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OPINION: Scream Queens embraces satire

September 23, 2015

In Fox’s new horror comedy Scream Queens, creator Ryan Murphy takes on the white female archetype. Doing so, he reveals millennials have a problem — they can’t laugh at themselves. Like...

Modest clothing is often looked down upon by feminists.

OPINION: Modesty is not shameful

September 22, 2015

More women need to stop viewing modesty as restraining and shameful. A Sept. 20 article in the Atlantic titled “Why Women’s Fashion in Washington, D.C. Is So Terrible — and Patriarchal,”...

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OPINION: Today’s Music Sends Crude Messages

September 22, 2015

Much of today’s music is crude and sends listeners an awful message — “addiction is cool.” Artists who advocate for drug addiction make these themes more acceptable. The blatant,...

Pope Francis talks with President Barack Obama after arriving at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015. The Pope is spending three days in Washington before heading to New York and Philadelphia. This is the Pope's first visit to the United States. First lady Michelle Obama is at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

OPINION: Pope Francis teaches love, U.S. welcomes him

September 22, 2015

Rosaries, Hail Marys and Glory Bes ring high, and it’s not even overtime in the LSU-University of Alabama game. The Pope arrived in the United States, and Catholics, good and bad, are excited. Pope...

Netflix and chill: Daily Reveille editors talk binge watching habits, guilty as charged

Netflix and chill: Daily Reveille editors talk binge watching habits, guilty as charged

By The Daily Reveille Staff Reports September 21, 2015

It’s no secret we all love to binge watch TV. After The Daily Reveille editors finally submit a paper and leave the newsroom at midnight, we retreat to the comfort of our futons to engage in a late-night...

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,...

Taylor Swift, right, embraces Kanye West after presenting him with the video vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Opinion: Ryan Adams Legitimizes Taylor Swift’s 1989

By John Gavin Harp September 21, 2015

I never thought listening to a Taylor Swift song would make me want to do a line of cocaine and tease my hair like an ’80s rock star, yet that’s how I feel after listening to songs on Ryan...

This photo shows the Netflix Apple TV app icon, in South Orange, N.J. Netflix, a vocal opponent of Comcast's failed bid for Time Warner Cable, on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 said it supports Charter Communications' bid to do the same in a deal that would create another cable giant. (AP Photo/Dan Goodman)

Opinion: Binge watching is the new norm

By Garrett Hines September 21, 2015

“I don’t own a TV, it’s all so basic,” said every yuppie at their first cocktail party post-1987. This phrase used to make a person the most sophisticated one in the room and let...

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...

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...

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...