With the recent election and subsequent controversies, there’s been a rise in celebrities getting involved in political and social issues. From Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest to...
Year after year, without any hesitation, the University spends a great deal of money on building new athletic facilities, UREC renovations, private student athlete dining centers and the famous Death Valley....
On Feb. 3, The Advocate published an editorial entitled “Our Views: Skipping class at LSU to thumb noses at Trump looks too much like caricature of liberal loons.”
The editorial is not only...
A Gallup study conducted in 2015 said 51 percent of Americans now believe people are born gay or lesbian. 40 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents and 62 percent of Democrats and Democrat-leaning...
Most of us think not wearing shoes on campus is gross. Every semester I notice several people either walking through the quad or sitting in my classroom completely barefoot.
Along with the obvious reasons...
Skyje reports that the average sports fan can spend between $1,000-$3,000 a year on sports tickets, but how often do you hear of someone donating that kind of money and time to our military?
It’s...
A new boycott campaign seems to pop up every week. Usually it begins on Twitter, when one user puts a hashtag in front of whatever company is currently in the dog yard that day, and viola! A call...
On Jan. 31, 10-year-old New Orleans native Kaj Friis-Hechtwill appear on the Food Network’s Chopped Junior.
Friis-Hechtmade beef Wellington for his family on Christmas this year, while I was...
Which do you prefer, the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare? Obviously the Affordable Care Act because it’s affordable, right? And clearly not Obamacare because anything with the former president’s...
“There are no new ideas.”
I’ve heard this phrase uttered by a handful of individuals in both casual and educational settings. When speaking on creativity, most are referring to all facets...
“For the love of money.”
No, not the 1973 classic by the O’Jays.
Rather, an indictment of the costly “keeping up with the Joneses” culture that has pervaded higher education.
Over...
We’ve all heard it before: Prior to judging a person, you have to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. Cliché, yes, but it could not pertain more to our current state of affairs. Not only...
