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Opinion

What do you think about the new rescheduling rule in the Testing Center?

October 12, 2015

Many people are upset about the new Testing Center rule. Once an exam is scheduled and the testing time frame begins, students are not allowed to reschedule for a different day. What do you think? Give...

Opinion: Wall Street suicides highlight toxic culture

By Jay Cranford October 12, 2015

Would you die for your work? Seeing people like Harry Houdini who died performing, or Marie Curie, whose revolutionary work on radioactivity would cause her death, is romantic portrayal of pursuing passion...

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2015 file photo, Justin Bieber arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles. The 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles ruled Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, that a 2010 law enacted to curb reckless driving by the paparazzi does not violate the First Amendment and a case against a photographer charged with recklessly chasing Bieber on a Los Angeles freeway in 2012 should be reinstated. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Opinion: Celebrities have a right to privacy

By John Gavin Harp October 12, 2015

As his nude photographs went viral last Wednesday, Justin Bieber likely called his legal team and asked them, “Where are you now that I need you?” *bass drops* It was the leak seen ’round...

Raven Symone

Opinion: Don’t put up with Raven Symone’s ignorance

By Clarke Perkins October 12, 2015

Raven-Symoné, the woman many girls once looked up to, is now an attention-seeking ignoramus. She’s up there with Stacey Dash, who is ranked extremely high on the “black people that black...

Cecil Rhodes displays his empire

Opinion: Don’t honor Christopher Columbus, recognize imperialism’s faults

By Cody Sibley October 11, 2015

In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. “Indians! Indians!” Columbus cried. His heart was filled with joyful pride. Remember that cute poem you learned in elementary...

Amanda Calvert, a former student at Umpqua Community College, helps to spell the initials of the school with candles during a vigil at Stewart Park in Roseburg, Ore., after a fatal shooting at the school Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Opinion: Oregon’s Shooting Shouldn’t Lead to Gun Control

By Kain Hingle October 11, 2015

You don’t protect the law-abiding citizens by taking away their protection. Earlier this week, a gunman shot and killed 10 and injured seven innocent people. This national tragedy inspired a wave...

Who's the real man?

Opinion: The modern man’s transition into femininity isn’t all bad

By Kain Hingle October 8, 2015

According to The New York Times, men can now, occasionally, be the little spoon. About a week ago, the newspaper published an article providing insight on how to be a “modern man.” This article...

5th grade boys attend the Youth Empowerment Program on Oct. 7, 2015, to learn self concept and proper social behavior.

Opinion: Performance based testing fails to improve schools

By Justin DiCharia October 8, 2015

Schools closed, children forgotten in the back corners of decrepit classrooms and teachers disgraced in cheating scandals — these are the ironies of No Child Left Behind. Former-President George...

A woman wearing a Donald Trump presidential campaign hat applauds during a campaign stop for the Republican candidate, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Keene, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Opinion: America is not exceptional, but it could be

By Mariah Manuel October 8, 2015

The United States of America was once a shining beacon of freedom, a defender of virtue and a pillar of strength. Despite the notion of American exceptionalism, the U.S. no longer sustains the comfort...

Medications like these may cost students more if LSU privatizes its pharmacy.

Opinion: Privatizing LSU’s pharmacy is a mistake

By Michael Beyer October 8, 2015

The future of LSU Student Health Center’s pharmacy is up for grabs. LSU is headed the same way as the state’s former public hospitals. In an effort to save money on students’ prescriptions,...

Student Government president Andrew Mahtook spoke on the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol building Thursday, Apr. 30, 2015 to protest higher education budget cuts.

OPINION: SG’s Mahtook makes advances in student advocacy

October 7, 2015

Despite criticisms of its allegedly restricted and worthless powers, LSU’s Student Government had a direct hand in halting the then-looming 82 percent budget cut to Louisiana higher education last...

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2014 file photo, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks in Louisville, Ky. Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney are getting most of the attention in the early days of the Republican race for president. But as they court the party’s elite donors, some potential 2016 candidates who are to the right are just as eagerly chasing early support among evangelicals and social conservatives. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

OPINION: Jindal’s response to Oregon shooting disgraceful

October 7, 2015

Another week, another instance where innocent people are plagued by Gov. Bobby Jindal’s thirst for relevance. On Tuesday, Jindal posted a lengthy op-ed about last week’s Oregon shooting to...