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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...

Mike Williams, adjutant for the Sons of Confederate Veterans in the state of Alabama, carries a confederate flag past the Confederate Memorial on the state Capitol grounds in Montgomery, Ala, after four flags were removed from the memorial on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT

Opinion: Confederate flag should be removed from use

By Riley Katz June 24, 2015

It only took 150 years since the Civil War ended and nine innocent people losing their lives in a church shooting for South Carolina to consider taking the Confederate flag down. As of Wednesday, the House...

Letter to the Editor: Report card grades are an embarrassment

Letter to the Editor: Report card grades are an embarrassment

Note: This letter was written by Rep. Richard and does not reflect the views of LSU Student Media or The Daily Reveille.  My grade of an “F” on your so-called Higher Education Report Card...

In this photo taken Tuesday, June 16, 2015, Seattle Sounders FC's forward Clint Dempsey (2) appears to rip up referee Daniel Radford's notebook after Radford issued a red card to teammate Michael Ariza while playing the Portland Timbers in a U.S. Open Cup soccer match at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Wash. Dempsey was issued a red card his actions. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP) SEATTLE OUT; USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; TELEVISION OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT TO BOTH THE SEATTLE TIMES AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER

UREC must address referee abuse

By Justin DiCharia June 22, 2015

Fall nights at the UREC’s soccer complex on River Road echo with the screams of college students abusing referees. I’ve played games on those fields where the referee left crying because the...