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The Blame Game

By David Judd November 12, 2014

If you watched news coverage of the protests in Ferguson, Mo. after a white police officer shot a young, unarmed African American, then you probably took sides: either with the people of Ferguson or with...

Weighing Your Options

Weighing Your Options

By Logan Anderson November 12, 2014

If a young woman in Baton Rouge finds herself unexpectedly pregnant, she may be up a creek without a paddle. By the time the second line – the one indicating pregnancy – appears across...

This screenshot from Nicki Minaj's lyric video for "Only" featuring Chris Brown, Drake and Lil Wayne, showcases the video's imagery that recalls Nazi symbolism.

Opinion: Nicki Minaj crossed line with Nazi-esque “Only” video

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas November 11, 2014

What motivates you to watch a new show or listen to a new song? That’s the question on every producer’s mind as they carefully make plans to promote new music, movies, television shows, products...

Kurds stand in line and flash victory signs during a solidarity rally with the Syrian city of Kobani in the village of Caykara, Turkey, on the Turkey-Syria border, just across from Kobani, Tuesday Nov. 11, 2014. Kurds rally daily in villages in Turkey on the border with Syria in solidarity with the embattled Syrian city of Kobani, which has been under a brutal siege by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Opinion: U.S. needs coherent plan in battling Islamic State

By John Ryan McGehee November 11, 2014

It’s unclear how the U.S. will approach fighting the Islamic extremists in Iraq. After a month of airstrikes, there doesn’t seem to be any indication of a decline in hostilities against the...

President Barack Obama meets with Congressional leaders in the Old Family Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. From left are, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, Obama, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Opinion: Obama must shift to the center to appease Republican majorities

By John Ryan McGehee November 10, 2014

If the midterm elections taught us anything, it’s the country is clearly dissatisfied with the direction that President Barack Obama’s agenda — or lack thereof — is taking us. The...

A framed Montana Standard newspaper article on Robert O'Neill of Butte, Mont., signed by O'Neill, is seen on the wall of the Metals Sports Bar in Butte on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. O'Neill, a Butte native and ex-Navy SEAL, told The Washington Post that he fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden, a story he first recounted in February to Esquire magazine, which identified him only as "the shooter." One current and one former SEAL confirmed to The Associated Press that O'Neill was long known to have fired the fatal shots at the al-Qaida leader. The article is signed, "Never Quit." (AP Photo/Lisa Baumann)

Opinion: Bin Laden shooter’s statement undermines collective effort

November 10, 2014

Superheroes wear masks to keep their identity secret so they live a normal life outside of the spandex, but that’s not the only reason. This hidden identity is also because a true hero doesn’t...

Opinion: Tara High students shouldn’t be sheltered from offensive graffiti

By Jana King November 10, 2014

Last week at Tara High School in Baton Rouge, school officials came to work and were surprised to find that someone had spray-painted racist graffiti on buildings near the school’s baseball field....

One in Four

Letter to the Editor: ‘It’s On Us’ to combat sexual assault culture

November 9, 2014

In recent months, the subject of sexual assault has found its way into the forefront of national news and media. A topic that has been nearly absent from public discussion for centuries is suddenly sounding...

Fans wave at the Homecoming Parade Saturday, October 25, 2014.

Opinion: Home gamedays interfere with other obligations

By Shirin Chowdhury November 9, 2014

Picture this: Two girls drunkenly screaming at each other about something completely non-football related; a couple guys shattering bottles on the ground in anger because they lost a game of beer pong;...

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, celebrates with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., left, and his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, at an election night party in Louisville, Ky.,Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. McConnell won a sixth term in Washington, with his eyes on the larger prize of GOP control of the Senate. The Kentucky Senate race, with McConnell, a 30-year incumbent fighting off a spirited challenge from Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, has been among the most combative and closely watched contests that could determine the balance of power in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Opinion: Republicans face identity crisis after midterms

By Gordon Brillon November 9, 2014

For a while now, Democrats have had it easy. Since 2008, they haven’t had the responsibility of defining their own identity as a party because they’ve had President Obama to do that. His agenda...

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Opinion: Taking birth control isn’t just for preventing pregnancy

November 6, 2014

I got my first period on my first day of seventh grade. It was on that day my 12-year-old self decided to hate uteruses. If hearing about “girl stuff” makes you uncomfortable, stop reading...

Opinion: Oppression abroad used to avoid gendered violence in the U.S.

By Jana King November 6, 2014

When I pulled up CNN’s website on my computer last week, I noticed two things. First, a headline in big, bold letters describing the sale, rape and enslavement of females by the Islamic State. The...