I was a nervous wreck on Tuesday evening when I found myself at Precision Firearm and Indoor Range on Siegen Lane. I’d agreed to shoot a gun after 20 years of being vehemently anti-weapon.
And I’d...
“...One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
These are words known and memorized by every American citizen, whether they like it or not. From kindergarten on, we...
On any given day, there are nearly 397,000 American children in foster care, according to a report conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. That’s enough to fill Tiger Stadium...
An incredibly wise man once said, “I just want to be — I just want to be successful.”
All but the very most depressed and cynical of us can relate to this beautifully written statement,...
I spend a pretty decent amount of my time people watching. I people watch on my way to class, in class, at red lights. If you’re reading this in the Quad, I’m probably watching you right now.
Just...
People must think I am the least Hispanic Latino ever.
I speak English 24/7. I despise spicy food. Music like merengue and salsa gives me a headache, and you will never see me willingly playing soccer.
Honestly,...
Oh, whatever will we do about the National Football League?
The past month has been a nonstop public relations disaster for the NFL. Beginning with the dreadful Ray Rice footage, the NFL is slowly revealing...
The recent opinion piece regarding online courses raises a few misconceptions and fallacies that are worth addressing. First in the Venn diagram of academia, distance-learning courses and online courses...
With the Halloween season upon us, ghosts, ghouls and other scary sights are starting to pop up around Baton Rouge. But there is one place near the University that strikes fear into students and travelers...
I used to think I was smart. I also used to think I was funny and that people liked me. Sure enough, I was wrong about all of those things.
College is kind of like a series of mousetraps. For the first...
Last year I had the liberty of being one of the team leaders for College Reunion, the culminating event for the University’s Black History Month celebration. It’s a time where students from...
The term “basic bitch” originated within the black community as an extension of the term “ratchet.” The original basic bitch was a stereotypical lower class African American woman...
