The world of politics is often depicted as a battlefield of questionable decisions, conspiracy and corruption. Based on the way the media portrays the political realm, many young adults have decided to...
Students returning to LSU this fall will be greeted with bright, shiny new non-smoking signs and the always-helpful University police encouraging them to quit our community’s most common vice. At...
Maybe you noticed, but the Miss USA pageant was in Baton Rouge last week. You probably didn’t see it; it was a pretty low-key affair. Anyway, I don’t want to hit you over the head with...
Some Ivy League students starting this fall will be forced to check their privilege at the door, as Harvard’s Kennedy School begins teaching a mandatory class on privilege and power in American society.Student...
Throughout this semester, I wrote about letting go of this flawed society.
I focused the majority of my columns on advocating for minorities’ fair treatment and commanded respect for our rights.
From...
Time Magazine released its annual list of the 100 most influential people last week, and the reactions have been mixed. While some are ecstatic to have individuals such as “Orange is the New Black”...
As we begin our last- weekend-of-the-semester-scramble to turn procrastinated projects into academic artwork, summer is on the horizon. Before long, we’ll be trading Blue Books for Netflix and...
As you wake up today, your newsfeeds will be flooded with posts about the last day of college — if those of us without Friday classes didn’t already post about it Thursday.
A week from now,...
On Thursday, as students across the U.S. reposted the “It’s gonna be May” meme ad nauseum, Russia staged its first May Day parade since the time of the Soviet Union. It’s like they...
The world has claimed conspiracy theory for years, but it turns out the U.S. is actually an oligarchy, and I’m glad some top universities verified the truth.
For young voters and students who can’t...
It is sometimes too easy to give someone an A for effort. In college, it usually takes more — or for some, less — than sheer will power to succeed in our classes.
The good people who put together...
Beware, students. In the next week or so, you will be bombarded with countless Facebook statuses and tweets about “#finalsweek.” They’re going to be more annoying than finals themselves.
Prepare...
