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OPINION: Super Tuesday determines fate of presidential candidates

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin February 29, 2016

The voting booths are going up on a Tuesday, and voters should be choosey when casting their ballots. As citizens flock to vote today, they should keep the dynamics of the political sphere in the back...

Former Massachusetts Gov., and 2012 Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney pauses while speaking at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

OPINION: Mitt Romney should launch Independent run

By Justin DiCharia @JDiCharia February 29, 2016

With most polls showing Republican candidate Donald Trump winning by double digits, the GOP establishment is about to crumble under the weight of a monster it failed to take seriously, and the only Republican...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters as she arrives to speak to supporters at her election night watch party for the South Carolina Democratic primary in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

OPINION: Hillary Clinton’s electability issues should frighten Democrats

By Cody Sibley @CodySibley February 28, 2016

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ dismal defeat Saturday night at South Carolina’s Democratic primary left the Clinton camp optimistic for Super Tuesday and the rest of the primary season. Former Secretary...

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OPINION: Top three presidential candidates are all bad for America

By Garrett Marcel @Gret419 February 28, 2016

The 2016 presidential race is no longer about choosing the right person to fix the country. Instead, we have to choose the lesser evil. Between the top three candidates — Sen. Bernie Sanders, former...

Black Lives Matter

HEAD-TO-HEAD: #BlackLivesMatter movement should apologize for attacking veteran

By Charlie Bonacquisti February 25, 2016

As disagreements about race and unequal treatment of minorities run rampant in the United States, we see an increase in violent acts against innocent people because of color.  According to the Marine...

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HEAD-TO-HEAD: Violence not representative of #BlackLivesMatter

By Clarke Perkins @ClarkePerkins February 25, 2016

Not all Muslims are part of the Muslim Reform Movement, not all gay people are part of the LGBT Movement and not all black people are part of the Black Lives Matter movement.  Last week, a group of...

The University's campus remains largely empty following class cancellations and severe weather warnings on Tuesday Feb. 23, 2016.

SATIRE: LSU community devastated by storm’s lack of destruction

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin February 25, 2016

Baton Rouge residents and the LSU community are outraged after Tuesday’s storm failed to bring forth the Rapture. The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center issued an uncommon “moderate...

An Alligator opens its mouth Aug. 22, 2013 at LSU's Alligator Research Station.

SATIRE: Alligator Man fixes police brutality in New Orleans

By Garrett Marcel @Gret419 February 25, 2016

Only one thing can fix police brutality in Louisiana: Alligator Man, a state-funded superhero. Where would we let him keep watch? New Orleans of course! Police brutality and corruption are especially rampant...

A playground sits underneath I-10 on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, in Old South Baton Rouge.

OPINION: Budget shortfall leaves children unprotected from abuse

By Michael Beyer @michbeyer February 24, 2016

Child abuse survivors could be left in the cold if the legislature doesn’t patch the state’s budget crisis. Budget cuts don’t just threaten TOPS and children with disabilities. The Department...

An ash covered celebrant drinks from a chalice during Communion at a Ash Wednesday service at The Cathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle in Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40 days of Lent. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

OPINON: Lenten season means spiritual, mental and physical growth

By Garrett Hines February 23, 2016

Lent is two weeks old and I hope everyone is still on the wagon. I haven’t had a french fry ... yet. This was the first Lent I was able to take part in during a New Orleans Mardi Gras, and what a...

College students wait by the steps of the House of Representatives for Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and GOP leaders to arrive for a news conference on federal student loan rates which doubled on July 1, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 8, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

OPINION: Anxious about repaying student loans? Here’s a checklist

By Jay Cranford February 23, 2016

If you have anxiety about paying for student loans after graduation, follow this list. It applies specifically to federal student loans, which comprise more than 90 percent of student loans — but...

Pop star Kesha leaves Supreme court in New York, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. Kesha is fighting to wrest her career away from a hitmaker she says drugged, sexually abused and psychologically tormented her _ and still has exclusive rights to make records with her. Producer Dr. Luke says the singer is slinging falsehoods and ruining his reputation to try to weasel out of her recording contract and strike a new deal. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

OPINION: Kesha’s court decision shows shortcomings of justice system

By Lauren Heffker- The Daily Reveille February 22, 2016

If survivors of sexual violence learn by example, then after Kesha’s court verdict, it is apparent that seeking justice for one’s perpetrator will result in nothing but shame and humiliation. Kesha...