Can you hear the executioner’s drum roll echo throughout LSU’s campus? It’s coming from Gov. Bobby Jindal’s war drums at the Louisiana State Capitol.
The Republican governor plans...
Terrorist attacks often bring out the best in people. After 9/11, Americans stood together and
helped one another through the grieving process. To quote President Barack Obama, “volunteers lined...
Last week, 12 people lost their lives in the tragic attack on the offices of the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo.
In the seven days since the attack, numerous worldwide dialogues have started....
Phylicia Rashad’s Claire Huxtable acts as the voice of reason on “The Cosby Show.” Calm, level-headed and wise, Rashad plays the perfect foil to Bill Cosby’s goofy, wisecracking...
The attack on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo is the latest of several islamic extremist terrorists attacks in the past few years. The list of recent tragedies includes the kidnapping of 300 Nigerian...
People from all across the globe mourned the terrorist attack in Paris, yet Sen. David Vitter (R, Louisiana), still found a way to politicize a tragedy that, for the most part, united us.
At first glance,...
Charlie Hebdo’s portrayals of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, tested Western European Muslims who reject physical representations of Muhammad. The editors at Charlie Hebdo were aware that their offensive...
Many innocent lives lost again because a group of hot heads can’t have their way. Although French President Francois Hollande might not be too popular in his country, he has stepped up and responded...
Last week’s attack at Charlie Hebdo’s Paris headquarters was a barbaric attempt by Islamic extremists to censor the freedom of speech enjoyed by much of the Western world. France’s response...
Robert Mann, Manship Chair in Journalism at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication, urges Louisiana college leaders to speak out in 2015.
In an opinion piece for NOLA.com Mann calls on presidents,...
LSU president and chancellor F. King Alexander recently wrote an opinion piece for the Chronicle of Higher Education applauding the U.S. Department of Education’s Postsecondary Institution Ratings...
Winter break is finally upon us and many students have already returned home to spend the holidays with their families. While Christmas traditions have evolved over the years to include carols, trees,...
