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Opinion: Abolish the restrictive cage that is gender

By Matthew Pellittieri February 2, 2024

The 21st century has seen the continued erosion of gender roles and the notion of the gender binary.Transgender representation has grown more noticeable and more positive. Preferred pronouns are a common...

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Opinion: Why does Christianity make for such an easy target?

By Jemiah Clemons February 1, 2024

Christianity is no stranger to mass critique and scrutiny. The mainstream media has normalized this in the past two decades using through music and film. With Sabrina Carpenter and Lil Nas X’s recent...

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Opinion: The TikTok beauty community is detrimental to the youth

By Garrett McEntee January 31, 2024

The concrete fact that impossible, unattainable beauty standards rule the hearts of mankind is not a shocking revelation to anyone. The concrete fact that these standards evolve and change as mankind grows...

The Panera Bread on campus sits closed to the public on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at Patrick F. Taylor hall on LSU campus.

Opinion: The real tragedy of PFT floods is Panera Bread’s closing

By Garrett McEntee January 29, 2024

When I found out Patrick F. Taylor Hall flooded I, allegedly, jumped for joy. My jubilant heart thumped away in my chest. As cruel and inhumane as it may be, I, like most other humanities and social science...

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Opinion: Sephora kids have a rude awakening waiting for them

By Isabella Albertini January 26, 2024

Millennial and Generation Z kids grew up playing with toy cars, Lego and dolls.Today’s Generation Alpha children play with $68 makeup products.Now known as "Sephora kids", these little 10-year-old...

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. 

Opinion: Leftists should suck it up and be satisfied with 99% Hitler

By Frank Kidd January 25, 2024

Editor's note: The following column is satire. “If there was an election where the only two viable candidates are Hitler and Hitler but 1% less bad, you are morally obligated to vote for Hitler but...

Letter to the editor: Party politics interfere with infrastructure progress

Letter to the editor: Party politics interfere with infrastructure progress

By Dustin Granger January 25, 2024

The I-10 Calcasieu Bridge project's recent "costume change" under Louisiana's new Gov. Jeff Landry exemplifies how partisan politics can eclipse public interest. This saga, dating back to 2017, saw former...

Pleasant Hall stands Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, on Dalrymple Drive on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Evaluating Affirmative Action, the successes and failures

By Jemiah Clemons January 24, 2024

Since the Supreme Court deemed affirmative action unconstitutional in June 2023, many have wondered what this will mean for the college admissions process. Now that the current admissions cycle is...

Gov.-elect Jeff Landry speaks Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, on the Capitol steps during his inauguration ceremony the day prior to officially becoming governor in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Louisiana needs its jungle primary to stave off one party dominance

By Matthew Pellittieri January 23, 2024

It's only January, but Gov. Jeff Landry and the GOP-controlled state Legislature have already started to secure their eternal reign over Louisiana. On Jan. 19, a bill by Rep. Julie Emerson, R-Carencro,...

Jo Koy speaks to reporters during the Golden Globes awards Press Review.

Opinion: Jo Koy’s Golden Globe disaster necessitates reflection on his comedy

By Nathaniel Dela Peña January 22, 2024

Jo Koy has emerged as a polarizing figure after his disastrous monologue at the Golden Globes earlier this month. It’s so disappointing that he lost the confidence of the crowd and much of the online...

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Opinion: The education system needs an overhaul to accomodate alternative career paths

By Isabella Albertini January 19, 2024

Imagine growing up in the 1920s with long-outdated technology, cranky old cars and completely different fashion trends.So much has evolved in the past century, but one thing has failed to change and adapt...

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Opinion: Colleen Hoover’s books are derivative, unsexy and borderline unreadable

By Garrett McEntee January 18, 2024

Colleen Hoover is one of the most beloved authors of our time. Her books adorn the shelves of innumerable bookshops. Hoover’s “It Ends with Us” has sold 20 million copies. So, obviously,...