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Opinion: LSUPD has responsibility to notify students of all on-campus crimes

By Clarke Perkins April 14, 2015

We shouldn’t have to depend on Twitter or another student to make us aware of crimes that happen on campus. LSUPD investigated an attempted armed robbery that took place in the early morning of April...

 

Opinion: Comprehensive sex education should be taught as early as kindergarten

By Logan Anderson April 14, 2015

At my high school, sexual education was incorporated into freshman biology. For one week, my teacher shifted her focus from evolution to anatomy: we were given workbook sheets with drawings of the sex...

Opinion: #This_Generation ignores issues of past generations

By Cody Sibley April 14, 2015

This generation has a serious problem: older generations blame everything on us. Designer Ajit Johnson made online posters highlighting the problems with the millennial generation. His posters allege what...

 

Opinion: Mobile banking hassle-free, should be taken advantage of

By Jay Cranford April 13, 2015

If there’s anything that defines our generation, it’s cellphones. I’m sure everyone has had the same experience as me, when all adults complain how much us kids need to get off our “damn...

Welfare

Opinion: Proposed Kansas law promotes stereotype of welfare queen

By Alex Mendoza April 13, 2015

My biggest pet peeve about people on welfare is they always seem to spend their money on Caribbean cruises rather than food for their families. If that statement sounds ludicrous to you, congratulations....

Opinion: LSU should accommodate needs of first-generation college students

By Justin DiCharia April 13, 2015

In the Broadway production of “In the Heights,” Nina Rosario sits on front steps of her family’s apartment and sings the painful song of first-generation college students who fell behind...

File photo of the Louisiana State Capitol in downtown Baton Rouge.

Letter to the Editor: Louisiana students should be active during legislative session

By Bradley Guin April 12, 2015

A call to action for Louisiana students: Today the Louisiana Legislature convenes for the 2015 Regular Session. This is an especially critical time for LSU and higher education in Louisiana. By now, I’m...

Republican Presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at a rally Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Opinion: Volunteering for presidential candidates beneficial to students

By James Richards April 12, 2015

I squealed with joy last Tuesday when Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., announced his candidacy for president. I immediately ran to my closet shrines to the libertarian gods and paid my respects for offering up such...

Opinion: Finance quiz addresses issues relevant to everyday life

By Jay Cranford April 12, 2015

In 2012, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Investor Education Foundation performed a nationwide study on financial competency in the U.S., expanding on a previous 2009 study. As part of the study,...

This photo provided by Twentieth Century Fox shows, Scott Eastwood as Luke, and Britt Robertson, as Sophia, in a scene from the film, "The Longest Ride," directed by George Tillman, Jr. The movie releases in the U.S. on April 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox, Michael Tackett)

Opinion: Nicholas Sparks films disproportionately criticized

By Alex Mendoza April 12, 2015

With the release of “The Longest Ride,” Nicholas Sparks season is upon us. Yes, Nicholas Sparks season — when couples flock to theaters and boyfriends hope the sight of Channing Gosling-Efron’s...

Opinion: Designated driver bill bad for both students and businesses

By Markus Hüfner April 1, 2015

As you may have read in The Daily Reveille yesterday, a bill presented by Rep. Henry Burns would make it illegal to order alcoholic beverages at any establishment without having a sober person with a Louisiana...

A marijuana grower shows plants he is growing with some friends in Montevideo, Uruguay,Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012. Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its congress has legalized abortion and is drawing up plans to sell government-grown marijuana. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)

Opinion: Marijuana industry provides opportunity for new jobs

By Alex Mendoza April 1, 2015

Are you pursuing a chemistry degree but not sure what you’ll do with it? Are you tired of hearing about the same old job opportunities year after year? Well, aspiring chemists, the marijuana industry...