Skip to Main Content
The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

Reveille

The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

Reveille

The Student News Site of Louisiana State University

Reveille

Opinion

Gov. Bobby Jindal answers questions about his unsuccessful campaign for the 2016 Republican nomination, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, in Baton Rouge, La. Jindal ended his presidential bid a day earlier, after lagging in polls and fundraising. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

OPINION: Bobby J, it’s time to say farewell

November 18, 2015

To Bobby J: Hello, it’s me. Your greatest fan. From the beginning, I’ve supported your decision to stay the hell away from our state in the blind hope of becoming the next president. I rooted...

This video game image released by Electronic Arts shows a scene from "Star wars Battlefront." (Electronic Arts via AP)

OPINION: LSU should make video gamers student-athletes

November 18, 2015

As of 2015, the video game market in the U.S. was worth about $16 billion, and the e-sports market is close to $143 million in North America. LSU needs to get in on the cash action. E-sports are, by its...

The East Baton Rouge Parish voting center is in the University School on the LSU campus. 

OPINION: Black voters need to turn out for Edwards win

November 18, 2015

If black voters, especially young ones, do not speak just as forcefully in voting booths as they do on Twitter , they should remove the phrase “Black Lives Matter” from their vocabularies. When...

Jindal's Presidential Fiesta

Bye-Bye Bobby Jindal, the TDR opinion staff bids you farewell

By Opinion Staff November 17, 2015

It’s over Gov. Bobby Jindal. It’s been real. It’s been fun, but it hasn’t been real fun. With presidential dreams behind him, now The Daily Reveille Opinion staff can focus on what’s...

Starbucks War on Christmas

Opinion: Donald Trump’s antics will cost us dearly if elected

By Mariah Manuel November 17, 2015

According to Donald Trump, we should all boycott the Jesus-hating, troops-loving Starbucks because of its horribly offensive red coffee cups. If he becomes president, we’ll all say “Merry Christmas”...

Louisiana State Police Col. Mike Edmonson gives a commemorating speech to the citizens and law enforcement at the rally on Monday Sept. 14, 2015, at the Louisiana State Capitol.

Opinion: Police need better PR, media should treat them better

By Kain Hingle November 17, 2015

Cops are generally not thought of as cool. The media besmirches the good name of police officers, and it shows. The latest Rasmussen Reports national survey found 58 percent of likely voters think there...

Opinion: Neil Cavuto's Million Student March interview was shameful

Opinion: Neil Cavuto’s Million Student March interview was shameful

By Mariah Manuel November 16, 2015

Access to free college is a hot button issue in the 2016 presidential election. The issue received more attention on Thursday in a cringe-worthy interview by Fox Business Network. Anchor Neil Cavuto interviewed...

Louisiana gubernatorial candidates, state Rep. John Bel Edwards, D-Baton Rouge, left, and U.S. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., shake hands ahead of a debate, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at LPB Studios in Baton Rouge, La. (Hilary Sheinuk/The Advocate via AP) 

Letter to the Editor: David Vitter is the Right choice for Louisiana

By Kate Kelly and Grant Butler November 16, 2015

On November 21st our state of Louisiana is going to elect its next governor. With the crisis our state is in, the people of Louisiana must make an informed decision based off of real issues such as budget...

Serbian police officers trying to organise migrants queuing to get registered at a refugee center in the southern Serbian town of Presevo, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. Refugees fleeing war by the tens of thousands fear the Paris attacks could prompt Europe to close its doors, especially after police said a Syrian passport found next to one attacker’s body suggested its owner passed through Greece into the European Union and on through Macedonia and Serbia last month. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Opinion: Closing Louisiana’s borders is not Christian

By Justin DiCharia November 16, 2015

To the Israelites, God proclaimed: “Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.” Yet, fear mongering and pedantic politics...

Louisiana Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Bel Edwards speaks to reporters after his debate against challenger Sen. David Vitter, R-La., in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Opinion: Gubernatorial debates should discuss coastal issues

By Michael Beyer November 16, 2015

Louisiana’s coast could be gone for good. I’m not exaggerating when I say Louisiana is falling into the Gulf of Mexico. A football field every hour, 16 square miles per year, according to The...

An audience member listens as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Iowa Central Community College, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Opinion: Trump isn’t a joke anymore, and that’s scary

By Clarke Perkins November 15, 2015

There aren’t many things scarier than picturing Donald Trump as the next President of the United States. That’s a nightmare you wake up screaming from. Throwback to when Trump first announced...

Investigating police officers inspect the lifeless body of a victim of a shooting attack outside the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, France, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. Well over 100 people were killed in Paris on Friday night in a series of shooting, explosions. French President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency and announced that he was closing the country's borders. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

Opinion: Paris attacks not representative of all Muslims

By Cody Sibley November 15, 2015

We’re all angry and in shock over the recent terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, but we shouldn’t use that anger to cloud our judgement. Islamic State group terrorized Paris and the western...