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Opinion: Should Greek life be abolished, an exhaustive thought experiment

By Mohammad Tantawi September 27, 2024

You might assume my claims reek of hate, but this is a case worth making: the abolishment of Greek life. This discussion was set ablaze for me by the recent incident by the Delta Tau Delta chapter involving...

In this Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014 photo, Numis International Inc. owner Jacob Notowitz examines a gold ring at his store in Millbrae, Calif. All of the reasons for buying gold over recent years have disappeared, helping to drive prices for the metal to a four-year low.

Opinion: Divorce presents emotional challenges, even for adult children

By Garrett McEntee September 26, 2024

Divorce is very common nowadays, as it ends approximately 43% of marriages today. Whether amicable or not, marriages end for various reasons, but ultimately, children have no real say in the matter. The...

This April 21, 2014, photo shows a caramelized onion and feta grilled pizza in Concord, N.H.

Opinion: The Top 10 Best Pizza Places in Baton Rouge

By Andrew Sarhan September 25, 2024

If you didn’t already know, pizza is one of the classic college student food groups, in fact it can be said that it is the foundation of our food pyramid. However, any average student will be worried...

LSU President William F. Tate IV listens to Todd Manuel speak Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, at a Faculty Senate meeting within the Woods Auditorium on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Letter to the Editor | President Tate’s salary bonus incentives prove LSU is an athletics first institution

By A. Ravi P. Rau September 25, 2024

Here we go again, further proof and branding of LSU as an athletic, not academic, institution. The Board of Supervisors will give a high six-figure bonus to President Tate atop his already million-dollar...

This Oct. 21, 2009 photo shows an adorned poem placed on a tombstone by Walter Skold, founder of the Dead Poets Society of America at a graveyard in Cundys Harbor, Maine. Skold, an amateur poet, says he just finished a three-month road trip in which he visited the graves of 150 poets in 23 states, hoping to call attention to some of the dead poets' work.

Opinion: Who needs STEM when you have the humanities?

By Amyri Jones September 24, 2024

Don’t be startled by the headline. I am keenly aware of the importance of STEM, and I strongly support both STEM disciplines and the humanities. However, I believe literature, philosophy, history...

FILE - In this file photo taken July 11, 2013, a Clarksville Schools faculty member, top right, carries an air-powered practice handgun to a classroom as firearms instructors, left, watch and students, lying on the floor, portray victims during a training exercise in Clarksville, Ark. Arkansas' attorney general on Thursday, Aug. 1 said in an opinion issued by his office that the Arkansas board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies doesn't have the authority to license school districts to employ teachers and staff as armed guards.

Opinion: You can’t fight fire with fire; gun violence in schools

By Garrett McEntee September 23, 2024

Tragedy struck Apalachee High School on Sept. 4. Colt Gray, 14, a student of Apalachee High used an AR-15 rifle to kill two students, two teachers and wound nine others; this included eight students and...

A passenger rides a mostly empty Muni streetcar in San Francisco, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. California's public transit agencies say they are running out of money, plagued by depleted ridership from the pandemic and soon-to-expire federal aid. But California's state government is having its own financial problems, leaving the fate of public transit agencies uncertain in this car-obsessed state.

Opinion: Revive the Baton Rouge streetcar

By Andrew Sarhan September 20, 2024

Between 1890 and 1936 there were a few routes designed for streetcars within the Baton Rouge area, but unfortunately in 1936, the final route was shut down. Since then, most routes around the city have...

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Opinion: Chick-Fil-A is all hype and no game

By Mohammad Tantawi September 19, 2024

Never out of fashion, the year-round traffic jam continues at Chick-Fil-A. Behind the wheel, drivers await craving the crispy, soft bun experience of the chicken sandwich that has captivated taste buds...

A banner that reads “What do Nicholls + Palestine have in common? Getting BOMBED" hangs from the house of LSU Delta Tau Delta chapter Epsilon Kappa on Saturday, Sept. 7, in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: LSU fraternity’s banner ignites deeper conversation about racism

By Jemiah Clemons September 18, 2024

“What do Nicholls + Palestine have in common? Getting Bombed” this awful message is what hung from the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Inc. house earlier this month. Fraternities typically hang...

Lil Wayne in Los Angeles in March 2022. PHOTO: MICHAEL TULLBERG/GETTY

Opinion: Lil Wayne deserves to perform at the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans

By Olivia Tomlinson, Entertainment Editor September 17, 2024

Name one thing New Orleanians love more than representing their city.  Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl over Lil Wayne, and the internet was quick to call out Jay-Z, co-producer of...

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Opinion: If you didn’t already know, bus etiquette is very demure

By Garrett McEntee September 17, 2024

LSU’s bus system: the Tiger Trails are an everyday feature in my life. In all honesty, the buses kind of run my day, and I plan everything around them. They also have a special place in my heart...

Flowers are displayed at a memorial outside Apalachee High School, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Ga., following a shooting at the school earlier in the week. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Opinion: Parents of minor mass shooters should be held accountable

By Jemiah Clemons September 16, 2024

What seemed like a normal day for Apalachee High School students soon turned into a nightmare. On Wednesday, Sept. 4, shots rang out, wounding nine and killing four people. The suspect, 14 year-old Colt...