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Katy Perry arrives at Spotify Presents The Creators Party at Cicada on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)

OPINION: JonBenét Ramsey, Katy Perry conspiracy is outlandish, absurd

By Allie Cobb March 2, 2016

Conspiracists have come up with many outlandish theories over the years, but the latest conspiracy takes the cake, as many people now believe the death of JonBenét Ramsey was all a ruse. Ignoring...

Gasoline prices are posted at a filling station, Wednesday, March 2, 2016, in Philadelphia. Gasoline prices are expected to keep rising until summer but remain far cheaper than in recent years, due to the worldwide glut of oil. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

OPINION: Future prospects for oil no longer as dreary

By Garrett Hines @GarrettH_TDR March 2, 2016

Oil’s price per barrel may have finally hit rock bottom, but Louisiana’s clown car of an economy could shift from reverse to neutral and even drive in the near future. Our state’s largest...

Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump delivers a speech on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, during a rally hosted in the Baton Rouge River Center.

OPINION: Trump is the new norm, voters should get used to it

By Jack Richards @JayEllRichy March 2, 2016

It’s two in the morning. My hair is in disarray, and my fingers are caked in Doritos residue. I frantically refresh Twitter, desperate for some flash of hope in the sea of madness. There is none....

OPINION: Faircloth should work for students, not own ambitions

OPINION: Faircloth should work for students, not own ambitions

By Michael Beyer @michbeyer March 2, 2016

If you want Student Government’s executive branch to continue as an exclusive country club, vote for Zack Faircloth in the March 7 election. Faircloth is campaigning in the tried and true SG tradition...

cartoon courtesy of Kiré Thomas

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...

TRUMP CARTOON

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...

Black Lives Matter

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...