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Satire: Ariana Grande is No Longer Mariah Carey’s Horcrux

Satire: Ariana Grande is No Longer Mariah Carey’s Horcrux

By John Gavin Harp November 19, 2015

Ariana Grande released her new single “Focus” on Oct. 30 to much fanfare. The only person who wasn’t happy was icy sorceress Mariah Carey. Grande revealed that, until recently, she was...

Jesus

Satire: Jesus hates Syria and all its refugees

By Cody Sibley November 19, 2015

In light of the recent Paris attacks, Jesus Christ descended from Heaven to warn America not to take in Syrian refugees who look like him. “Do not let these unholy brown people who look like me into...

Opinion: U.S., Syrian refugees v. Jewish refugees in the 1940s; sad history predicts a sad future

November 19, 2015

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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2007, file photo, the Dixie Chicks, Emily Robison, left, Natalie Maines, center, and Martie Maguire, who earned five Grammy nominations, arrive for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The Dixie Chicks are ready to party in the USA with a summer 2016 tour. The Grammy-winning group will kick off its “DCX MMXVI World Tour” on June 1, 2016, in Cincinnati. It wraps in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2016. The group will visit more than 40 cities, including New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, Dallas and Toronto. The Dixie Chicks' North American tour will follow the group's European tour that begins in April. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

OPINION: Dixie Chicks return will likely bring controversy

November 18, 2015

On Nov. 18 the Lonely Liberals of Country Music announced their triumphant return after a decade long hiatus. That’s right, boys and girls — the Dixie Chicks are touring in the U.S. throughout...

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...