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Opinion

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...

Doctor Ben Carson for President! Doctor who?

By Garrett Marcel September 1, 2015

This country doesn’t need another lawyer or political scientist as president. The only goal lawyers and political scientists have is to win — from winning a simple case for a client to helping...

Shouldn’t We Trust Our Commander in Chief?

By Caitlyn Atkinson September 1, 2015

We do not trust the most powerful people in our country. Let that sink in. We do not trust the people calling the shots. In a June 2015 Fox poll, only 47 percent of voters said they thought President Obama...

Miley Cyrus, right, performs at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Madness ensues at the MTV Video Music Awards

By John Gavin Harp August 31, 2015

With a nip-slip, blood feud, presidential announcement and a Britney Spears cameo, the 2015 Video Music Awards were a wet dream for pop-culture fanatics. In recent years, many questioned whether MTV should...

 

Last Weeks Stock Market Explained

By Jay Cranford August 31, 2015

On Aug. 24, the Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced the worst single day drop since 2011. The next day, it continued to slide, losing 588 points, or 3.6 percent, according to Business Insider. With...

A current map of the revised Louisiana fishing boundary.

North East LA is SeauxLouisiana

By Garrett Hines August 31, 2015

Louisiana has more to offer than what lies along the I-10 corridor. There are many Louisianians who believe if the city doesn’t have a faux-French name, straddle the Mississippi River or have more...