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United States’ Zach Johnson poses with the trophy after winning a playoff after the final round at the British Open Golf Championship at the Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland, Monday, July 20, 2015. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Young golfers excite at the Open Championship

By Jack Woods July 20, 2015

Zach Johnson fought off his competitors Marc Leishman and Louis Oosthuizen in a thrilling three-way playoff Monday afternoon to win the 2015 Open Championship at the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland. Although...

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)

Streaming TV advantageous over traditional cable

By David LaPlante July 15, 2015

Cable television subscriptions simply do not fit the lifestyles of many young people anymore. The advent of streaming networks that allow viewers to access content over the Internet has pushed major providers...

Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during a campaign event at a Harley-Davidson dealership Tuesday, July 14, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Radical candidates are a danger to La. politics

By David LaPlante July 15, 2015

Wisconsin governor and Republican presidential hopeful Scott Walker signed into law a budget that destroys the integrity of public higher education institutions and threatens to spread into other Republican-controlled...

Electric Chair

Opinion: Death penalty fails to deter future crimes, not necessary

By Justin DiCharia July 6, 2015

Caddo Parish District Attorney Dale Cox stands in front of juries and claims that Jesus Christ of the New Testament directs them to sentence defendants to death as a retaliatory measure for society. Cox,...

United States' Carli Lloyd holds her Golden Ball award which was presented after the United States defeated Japan to win the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday, July 5, 2015. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP) 

Opinion: Carli Lloyd dominates in championship performance

By Jack Woods July 6, 2015

The Women’s World Cup Final was all but over after just fifteen minutes. Many thought the game would be a competitive affair, but the United States Women’s National Team had other ideas, scoring...

Fans of U.S. Soccer are seen cheering after a goal by Carli Lloyd during the Women's World Cup final Sunday, July 5, 2015. The fans watched the action on a jumbo screen at a watch party in Chicago's Lincoln Park. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Opinion: Women’s sports are on the rise

By Javier Fernandez July 6, 2015

As many may know, Sunday marked the end of one of the biggest events in women’s sports — the FIFA Women’s World Cup. But I’m not here to talk about how the U.S. destroyed Japan...

Head-to-Head: 'Ted 2' achieves its goals, delivers comedy

Head-to-Head: ‘Ted 2’ achieves its goals, delivers comedy

By Zoe Geauthreaux July 1, 2015

Score: 3.5/5 There have been a lot of negative reviews floating around following the release of Seth MacFarlane’s “Ted 2.” As it is the sequel to its popular predecessor, “Ted,”...

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Head-to-Head: ‘Ted 2’ fails to compete with original

By Riley Katz July 1, 2015

Score: 2/5 Fans of the first film will be upset to know that the sequel to “Ted” does not hold up to the original. In the movie, the morally questionable bear Ted (voiced by Seth MacFarlane)...

The U.S. team salutes fans after defeating Germany 2-0 in a semifinal in the Women's World Cup soccer tournament, Tuesday, June 30, 2015, in Montreal, Canada. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

U.S. vs Germany serves as best game in Women’s World Cup

By Justin DiCharia July 1, 2015

The United States Women’s National Soccer Team lucked out on Tuesday night in the World Cup Semifinal against Germany. Two critical decisions faced the Romanian referee, Teodora Albon, and they both...

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U.S. Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act

By David LaPlante June 29, 2015

Five years after the Affordable Care Act, a landmark achievement for President Barack Obama’s administration, was signed into law, the Supreme Court upheld a questionable tenet of the law that proved...

Legalization of same-sex marriage defends morality

By Justin DiCharia June 29, 2015

The moral fabric of America is not under attack. It never existed. A nation founded upon the bodies of thousands of Native Americans, previously engulfed in numerous wars, hungry for world power, home...

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Editorial: Students should begin publicly discussing race relations

By The Daily Reveille Editorial Board June 24, 2015

Let’s have a conversation about having conversations. With the state of America being as tense as it, especially in the wake of the Charleston shootings, many people have decided to stay quiet about...