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Opinion

Taylor Swift, right, watches from a suite alongside Travis Kelce's mother, Donna Kelce, inside Arrowhead stadium Sunday, Sept.24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.

Opinion: Conservative hyper-politicization has set its sights on Taylor Swift

By Nathaniel Dela Peña February 14, 2024

I was never a Swiftie nor a huge Chiefs fan, so I was rooting for Lamar Jackson and the stout Baltimore Ravens defense to trounce them. If not for Zay Flowers’ unlucky fumble at the goal-line and...

Seth Trotter smiles to the camera on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in the Quad in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Social media helps glorify toxic behavior on campus

By Amyri Jones February 9, 2024

I’m sure you’ve seen the popular videos of LSU students sharing their thoughts and opinions about an array of topics in short interviews with TikTok hotshot Seth Trotter, but the videos with...

Ice covers a Mike the Tiger statue Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Getting to class shouldn’t be a life threatening task

By Isabella Albertini February 7, 2024

LSU seems to have an obsession with endangering students’ lives.The university's priority should be the safety of its students, but with the first two weeks of school being plagued by nasty weather,...

Left-Megan Thee Stallion arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, March 27, 2022Right-The cover image released by Money/Republic Records shows "Pink Friday 2" by Nicki Minaj

Opinion: Nicki Minaj just killed her career with embarrassing behavior

By Garrett McEntee February 5, 2024

On Friday, Jan. 26, artist, rapper and all-around hot girl Megan Thee Stallion released a song that, in essence, dissed some of the most prominent faces in rap, including “Drizzy” Drake and,...

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Opinion: Dr. Umar Johnson is wrong about interracial marriage

By Nathaniel Dela Peña February 4, 2024

If you’ve lived under a rock like I have for the past few years, you probably only recently heard of Dr. Umar Johnson. I randomly encountered him on TikTok, and it’s indisputable that...

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Opinion: Abolish the restrictive cage that is gender

By Matthew Pellittieri February 2, 2024

The 21st century has seen the continued erosion of gender roles and the notion of the gender binary.Transgender representation has grown more noticeable and more positive. Preferred pronouns are a common...

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Opinion: Why does Christianity make for such an easy target?

By Jemiah Clemons February 1, 2024

Christianity is no stranger to mass critique and scrutiny. The mainstream media has normalized this in the past two decades using through music and film. With Sabrina Carpenter and Lil Nas X’s recent...

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Opinion: The TikTok beauty community is detrimental to the youth

By Garrett McEntee January 31, 2024

The concrete fact that impossible, unattainable beauty standards rule the hearts of mankind is not a shocking revelation to anyone. The concrete fact that these standards evolve and change as mankind grows...

The Panera Bread on campus sits closed to the public on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, at Patrick F. Taylor hall on LSU campus.

Opinion: The real tragedy of PFT floods is Panera Bread’s closing

By Garrett McEntee January 29, 2024

When I found out Patrick F. Taylor Hall flooded I, allegedly, jumped for joy. My jubilant heart thumped away in my chest. As cruel and inhumane as it may be, I, like most other humanities and social science...

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Opinion: Sephora kids have a rude awakening waiting for them

By Isabella Albertini January 26, 2024

Millennial and Generation Z kids grew up playing with toy cars, Lego and dolls.Today’s Generation Alpha children play with $68 makeup products.Now known as "Sephora kids", these little 10-year-old...

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington. 

Opinion: Leftists should suck it up and be satisfied with 99% Hitler

By Frank Kidd January 25, 2024

Editor's note: The following column is satire. “If there was an election where the only two viable candidates are Hitler and Hitler but 1% less bad, you are morally obligated to vote for Hitler but...

Letter to the editor: Party politics interfere with infrastructure progress

Letter to the editor: Party politics interfere with infrastructure progress

By Dustin Granger January 25, 2024

The I-10 Calcasieu Bridge project's recent "costume change" under Louisiana's new Gov. Jeff Landry exemplifies how partisan politics can eclipse public interest. This saga, dating back to 2017, saw former...