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Opinion

OPINION: Kaepernick’s actions highlights need for empathy

By Cody Sibley September 5, 2016

In America, a judge can cut a sexual assault perpetrator’s sentence in half, a former grand wizard can run for Senate and roughly 15 million children can live in poverty with almost no outcry from...

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 the lesser of two evils

By Lynne Bunch September 5, 2016

When Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, she vowed to beat Republican candidate Donald Trump and assured she would, like primary rival Bernie Sanders, put progressive issues...

OPINION: Burkini ban policies extension of Islamophobia

By Jordan Marcell September 5, 2016

France recently made the decision to ban the burkini on public beaches across the nation. For those of you who don’t know what a burkini is, it’s a swimming garb worn by Muslim women who wish...

Makeup Cartoon

OPINION: Makeup industry should become more inclusive

September 1, 2016

For decades, it’s been rare that a black woman has been able to find her “perfect” shade in a reasonably priced foundation. The makeup aisles are flooded with shades of olive and ivory. The...

Convicted rapists should be subject to stricter prosecution

September 1, 2016

Despite a rise in awareness of rape culture through movements like Lady Gaga’s Oscar performance and the increase of sexual harassment sensitivity and awareness training at universities like LSU,...

Clinton Emails

SATIRE: Leaked Clinton emails reveal plot to kidnap Trump in Mexico

By John Gavin Harp August 31, 2016

On Wednesday, WikiLeaks published a cache of emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign revealing a plan to abduct Republican rival Donald Trump during his visit to Mexico. The email, sent from a staffer...

FILE - In this April 3, 2015, file photo, an Iraqi man prays for his slain relative at the site of a mass grave believed to contain the bodies of Iraqi soldiers killed by Islamic State group militants when they overran Camp Speicher military base in Tikrit, Iraq, in June 2014. An analysis by The Associated Press has found 72 mass graves left behind by Islamic State extremists in Iraq and Syria, and many more are expected to be discovered as the group loses territory. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)

OPINION: Understanding ISIS could be key to defeating them

By Anjana Nair August 30, 2016

Terrorism is one of the greatest fears in our world today. It’s all we see on the news, and it’s only getting worse. Many of us wonder: Where did this come from? How did we lose control so...

OPINION: Graduate-level union eligibility at private universities overdue

By Cody Sibley August 29, 2016

We may only be in the second week of class, but it’s never too early to look into graduate schools. And if you’re looking into private universities for your potential graduate program, good...

OPINION: American national identity not reserved to Anglo-Saxons

By Jordan Marcell August 28, 2016

A waitress of Honduran and Mexican descent who works at a restaurant in Harrisonburg, Virginia received an interesting note from the customers she waited on recently. While she served them, the diners...

OPINION: Mainstream media blatantly ignores missing women of color

OPINION: Mainstream media blatantly ignores missing women of color

By Ryan Thaxton August 28, 2016

America has a racist history — one that has permeated every facet of our culture and will forever linger. Mainstream media is no exception, showing more attention and care to white bodies than darker...

A supporter of democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton hand out campaign posters to other members of the audience on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, during a grassroots organizing event in Baton Rouge.

Opinion: Clinton breaks gender barriers, deserves Democratic votes

By Anjana Nair August 25, 2016

Like most liberal progressive college students, I’ve been a diehard Bernie Sanders fan from the start of the 2016 presidential cycle. When Hillary Clinton won the Democratic Party nomination, many...

Opinion: Historic flooding accentuates Louisiana’s financial troubles

By Ryan Thaxton August 25, 2016

Louisiana started off the year facing grim financial circumstances, leaving students to shell out more money than usual in lieu of TOPS funds. Then, Baton Rouge was swept into a whirlwind with the deaths...