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Opinion

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...

Marcel's Game Day nightmare route

OPINION: Game Day Traffic is a Crime

October 7, 2015

Gamedays are an irritating experience to many living around campus. Don’t get me wrong, LSU football is fun to watch and even better to experience. It positively affects the local economy, but it...

Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, in Cupertino, Calif. 

OPINION: Upgrade Culture creates a need for immediate gratification

October 7, 2015

As soon as Apple announced the Rose Gold iPhone 6s Plus, anxiety rose in those whose plans don’t allow users to upgrade phones at a moment’s notice. These people were mortified they could not...

Broga

Opinion: Yoga is good enough, no need for Broga

By Eli Minor October 6, 2015

At almost any yoga studio in the United States, you can find rooms filled with yogis in unimaginable poses, but hardly any are men. Why aren’t there more men in yoga? A 2012 survey by Yoga Journal...

Governor Bobby Jindal opens the response Rally with a prayer on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Opinion: The ACLU is protecting religious liberty from Christianity

By Cody Sibley October 6, 2015

In high school, my principal told me to give the closing prayer for the graduation ceremony. A teacher told my friend he was going to hell for being an atheist. One of the biology teachers assigned her...

In this Friday, June 5, 2015 photo, Wal-Mart Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon speaks at the company's shareholder meeting in Fayetteville, Ark. On Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, Wal-Mart laid off 450 workers at its headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., as the world's largest retailer attempts to become more nimble to compete with the likes of Amazon.com. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Opinion: Wal-Mart is too powerful

By Clarke Perkins October 6, 2015

Despite the yellow smiley faces plastered all over Wal-Mart, the massive corporation is a hungry, growing monster causing problems for both employees and other businesses. It’s slowly taking over...

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talks with Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, left, during a tailgate party before an NCAA college football game between Iowa and Iowa State in Ames, Iowa. After a summer largely spent raising money for his Republican campaign for president, Rubio says he’s about to start spending a whole lot more time in Iowa and other early voting states. Rubio’s campaign says he will be back in Iowa next week, then in New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. All four states are voting in the initial wave of caucuses and primaries. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Opinion: Marco Rubio fails to offer solutions to racial discrimination

By Mariah Manuel October 6, 2015

Michael Brown. Freddie Gray. Jeremy McDole. Samuel DuBose. Tamir Rice. Eric Garner. These are just a few names of many black men killed by police officers in recent memory. These killings, with the rise...

First lady Michelle Obama reacts to an ovation from the audience as she takes the stage for a panel discussion entitled "The Power of an Educated Girl" at the Apollo Theater, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Opinion: Michelle Obama is an inspiration to girls

By Clarke Perkins October 5, 2015

It can be hard for women enrolled in college to fathom another women not attending college because of a man. To many, it may seem the most outrageous, illogical reason ever. Last week, First Lady Michelle...

Cans of food that have been donated to the food pantry during the holiday season.

Opinion: Louisiana’s new SNAP policy leaves many hungry

By Cody Sibley October 5, 2015

Last week, Louisiana lawmakers decided 64,000 people in the state will starve if they don’t find work by January. Louisiana will cut its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits because...

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. answers a question during an appearance at the University of Chicago, Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Opinion: Talk Bernie to me

By Michael Beyer October 5, 2015

Sadly, the presidential election is not a game of how far left America can lean. While many of my friends are over the moon for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, I don’t yearn for...

Opinion: Demi Lovato's evolution is inauthentic

Opinion: Demi Lovato’s evolution is inauthentic

By John Gavin Harp October 5, 2015

Thrashing seductively in a pool is a part of growing up — at least when you’re Demi Lovato. Lovato is undergoing the metamorphosis nearly all former Disney stars go through in their careers....