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Opinion

President Barack Obama spoke of disaster and resilience on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 in The Lower 9th Ward Senior Center Andrew P. Sanchez & Copelyn-Bird Center.

OPINION: Obama’s presidency – instability in the Middle East

By Garrett Marcel September 7, 2015

The only objective President Barack Obama’s Iran deal offers is the complete instability of the entire Middle East — and the world. The president made his loyalties to Middle East extremist...

Head to Head: No need to raise the minimum wage

By Kain Hingle September 3, 2015

College students aren’t particularly objective when it comes to views on the minimum wage. Many are more than eager to support raising the minimum wage because they currently hold minimum-wage jobs. Though...

OPINION: It’s time for you to go to class

By Clarke Perkins September 3, 2015

It’s only the second week of school, and the hallways already are less crowded than they should be. When you skip class, you don’t just affect yourself, but others as well. Professors aren’t...

Head to Head: Raise the minimum wage

By Cody Sibley September 3, 2015

The minimum wage is pointless if it can’t pull someone out of poverty. According to Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s living wage calculator, a worker needs to make $10.47 an hour in...

Cleveland Browns linebacker Karlos Dansby (56) sacks New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)

Opinion: Saints fans in for another frustrating season

By Jack Woods - The Daily Reveille September 2, 2015

Saints fans, prepare yourselves. It’s going to be another long season. With a defense that looks as porous as it was in 2014 and an aging Drew Brees being expected to do as much (or more) with fewer...

OPINION: Bullfighting is inhumane and must end

By Kain Hingle- The Daily Reveille September 2, 2015

As one of the most iconic traditions of Spain, bullfighting catches a lot of attention from the public. During a bullfight, a valiant matador faces a raging bull. The matador effortlessly dodges the bull’s...

Protestors gather on the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol building Thursday, Apr. 30, 2015 to protest higher education budget cuts.

OPINION: Higher Education Still At Risk

By Justin DiCharia- The Daily Reveille September 2, 2015

Just as the blazing heat and humidity are ripe breeding grounds for catastrophic hurricanes and tropical storms, the state’s revenue and spending structures are breeding a financial catastrophe capable...

A man open carries a 1911 handgun while listening to Connecticut Citizens Defense League President Scott Wilson during a CCDL gun rights rally at the Connecticut state capitol in Hartford, Saturday April 5, 2014 against the state's gun control law passed one year ago on April 4, 2013 in response to the Newtown school shooting. (AP Photo/The Bristol Press, Mike Orazzi) MANDATORY CREDIT

OPINION: Gun Control Not The Answer

By Garrett Marcel- The Daily Reveille September 2, 2015

Gun control advocates are showing inconclusive results with their policies at best, and at worst, they are indirectly responsible for the deaths of thousands. Gun-free zones are only effective when every...

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2014 file photo, Taylor Swift arrives at the iHeart Radio Music Festival in Las Vegas. The music streaming service Spotify is no longer offering Swift songs at her request, setting up a battle between the industry's most popular artist and the leading purveyor of a new music distribution system. Spotify, which pulled Swift's songs on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, said that "we hope she'll change her mind and join us in building a new music economy that works for everyone." (Photo by Andrew Estey/Invision/AP, File)

OPINION: Taylor Swift Video Not Offensive

By John Gavin Harp- The Daily Reveille September 2, 2015

“If Taylor Swift’s video is set in Africa, why is she white?” asked basically everyone on the Internet this week. Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams” music video hasn’t...

File-This April 9, 2012, file photo shows Instagram being demonstrated on an iPhone in New York. Social media websites Facebook and Instagram have stopped working Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. The problem is affecting users in Australia but also in other countries including the United States. (AP Photo/Karly Domb Sadof, File)

OPINION: Businesses should be lenient with millennials’ social media

By Garrett Hines-The Daily Reveille September 2, 2015

Not being hired because of social media posts is not #lit. Millennials and those who have grown up using Twitter, Facebook and other social media services are entering into a new stage in their lives--...

Letter to the Editor: The Black and White of Police Brutality

By Blake Kruger September 1, 2015

When we as American citizens gaze with contempt at the highly stigmatized binary that exists between both law enforcement officers and those of whom they protect, we frequently have two prevailing trains...

Legalize sex work in the United States

By Cody Sibley September 1, 2015

In an attempt to demonize consensual sex at every turn, the federal government shut down the largest advertisement website for gay escorts, Rentboy. The Justice Department, working with the New York Police...