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Opinion: Miss America, Miss USA still value beauty over brains

Opinion: Miss America, Miss USA still value beauty over brains

By Jasmine Edmonson September 18, 2018

Feminists in American history have used intellect, perseverance and encouragement from other women to demand gender equality. The physique of a woman was never considered an important tool needed to craft...

Opinion: Marxism should be taught in LSU economics classes

Opinion: Marxism should be taught in LSU economics classes

By Soheil Saneei September 18, 2018

Our understanding of human nature is completely rudimentary, but one observation repeats in pattern. In the history of mankind, humans have idolized institutions and cultures from which they have been...

The Manship School holds an informational meeting about the summer in D.C. program on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, in the Holiday Forum of the Journalism Building on LSU campus.

Opinion: LSU should utilize students as resources, provide experience

By James Smith September 18, 2018

Students come to the University for a plethora of reasons. Some come because they know exactly what career they want to pursue. Those students immediately jump into their major and don’t look back....

The Student Health Center rests at its location on LSU's campus on Monday, April 2, 2018.

Opinion: Student Health Center should focus more on mental health

By Ashlon Lusk September 18, 2018

Mental and physical health should receive the same amount of funding from the University. We pay copious amounts of money for tuition, and our fee bill includes access to the Student Health Center. Students...

Opinion: 'Big Tech' requires big regulation

Opinion: ‘Big Tech’ requires big regulation

By Patrick Gagen September 18, 2018

Facebook’s indiscriminate selling of ad space to Russian meddlers and failure to prevent Cambridge Analytica from extracting its user data to influence the 2016 presidential election created...

Opinion: Response to feedback on my Greek Life column

Opinion: Response to feedback on my Greek Life column

By Kyle Richoux September 13, 2018

Editor in chief Natalie Anderson and opinion editor Hannah Kleinpeter responded to feedback regarding Kyle Richoux’s column in a Letter from the Editors, which can be read here.  In review of...

10/19/16 News Stands

Letter from the Editors: Editor in chief, opinion editor respond to feedback on Greek Life opinion column

By Natalie Anderson & Hannah Kleinpeter September 13, 2018

The Daily Reveille’s editor in chief Natalie Anderson and opinion editor Hannah Kleinpeter are responding to feedback on a recent opinion column titled “Greek life a broken system, dangerous...

Opinion: Exposing sexual misconduct within the Church destigmatizes male abuse

Opinion: Exposing sexual misconduct within the Church destigmatizes male abuse

By Jasmine Edmonson September 11, 2018

The growing sexual misconduct allegations toward clergymen of the Roman Catholic Church has generated a crisis within the community. Catholics are shaming high-ranking members like Pope Francis for keeping...

Nicholson Gateway construction continues through the summer on on Nicholson Drive on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.

Opinion: LSU should increase parking before on-campus housing expansion

By Maya Stevenson September 11, 2018

In the past year, the University built Spruce Hall, a dorm designed for incoming freshmen, and Nicholson Gateway, an apartment complex meant for upperclassmen. It also began the building of Cedar Hall,...

LSU's Parade Ground sits nearly bare on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 due to the recent tailgating policies.

Opinion: Greek tailgating on Parade Ground should be reinstated

By Max Nedanovich September 11, 2018

Since last year’s tragic hazing death of University freshman Max Gruver, LSU President F. King Alexander’s Task Force on Greek Life has implemented new regulations regarding Greek tailgating...

Phi Mu sorority sisters are all smiles about their sisterhood on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, during Bid Day on Sorority Row.

Opinion: Greek Life making positive strides to reform culture, prevent hazing

By Britany Diefenderfer September 11, 2018

Despite popular belief, Greek Life has changed for the better within the last year.  Greek Life has made progress toward positive changes because of the horrific death of freshman pledge Max Gruver...

Opinion: Fraternities instill values crucial for employment

Opinion: Fraternities instill values crucial for employment

By Patrick Gagen September 11, 2018

Editor's note: This opinion column is a part of a head-to-head. Read the other article here.  National fraternities have received quite a lot of vitriol in recent years due to jarring video footage...