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Millennial Cartoon

Opinion: Millennials will be first generation responsible for retirement funding

By Jay Cranford September 14, 2016

In 1875, The American Express Company established the first company-sponsored pension in the United States. Retirement was a foreign concept at the time — most people worked until they died. Around...

A ladder and other construction material sit in an unfinished basement dorm room April 18, 2013 in Annie Boyd Hall.

Letter to the Editor: Common sense reform needed to prevent ladder-related deaths

By Anonymous Reader September 13, 2016

This letter was submitted in response to the column, “Further regulations needed on path to gun ownership,” which was published in the Sept. 9 edition of The Daily Reveille. Take some time...

Opinion: Employee benefits matter just as much as salary

Opinion: Employee benefits matter just as much as salary

By Jay Cranford September 13, 2016

Between all the classes, clubs, athletic events and regretful nights in Tigerland, I sometimes forget why I’m in college — to get a job after graduation. However, unless you’re an overachiever...

cartoon by Betsy Primes

Satire: Hillary Clinton rejects human body, embraces lizard form

By Cody Sibley September 12, 2016

After Hillary Clinton abruptly left a 9/11 memorial event Sunday because she overheated, her campaign issued a news release stating that she is, in fact, a lizard person and can no longer remain in human...

courtesy of Wikimedia

Satire: Apple entices white people with slightly new, barely improved products

By John Gavin Harp September 12, 2016

On Wednesday, Apple held its annual fall event, sheepishly revealing hardware updates for its iPhone and Apple Watch lines.To kick off the event, a new segment of popular white YouTube sensation “Carpool...

OPINION: Universal IDs could fix partisanship on voting rights

By Lynne Bunch September 11, 2016

America has seen many arguments both for and against regulative voting laws, especially when it comes to voter IDs. To reach a compromise between both sides, the government must provide a policy that includes...

OPINION: Despite lack of media coverage, Flint water crisis still relevant

By Clarke Perkins September 11, 2016

School’s in session, Queen Bey just made 35 and Apple released its new wireless earphone design. Every day there’s something new. But has everyone forgotten about the Flint water crisis? You...

Concealed carry

Further regulations needed on path to gun ownership

By Lynne Bunch September 8, 2016

By initiating a program under which purchasing a gun reflects obtaining a driver’s license, both sides of the gun-control argument get what they want. Those in favor of stricter gun laws will know...

Taylor Swift and boyfriends of three months Tom Hiddleston have broken up. 

SATIRE: Swift-Hiddleston breakup sends world into frenzy

By John Gavin Harp September 7, 2016

Wednesday, Taylor Swift split from short-term bae and local British guy Tom Hiddleston. The split ends a nearly three-month obsession teens on the internet had with the couple dubbed Hiddleswift. While...

OPINION: Finland’s Basic Income experiment set to fail

By Jay Cranford September 7, 2016

Finland’s government is set to roll out an experiment in universal basic income, a policy under which all citizens receive an unconditional standardized amount of money each month. Through 2017,...

OPINION: Pence no different than Cruz, cannot win in November

By Lynne Bunch September 6, 2016

Though Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took most of the spotlight as this year’s socially conservative presidential candidate, another man has taken his place. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, who is outspoken on...

Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters in the audience on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, during a grassroots organizing event in Baton Rouge.

OPINION: Clinton’s mental health plan needed by students

By Ryan Thaxton September 6, 2016

Hillary Clinton laid out one of the most inclusive and in-depth mental health care plans ever last week. If she were elected, Clinton’s plan would help to destigmatize and fully insure mental health. One...