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Opinion

Cartoon: Natural hair

Opinion: Natural hair movement should promote self-acceptance, self-love

By Osie Evans January 24, 2017

The relationship between most black people and our hair has historically been a very complicated one that required them to alter our hair to resemble the styles that were popular in society. For years,...

Mental health influences our perception of the world and shapes the way we understand and live our lives. 

Opinion: Mental health should not be ignored, vital to human condition

By Jordan Marcell January 24, 2017

Editor's note: This is the first column in a four-part series on mental health and gun control. Mental health is, by far, one of the most important parts of the human condition. It has everything to do...

Acting is a serious career that can be mentally and physically draining and is highly underestimated. 

Opinion: Acting more demanding, requires more dedication than perceived

By Harriet Adams January 24, 2017

We’ve all been to the theater before and seen a movie we felt was not believable because of the actors’ performances. Sometimes it’s because the line delivery is off, and other times...

Former President Barack Obama made millions of minority boys and girls believe that they could follow in his footsteps and be in a respected, powerful position. 

Opinion: Obama was inspirational to Americans, successful in multiple facets of presidency

By Frederick Bell January 24, 2017

Eight years ago, history was made. Barack Obama was elected as the first African-American president of the United States, and our country began to chart a new course. Since then, the face of America is...

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Inauguration coincides with peaceful MLK holiday

By Clarke Perkins January 23, 2017

Last week, the country swore in a man who has represented hate, racism and sexism as President of the United States, and also commemorated a man who stood for love, peace and equality — all within...

Multilingual education provides citizens with the skills and resources to participate in the international community.

Opinion: Language education provides benefits to students

By Alaina DiLaura January 23, 2017

In an increasingly interconnected world, knowing more than one language is not only useful, but essential to success. The American education system lacks emphasis on the importance of language education....

Though there are many reasons why people do not believe in climate change, a major factor involves the nature of humanity to comprehend the immensity of the problem. 

Opinion: Human nature perpetuates apathy towards climate change

By Jordan Marcell January 21, 2017

With a new troop of climate change deniers taking power, the fight for environmental protection is convulsing. Even some state websites, which only weeks ago referred to climate change as a global issue...

Advertorials, or native advertising, can further perpetuate the mistrust people have with media outlets. 

Opinion: Advertorials prevent citizens from accessing fair, accurate media

By Alaina DiLaura January 20, 2017

With online advertising revenue plummeting, publication companies are scrambling to recover by implementing innovative selling propositions to attract advertisers. Business Insider Intelligence estimates...

Cartoon: Medical Donations

Opinion: Donating bone marrow could save more black lives

By Osie Evans January 20, 2017

Racial inequality has become a contentious social issue in recent years. One of the most disregarded applications of racial inequality exists in the field of medicine, but it has the potential to be solved...

Satire: Facing budget woes, Governor Edwards to meet with Young Pope

By John Gavin Harp January 20, 2017

As Louisiana legislators prepare for an inevitable special session to solve the state’s $313 million midyear budget deficit, Gov. John Bel Edwards is looking toward a higher power for a solution. Following...

Trump Inauguration Cartoon

Opinion: Trump innauguration different from years past

By Frederick Bell January 20, 2017

President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the next president of the United States on Friday, Jan. 20. While nearly every presidential inauguration can be described as “historic,”...

Students should be conscious of the clothing they wear to class because of the impressions it leaves on their professors. 

Opinion: Students should be more conscious of school attire

By Abbie Shull January 20, 2017

It’s the first day of the spring semester and I’ve got an hour between classes — so I people watch in the quad. It’s seventy degrees outside, and everyone is wearing sweats, leggings,...