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Opinion

Protesters hold an event to oppose The Response on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, outside of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Opinion: New abortion bill could lead to more unsafe, illegal procedures

By Logan Anderson January 25, 2015

Congress is trying as hard as possible to make abortions unattainable. Its newest attempt at robbing people of their reproductive rights comes in the form of a bill that bans all taxpayer money from funding...

Protesters stand outside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, after a pro-life march held in support of "The Response."

Opinion: Protest workshops help legitimize demonstrations

By Alex Mendoza January 25, 2015

By now, you’re probably aware of what happened on campus this weekend. But while “The Response” was big news all around campus, it did not go unchallenged. According to Organize, Reflect,...

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2013, file photo, different strains of pot are displayed for sale at Medicine Man marijuana dispensary in Denver. Nationwide marijuana legalization seems inevitable to three-fourths of Americans, according to a new poll out Wednesday, April 2, 2014. The Pew Research Center survey on the nation's shifting attitudes about drug policy also showed increased support for moving away from mandatory sentences for non-violent drug offenders.(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Opinion: Harm reduction is the answer to failed drug education

By James Richards January 25, 2015

Last Thursday, Hank Green was one of three Youtube celebrities tasked with making President Obama seem accessible to millennials. Green took the opportunity to ask Obama about marijuana legalization in...

Opinion: A letter to Gov. Bobby Jindal

By Justin DiCharia January 23, 2015

Dear never-to-be President Bobby Jindal, I’ve got to give you props for working so hard the past few years to create face-value policies that look good to your GOP pals in the short-term but have...

Opinion: Bobby Jindal is endorsing bigotry in Louisiana

By Cody Sibley January 23, 2015

You know the ultra-religious people you see all the time in Free Speech Plaza? Well, tomorrow there will be hundreds of them at the PMAC. Gov. Bobby Jindal is hosting a prayer rally called “The Response.”...

In this photo provided by CBS News, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is interviewed on CBS's “Face the Nation” in Washington Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)

Opinion: A Response to ‘The Response’

January 22, 2015

Dear never-to-be President Bobby Jindal, I’ve got to give you props for working so hard the past few years to create face-value policies that look good to your GOP pals in the short-term but have...

Opinion: Life begins at conception

January 21, 2015

As Ferguson, Staten Island, Sandy Hook and other tragedies have rocked the United States the past few years, one universal truth has emerged: all lives matter. No matter the race, nationality, gender,...

Ellie Schilling, center, a lawyer representing Louisiana abortion clinics, speaks at a protest outside the Department of Health and Hospitals building on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Baton Rouge, La. Abortion rights supporters say DHH issued rules that would have shut down all of the state's abortion clinics. The department rescinded the rules this week. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Opinion: Despite pro-life movement, Roe v. Wade is here to stay

By Logan Anderson January 21, 2015

Despite the best efforts of the pro-life movement, the right to safe and legal abortions turns 42 today. In response, anti-abortion fighters are ramping up their efforts to make abortions illegal and life...

Opinion: Media attention to rape cases shows racial bias

By Clarke Perkins January 21, 2015

Sexual assault is a heinous crime no matter which race the perpetrator belongs to, but it seems as though African-American athletes accused of rape receive more negative media attention than white athletes.  Indianapolis...

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2013 file photo, pro-abortion rights activists, rally face-to-face against anti-abortion demonstrators as both march in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington in a demonstration that coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion. The Supreme Court declines for now to jump back into the abortion wars, but a variety of new abortion restrictions in several states could eventually win high court review. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Opinion: Abstinence-only education negatively affects teen pregnancy rate

By Cody Sibley January 21, 2015

Today is the 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, and abortion rates are at their lowest point in 42 years. According to the Guttmacher Institute, with 16.9 abortions per 1,000 women, abortion rates are almost...

A worker who sells beans counts money at a state-run market stall decorated with a mural of Cuban revolutionary hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. After the surprise announcement on Wednesday of the restoration of diplomatic ties between Cuba and the U.S., many Cubans expressed hope that it will mean greater access to jobs and the comforts taken for granted elsewhere, and lift their struggling economy. However others feared a cultural onslaught, or that crime and drugs, both rare in Cuba, will become common along with visitors from the U.S. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Opinion: Many issues make solution to US-Cuba situation unclear

By Tommy Romanach January 20, 2015

More than 50 years ago, my uncle was arrested by the Cuban government for handing out church pamphlets encouraging citizens to visit the chapel. He was just a kid, but a simple act of democracy still warranted...

This undated publicity photo provided by Netflix shows actress Jessica Walter, front right, and the cast of "Arrested Development." Even Walter, an Emmy-winning character actress, is surprised to find herself at a new professional peak, thanks to the Netflix revival of her sitcom "Arrested Development" as well as the continued success of the animated FX cult favorite, "Archer." The new season for "Arrested Development" began Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Netflix, F. Scott Schafer)

Opinion: TV reboots show consumer desire for nostalgia

By SidneyRose Reynen January 20, 2015

Nostalgia is a powerful drug, and like most drugs, it will kill us all. If you don’t believe me, just check out the roster of scheduled television programs for the next two years. In 2013, Netflix...