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FILE - In this June 30, 2014 file photo, demonstrators stand on the steps outside the Supreme Court in Washington, where the court was poised to deliver its verdict in a case that weighs the religious rights of employers and the right of women to the birth control of their choice. The Supreme Court is wading into its fourth dispute over President Barack Obama’s 5-year-old health care overhaul. The newest “Obamacare” case involves objections by faith-based hospitals, colleges and charities to the process the administration devised to spare them from paying for contraceptives for women covered under their health plans, and yet ensure that those women can obtain birth control at no extra cost. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Opinion: President Obama is the Most Anti-Abortion Candidate for Louisiana’s Governor

By Michael Beyer November 8, 2015

President Obama is the most anti-abortion gubernatorial candidate in the runoff. That is, if President Obama were running to be Louisiana’s next governor. Both U.S. Sen. David Vitter and state Rep....

Satire: Louisiana should be a constitutional monarchy

Satire: Louisiana should be a constitutional monarchy

By Garrett Marcel November 5, 2015

It’s time Louisiana returns to its origins. Let’s become a constitutional monarchy. There were better days, when imperialistic palaces covered the landscape and extravagant courts entertained...

TSwift

Harp on It: Bernie Sanders Joins Forces with Taylor Swift to Counter Clinton/Perry Rally

By John Gavin Harp November 5, 2015

U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced he will hold a rally featuring pop superstar and Patron Saint of Cats, Taylor Swift. “As the forces of evil unite, it’s...

Reggie's Dress Code

Editorial: Tigerland dress codes wrongfully perpetuate racial stereotypes

By Editorial Board November 4, 2015

Dress codes in Tigerland might not read “whites only,” but their effect and enforcement do perpetuate racist stereotypes and unjustly target black people. Reggie’s management is right...

Taylor Swift

OPINION: Taylor Swift plagued with law suits

November 4, 2015

Watch out Taylor Swift fans, your favorite song is accused of copyright infringement. While Swift has her own way of doing things, maybe this is how she writes her catchy hits. Jessie Braham, who records...

F. Travis Lavigne Jr., alongside the rest of the committee, discuss the TOPS scholarship requirement changes and budget issues at the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission meeting Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, in Baton Rouge.

OPINION: State should reform TOPS into loan program

November 4, 2015

Future spending problems in Louisiana can be curbed by changing TOPS into a self-sustaining program. TOPS assists those seeking a college education in Louisiana, but it is a drain on the budget. According...

Gender Neutral Bathroom

OPINION: Transgender bathroom policies can be tricky

November 4, 2015

It’s been a landmark year for LGBT rights with same-sex marriage legalization, but the battle for equality still rages on. The site of the battle is junior high school. A suburban Chicago school...

Jeb Bush working at Chick-fil-A

OPINION: We need more psych majors, not less

November 4, 2015

My friend who saved me from taking my own life more than once studies psychology. Yet, according to presidential candidate Jeb Bush, he will end up working at a fast food joint. “Universities ought...

Feel the Bern

Opinion: Bernie Sanders’ marijuana stance shows his moderate appeal

By Cody Sibley November 3, 2015

Hey, all you lazy, weed-smoking hippies. It’s time to start paying attention to the presidential election because Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders came out as the most progressive...

LSU sophomore running back, Leonard Fournette (27), takes a selfie for Twitter during SEC Media Days on Thursday, July 16, 2015 in Hoover, Alabama.

Opinion: Millennials should be careful about what they post on social media

By Clarke Perkins November 3, 2015

Trigger fingers turn to Twitter fingers? More like Twitter fingers turn to trigger fingers. Maybe Meek Mill’s fingers turned to Twitter fingers regarding his beef with Drake, but it’s the complete...

Vitter

Opinion: Vitter’s incarceration ad is racist and shameful

By Garrett Hines November 2, 2015

U.S. Sen. David Vitter’s gubernatorial campaign hinges on white Louisianians’ fears of a black “thug” lurking around every corner. Instead of releasing a campaign ad detailing why...

Accounting sophomore Ebony Thomas' self-balancing scooter.

Opinion: Hoverboards make no sense, contribute to laziness

By Garrett Hines November 2, 2015

“Zoom, Zoom, Zoom Make my heart go; Boom, Boom; My Supernova Girl!” These are the lyrics an interstellar superstar sung to his sweetheart Zenon in a Disney movie about the future. They are...