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Opinion

Hordes of people gather for the Women's March on Jan. 21, 2017, at Duncan Plaza in New Orleans.

Opinion: Women’s health problems deserve attention

By Casey Pimentel October 26, 2017

Roughly 20,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, according to the Center for Disease and Prevention Control. In the U.S, one in 10 girls will be diagnosed with Endometriosis, a disease...

Opinion: People should embrace period sex

Opinion: People should embrace period sex

By Chantelle Baker October 26, 2017

Once upon a time, women were seen as dirty for their menstruation. Now, most women on their periods live the same everyday lives they live when they aren’t on their periods. Women still go to work...

Members of the Consuming Fire Fellowship elicit a student response on Sept. 27, 2016 in Free Speech Plaza near the LSU Student Union.

Opinion: Free Speech Plaza creates a hostile environment

By Ethan Gilberti October 25, 2017

Slander is not tolerated under freedom of speech. While hate speech is still protected under the First Amendment, blackening someone’s name is illegal. Everyone who visits the Student Union or passes...

A strawberry balsamic cupcake and other special varieties are on display at Cupcake Allie Thursday, March 19, 2015 located on Perkins Road.

Opinion: Gourmet cupcake shops not sustainable market in college town

By Jordan Miller October 25, 2017

If you’re one of the hundreds of students who live near campus, specifically the Tigerland or Burbank areas, you’ve noticed the gourmet cupcake shop, Cupcake Allie, that’s nestled in...

Opinion: Use of the r-word perpetuates negative stereotypes

Opinion: Use of the r-word perpetuates negative stereotypes

By Hannah Kleinpeter October 24, 2017

In October 2010, former president Barack Obama signed Rosa’s Law requiring the term “mental retardation” be stricken from federal records and replaced with “intellectual disability”...

polyamory

Opinion: Monogamy more beneficial in relationships than polyamory

By Jacob Maranto October 24, 2017

According to a 2016 YouGov study, approximately one in five people admitted to cheating on a partner. The further I dug into studies and surveys about infidelity, the more shocked I became about what people...

World Series

Column: MLB postseason heading to an exciting finish with a Dodgers-Astros World Series

By Chris Caldarera October 23, 2017

The 2017 World Series is shaping up to be an exciting finale to an alreadythrilling Major League Baseball postseason.This year’s installment of the Fall Classic represents the first World Series...

Opinion: U.S. should consider use of psilocybin for depression treatment

Opinion: U.S. should consider use of psilocybin for depression treatment

By Chantelle Baker October 23, 2017

You might see psychedelic mushrooms as a fun time, but I see them as the future for depression treatment.Psilocybin, the drug in psychedelic mushrooms that gives you a high, was once upon a time tested...

LSU football players take on Troy during the trojan's 10-0 lead against the tigers at half-time on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, in Tiger Stadium.

Opinion: LSU must move on from coaches Orgeron and Canada

By Miles Jordan October 23, 2017

LSU fired longtime head football coach Les Miles on Sept. 25, 2016, after a 2-2 start with two close losses to Auburn University and University of Wisconsin-Madison. Current coach Ed...

Vaping

Opinion: Mislabeling of vapes, e-cigarettes by the FDA prohibits progress

By Breanna Smith October 20, 2017

Some people use them for the fruity flavors, others as a treatment for nicotine addiction and others as just another mindless habit. It may seem like the reasoning for smoking an e-cigarette doesn’t...

LSU Graduation

Opinion: People should aspire to succeed, thrive in life after college

By Jacob Maranto October 19, 2017

Out of all the clichés, “college is the best time of your life” has a special place at the top of the ridiculous list. If the cliché is considered true, then as students we are peaking...

The Burbank Corgi Club meets up to play on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Burbank Dog Park.

Opinion: People should consider adopting dogs from animal shelters

By Anna Coleman October 19, 2017

Each year, nearly 3.3 million dogs enter animal shelters in the U.S. alone, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Despite this, people all across America choose to...