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Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks to supporters in the audience on Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, during a grassroots organizing event in Baton Rouge.

Opinion: Winning an election is more important to Ben Carson than staying true to his roots

By Clarke Perkins September 21, 2015

If you were looking for another reason to not support Ben Carson, the 2016 Republican presidential candidate, look no further. Unfortunately, he has jumped on the same immigration train as his competitor,...

Head to Head: Yes, #IStandWithAhmed

By Cody Sibley September 20, 2015

People who believe America is a post-racial, colorblind haven where #AllLivesMatter need to wake up from their fantasy and face reality. Ahmed Mohamed is a 14-year-old student from Irving, Texas who made...

Head to head: No, media blew Ahmed Mohamed’s clock out of proportion

By Kain Hingle September 20, 2015

I prefer safety to political correctness any day. Last Monday, Ahmed Mohamed brought a homemade science experiment to school. Though the invention was a clock, a teacher falsely identified the contraption...

Opinion: Political Correctness hurts those it seeks to help

By Eli Minor September 20, 2015

In his novel “1984,” George Orwell imagined a future world where speech was largely constrained. He called it “Newspeak,” and it bears a remarkable resemblance to the political...

Protesters hold signs outside the planned parenthood health center on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015 on Government Street.

Opinion: Pro-life is more than protecting the unborn

By Caitlyn Atkinson September 17, 2015

There is nothing more pro-woman than being anti-abortion, though the feminist movement makes the anti-abortion movement seem like a crusade against women. This is most evident on a college campus. Planned...

Opinion: 'Literally' is devoid of its original meaning

Opinion: ‘Literally’ is devoid of its original meaning

By Eli Minor September 17, 2015

I’m no linguist, but the abuse and misuse of the word “literally” literally drives me crazy. “Literally” is sprinkled too lackadaisically in conversational dialogue to over-emphasize...

Fashion doesn't stop at clothes. Accessories such as wallets and iPhone cases can help or hinder your outfit as well.

Opinion: CEO pay compared to the average worker pay is disgusting

By Clarke Perkins September 17, 2015

It’s depressing how many employees of major corporations are living paycheck to paycheck, while the CEOs are deciding on the next foreign car they will purchase. The ratio of worker to CEO pay does...

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 23, 2014 file photo, a U.S. Border Patrol agent keeps watch in Roma, Texas, across the Rio Grande River from Ciudad Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The United States and the European Union project themselves as models for the world when it comes to democracy and human rights. Yet a common issue, migration, is bitterly dividing each of them. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

Opinion: Kate’s Law would do more harm than good

By Mariah Manuel September 17, 2015

In July, a group of legislators introduced the Establishing Mandatory Minimums for Illegal Reentry Act of 2015, commonly known as Kate’s Law. The law placed a mandatory minimum sentence on immigrants...

Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, businessman Herman Cain, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., pose for a photo before a Republican presidential debate Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, in Las Vegas.

OPINION: GOP Debate was vanilla

September 16, 2015

The Republican debate last night was unenthusiastically vanilla compared to the Fox News circus last month. All candidates learned from their last debate to tone down their spit-fire shots at each other. Rand...

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OPINION: Snapchat is the social medium that can make social change

September 16, 2015

In January 2011, the streets of Cairo trembled with millions of Egyptian voices protesting at the behest of countless Twitter users in the African country, calling for the end of President Hosni Mubarak’s...

Middleton Librarly stands tall before the start of the fall semester on Sunday, Aug. 23. 2015 in LSU campus.

OPINION: White people and Fall

September 16, 2015

Pumpkin spice lattes, oversized sweatshirts and “It’s Fall, Y’all!” Instagram captions — Oh my! With summer coming to a close, the average white person’s favorite season...

Students wait in line for French Quarter Café during the busy lunch hour Wednesday September 16, 2015.

OPINION: Stop the Culture of Busy

September 16, 2015

Life in college is full of toxic cultures: drinking, drugs and random hookups. When not experienced in moderation, these cultures can be devastating to our lives. However, one culture afflicts us all,...