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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)

SATIRE: Hillary Clinton plans world domination after Super Tuesday sweep

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin March 10, 2016

This post is satire and meant for the reader's enjoyment.Presidential candidate and America’s most-wanted soul-sucking super villain, Hillary Clinton, announced plans for world domination at a fundraising...

University President F. King Alexander speaks to students at the higher education rally Wednesday.

SATIRE: LSU Chancellor announces plans to alleviate budget cuts

By @SirJohnGavin John Gavin Harp March 10, 2016

This article is purely satire and meant for the readers’ enjoyment. LSU President F. King Alexander announced ideas to relieve impending budget cuts at a press conference Thursday afternoon. “These...

People carrying umbrellas and balloons march along a street during the 38th annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia, Saturday, March 5, 2016. According to the parade's organizers, this year's parade includes more than 170 floats and thousands of supporters from Australia and overseas. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

OPINION: Minorty groups oppressing people for their own gain

By Garrett Marcel @Gret419 March 9, 2016

Certain minority groups around the country use oppressive methods to get what they want, and the government needs to protect their targets. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Bossier City, recently filed a bill known...

Senators meet with Senate President John Alario, R-Westwego, on the Senate floor ahead of the voting on the final day of a special legislative session on the budget and taxes, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

OPINION: We need to end lifetime careers in politics

We need to establish congressional term limits at the federal level. The 2016 presidential race is the anti-politician election. People don’t want established career politicians because they consider...

Cartoon courtesy of Kire Thomas

OPINION: Louisiana buinesses need to help solve budget problem

By @michbeyer Michael Beyer March 8, 2016

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and House Republicans have no budget plan except to screw over poor people in the special legislative session’s final hours. Not that anyone is...

The front gates of Louisiana State Penitentiary stand below passing clouds in Angola, LA.

OPINION: Louisiana needs to end its money-making prison system

By David Schneider @NolaDavidS March 8, 2016

Louisiana’s prison system is a disgusting and corrupt money-making machine that wheels and deals in human lives on the cheap. This system sacrifices fairness for profit. Instead of treating prisoners...

Republican President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Concord, N.C., Monday, March 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

OPINION: Democrats need to unify around single candidate to defeat Trump

By Garrett Hines @GarrettH_TDR March 7, 2016

Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee for the 2016 presidential election. The time for hoping for a different outcome is long gone. We need to prepare for the most likely result. Sen. Ted...

Taylor Swift arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

OPINION: Pop music lacks creativity and life

By John Gavin Harp @SirJohnGavin March 7, 2016

In 2016, the state of pop music is about as lifeless as the rotting corpses from “The Walking Dead.” I don’t know what’s more depressing: a zombie apocalypse or Meghan Trainor being...

A woman marks her vote for Florida's Senator Marco Rubio during Puerto Rico's Republican primary in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday March 6, 2016 . Puerto Rico residents cannot participate in general presidential elections but can do so in primaries. Puerto Rico sends 20 delegates to the Republican convention.(AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

OPINION: Students should pay attention to financial regulations in election cycle

By Jay Cranford @hjcranford March 6, 2016

Tax plans. Wall Street. Minimum wage. Jobs moving overseas. If you haven’t heard these soundbites, you haven’t been paying attention to the 2016 presidential election. All the candidates, from...

LSU students show their support during the Student Government debate on March 3, 2016 held in the Union Ballroom.

OPINION: SG should be abolished to save students money

By Jack Richards @jayellrichy March 6, 2016

The relationship between the University and student fees is like the relationship between broke college students and stripping. It feels a little sleazy, unbecoming and you swear you’d never *actually*...

LSU electrical engineering junior and student body presidential candidate, Zach Faircloth, and child and family studies junior and vice presidential candidate, Lindsey Landry, of the Forward 2016 campaign participate in the Student Government debate on March 3, 2016 held in the Union Ballroom.

OPINION: SG tickets offer mostly empty promises to marginalized groups

By @michbeyer Michael Beyer March 3, 2016

The Student Government debate focused on diversity and commitment to marginalized groups, but the campaigns don’t differ much in solutions or even campaign colors. Both tickets’ platforms wouldn’t...

OPINION: Meeting the minimum graduation GPA may hurt you in the future

OPINION: Meeting the minimum graduation GPA may hurt you in the future

By Clarke Perkins @ClarkePerkins March 3, 2016

As May quickly approaches, many upperclassmen are suffering from senioritis, and the rest of the student body is just trying to make it through the remainder of the semester. The phrase “C’s...