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People in helmets (left and right), dressed as Russian factories workers, hold a man wearing Barack Obama's mask with mock NATO's bomb in chains, as they take part in a Communists demonstration in downtown Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May, 1, 2014. Thousands of Communists, members of Russia's main political parties and opposition activists staged competing marches in Moscow and other cities Thursday marking the traditional May Day holiday. Poster at the background reads : Peace, Labour, May. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

Opinion: U.S. must directly engage Russia

By John Ryan McGehee May 1, 2014

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...

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks bout increasing the minimum wage, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Earlier, Senate Republicans blocked an election-year Democratic bill that would boost the federal minimum wage, handing a defeat to the president on a vote that is sure to reverberate in this year's congressional elections. (AP Photo)

Opinion: Study is correct in claiming the U.S. is an oligarchy

By Joshua Hajiakbarifini April 30, 2014

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...

Fraternity houses sit on LSU's campus on March 27, 2014.

Opinion: Greek newspaper should find a new identity

By Eli Haddow April 30, 2014

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...

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Opinion: Stop complaining about finals week

By SidneyRose Reynen April 30, 2014

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...

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Opinion: McDonald’s gendered toys promote sexist ideals

By SidneyRose Reynen April 29, 2014

Many LSU students have already scheduled their classes for the fall semester. Imagine, however, that the prerequisite for that class you’ve been dying to take is that you be the “correct”...

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, center left, speaks about the United States Supreme Court's decision, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, regarding the state's Affirmative Action law involving college admissions, during a news conference in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, Dale G. Young) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT.

Opinion: Affirmative action demeans those it is meant to help

By Justin Stafford April 29, 2014

Discrimination doesn’t end with a piece of legislation, and racism doesn’t die with a new policy. The problem’s roots did not begin there. They came from inside of man — in a human’s...

FILE - In this May 20, 2013 file photo, graduates pose for photographs during commencement at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. The job market for new college graduates is brightening but remains weaker than before the Great Recession began. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Opinion: Students should appreciate early graduation

By Annette Sommers April 29, 2014

Sometimes we forget how much we pay to go to school here, mainly because the amount is so much it’s difficult for our brains to comprehend. It’s an unfortunate trait many people in America...

Oakland police officers in riot gear line Frank H. Ogawa plaza Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, in Oakland, Calif. Occupy Oakland protestors were evicted from the plaza early this morning. Police in riot gear began clearing anti-Wall Street protesters on Tuesday morning from the plaza in front of Oakland's City Hall where they have been camped out for about two weeks. City officials had originally been supportive of the protesters, but the city later warned the protesters that they were breaking the law and could not stay in the encampment overnight. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Opinion: You have a right to know your constitutional rights

By Justin Stafford April 28, 2014

Many students will come face-to-face with Johnny Law at some point if they haven’t already, and an understanding of basic rights can come in handy when the blue lights start flashing. I’ve...

An outreach worker at Boom Health center, package condoms for distribution to sex trade workers, Friday April 25, 2014 in Bronx, N.Y. New York would become the first state to prohibit police and prosecutors from using the possession of condoms as evidence against suspected sex workers under a measure pending before lawmakers. Critics of the policy say it’s unfair and undermines efforts to promote condom use. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Opinion: Attitude about STIs dangerous for sexually active

By Jana King April 28, 2014

As you head to Tigerland next Saturday night to celebrate the end of finals week and the beginning of summer, sexually transmitted infections will likely be the last thing on your mind. Nineteen million...

The remote controlled DJI Phantom drone with an attached GoPro 3 camera used by Brian Tercero of Keller Williams Realty used to create a high definition video of a property is seen in Santa Fe, N.M. on April 18, 2014. (AP Photo/The Santa Fe New Mexican, Clyde Mueller)

Opinion: Drones need more legislative regulation

By Eli Haddow April 28, 2014

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a ... what is it? It’s a drone, and if our captains of the Internet retail industry have their way, it could be flying over your backyard almost...

Empty desks line a classroom in Audubon Hall on Monday, October 14, 2013 at LSU.

Opnion: Bill would empower educators in their classrooms

By John Ryan McGehee April 27, 2014

Being mature young adults pursuing higher education, we’ve reached the point where acting out in a classroom makes you look less like James Dean in “Rebel Without a Cause” and more like...

Letter to the Editor: LED lighting cheaper, more efficient

Letter to the Editor: LED lighting cheaper, more efficient

By Cole Connelly April 27, 2014

If you’re reading this, odds are you’re a college student. Now, if you’re a college student, odds are you’re always looking for a way to save a couple bucks, am I right? I thought...