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Opinion: Grand jury decisions highlight flaws in justice system

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas December 4, 2014

How to get away with murder? Be a cop. Less than two weeks after a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, concluded there wasn’t enough evidence to indict on Darren Wilson for Michael Brown’s death,...

Protest organizer Derrick Robinson flashes a peace sign as he leads a group inside Chesterfield Mall Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Chesterfield, Mo. The crowd disrupted holiday shopping at several locations on Friday amid a protest triggered by a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in nearby Ferguson. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Peaceful protests are effective option

By Justin Stafford December 3, 2014

It’s said that history has a way of repeating itself. That’s partly true. Sometimes it’s for the better and other times it’s for the worse. Often it is because the issue at hand...

This image released by 20th Century Fox shows Goldshifteh Farahani, left, as Nefertari, and Joel Edgerton as Rhamses, in a scene from the film, "Exodus: Gods and Kings." The movie opens in U.S. theaters on Dec. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Kerry Brown)

‘Whitewashed’ characters fail to maintain integrity of films

By SidneyRose Reynen December 3, 2014

December and January are the best parts of the year for film buffs. Producers save their Oscar-bait movies and larger-than-life blockbusters for the very end of the year. If you’re not excited like...

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2007 file photo, the flags of member nations fly outside of the United Nations headquarters in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

U.N. should focus on greater problems than Ferguson

By John Ryan McGehee December 2, 2014

Americans historically don’t like being told what to do or how to do it, especially by foreign entities. It’s that aversion to nagging from abroad that got us where we are today. Sorry, Britain. It’s...

Parents should consider the right of their children

By Jana King December 2, 2014

From showing off embarrassing baby pictures to slight emotional scarring, the people who were in charge of us before we knew not to chase a ball into traffic affected our lives. Parents make a lot of choices...

Facade of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 28 February 2006.

Letter to the Editor: Issues concerning diversity must be discussed openly

December 2, 2014

Editor's Note: This letter was written in response to The Daily Reveille's Nov. 7 article "Previous stories erroneously portray Law Center" and The Civilian's November 2014 articles,...

In this Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 photo provided by Johnny Nguyen, Portland police Sgt. Bret Barnum, left, and Devonte Hart, 12, hug at a rally in Portland, Ore., where people had gathered in support of the protests in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Johnny Huu Nguyen)

Cops 101: American youth should educate themselves on rights to avoid bad experiences with police

By Jana King December 1, 2014

There are a lot of things we should know by now that we have not been taught in school. Reproductive health and how credit scores work are things we are left to figure out on our own — with the help...

Fifth Harmony dolls add needed diversity to Barbie product line

Fifth Harmony dolls add needed diversity to Barbie product line

By Aggi Ashagre December 1, 2014

Mattel released 5 new minority Barbie dolls in November—did you notice? Thanks to what’s called a “brand before band” marketing partnership with Mattel, pop group Fifth Harmony...

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2014 file photo, police wait to advance after tear gas was used to disperse a crowd during a protest for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. Since the shooting, many residents have been afraid to leave their homes at night as protesters clash with police in sometimes violent confrontations. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Opinion: St. Louis grand jury’s decision will not put an end to Ferguson protests

By Jana King November 25, 2014

I spent most of yesterday anticipating bad news. Everything that was coming out of Missouri foreshadowed disappointment for the people demanding a trial for Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who...

Eminem

Opinion: Eminem’s violent, aggressive raps are unacceptable

By SidneyRose Reynen November 23, 2014

By a certain age, it’s no longer acceptable to do certain things. For example, when you were 10, your teacher told you to stop picking your nose because “You’re a big boy now!”...

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2013 file photo, various cuts of beef and pork are displayed for sale in the meat department at a discount market in Arlington, Va. The U.S. is running out of options to keep package labels on fresh cuts of meat that identify where animals were born, raised and slaughtered. The World Trade Organization has ruled that those labels discriminate against Canada and Mexico. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Opinion: Animal cruelty in food industry should be highlighted and stopped

By Jose Bastidas November 23, 2014

I’ll never be a vegetarian, but after watching a video, I almost considered it. As omnivores in the 21st century, we don’t have to think about where our food comes from. We drive to Winn-Dixie...

Opinion: Your guide to coping with the upcoming chocolate shortage

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas November 20, 2014

By 2020, the world as we know it might come to an end. Chocolate giants Mars, Inc. and Barry Callebaut have announced that, while candy bars will still be present in our lives, the taste of the chocolate...