.One...

LSU President F. King Alexander gives a speech during LSU's 2018-19 Student Government inauguration on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, near Memorial Tower.

Opinion: LSU President F. King Alexander making positive strides, deserves raise

By Justin Franklin October 24, 2018

The University’s Board of Supervisors recently concluded President F. King Alexander's annual evaluation and voted to raise his salary by 3 percent and extend his contract with the University another...

Opinion: Black actresses deserve more roles unrelated to race, black experience

Opinion: Black actresses deserve more roles unrelated to race, black experience

By Jasmine Edmonson October 23, 2018

Film and television are supposed to tell stories people identify with or learn from. Ethnicity and culture do affect the chapters of someone’s life, but it shouldn’t be the only theme. Everyone...

Opinion: American feminism exclusionary, disregards more pressing issues

Opinion: American feminism exclusionary, disregards more pressing issues

By Britany Diefenderfer October 23, 2018

The feminist movement in America is provocative and disgusting. It comprises white, privileged women who push their own agenda and hide behind the definition of feminism. Feminism is defined as the advocacy...

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Opinion: Voting third party waste of vote, useless in two-party system

By Ashlon Lusk October 22, 2018

Voting is important, but voting third party is basically not voting. Third party candidates rarely win, and they’re not going to anytime soon.Politics are very black and white today. You’re...

Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards gives his remarks on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at the William A. Brookshire Military & Veterans Student Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.

Opinion: Cybersecurity should be priority in Louisiana, nationwide

By Patrick Gagen October 22, 2018

Make no mistake, America is at war — a war that is both borderless and bullet-less. Distinctively, there hasn’t been a “shot heard ‘round the world” to indicate the beginning...

Classrooms in Allen Hall sit empty on Thursday, March 1, 2018.

Opinion: Schools act as mental prisons to indoctrinate students

By Soheil Saneei October 22, 2018

Michel Foucault once said, “Schools serve the same social functions as prisons and mental institutions — to define, classify, control and regulate people.” Our human egos lead us to believe...