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Nicholas J. Van Sickels, right, stands with his husband, Andrew S. Bond, and holds their adopted daughter, Jules, 2, before a news conference in New Orleans about a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, to challenge the Louisiana Constitution’s ban on recognizing same-sex marriages performed in states where they are legal. They are among four couples, all married states where same-sex marriage is legal, who joined the Forum for Equality Louisiana in a suit against the state registrar and state revenue secretary. (AP Photo/Janet McConnaughey)

Louisiana shouldn’t be the last state to support same-sex marriage

By Alex Mendoza January 28, 2015

It’s official. Louisiana is less progressive than Alabama — at least with regard to gay marriage. On Sunday, a federal judge overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. The judge...

Ariel David, of New Orleans, who is gay, plays with a pride flag wide with her biological daughter Nelly David, 2, during a rally held in reaction to today's decision by a federal judge, which upheld Louisiana's ban on same-sex marriages, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. David who served in the U.S. Navy for six years and was deployed to the Middle East multiple times in support of the war on terror, said she attended because she and her partner cannot legally marry in the state. The rally was organized by Forum For Equality Louisiana. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Same-sex marriage troubles mirror Alabama’s troubled past with civil rights issues

By Justin DiCharia January 28, 2015

The South prides itself in tradition: southern fried cooking, sweet tea, manners and most of all—stubbornness. In June of 1963, Alabama Gov. George Wallace blocked the path of two African-American...

Southern states need to catch up with the same-sex marriage debate

By Cody Sibley January 28, 2015

Last week, a federal judge struck down the gay marriage ban in Alabama, citing that it violated the 14th Amendment. This would have made Alabama the 37th state to legalize gay marriage, but that same judge...

Same-sex marriage rights can be furthered by allies to the LGBT community

By Jen Blate January 28, 2015

In most scenarios, I would say the majority of us that go to LSU aren’t fans of Alabama. But in this scenario, I would have to say that Bama is racking up quite a few brownie points. This past Sunday,...

SENSITIVE CONTENT Opinion: Stigma surrounding period sex should be eradicated

SENSITIVE CONTENT Opinion: Stigma surrounding period sex should be eradicated

By Logan Anderson January 28, 2015

The upcoming film “50 Shades of Grey” is sure to be packed with some steamy scenes, but there’s one moment from the book that was deemed too hot for the big screen. In one particularly...

Opinion: Lack of female engineering professors is a disservice to students

Opinion: Lack of female engineering professors is a disservice to students

By Alex Mendoza January 28, 2015

It’s a well-known trope among college students: Women don’t study engineering. But at most universities, the lack of females in engineering extends beyond the student body into the faculty...

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10 Ways for Students to Save Money

By Jay Cranford January 28, 2015

This column does not reflect the views of The Daily Reveille. I bet every student on campus is regularly thinking about how to save money — whether it’s one of your New Year’s resolutions,...

Opinion: Local markets more favorable than large, corporate stores

By Jen Blate January 27, 2015

The aisles were crowded last week as locals filled downtown’s new full-service grocery store, Matherne’s Market. The people have been patiently waiting for a full-service grocery store to open,...

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Opinion: Social Security reform is a must for our generation

By Justin DiCharia January 27, 2015

Paying for dinner is a constant concern for University students. Retirement doesn’t even cross our minds. It’s hard to find enough money to pay for our Cane’s addictions with pocket change...

Opinion: Students should know about retirement plans before graduation

By Jay Cranford January 27, 2015

The most important financial event anyone will face is retirement. Second to buying a house, retirement takes the most money and planning. Luckily for us, the more time you have until retirement, the less...

A man smokes marijuana on the official opening night of Club 64, a marijuana-specific social club, where a New Year's Eve party was held, in Denver, Monday Dec. 31, 2012. On Election Day, Nov. 6, 2012, a plurality of Coloradans voted in favor of Proposition 64 to legalize recreational marijuana. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Opinion: Students shouldn’t ignore negative effects of marijuana

By James Richards January 26, 2015

Anybody following my columns has to be confused at this point. Monday’s column was about how people are going to do drugs, so we should work from that point. Today, I’m going to tell you why...

Opinion: Technology users should exercise self-control

By Clarke Perkins January 26, 2015

Technology is not the cause for all your problems. It can be easy to blame, but self-control is key. On Jan. 6, a 32-year-old man was found dead at an Internet café in Taiwan. He was on the third...