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Student Government candidates and a panel of students gathered to discuss possible initiatives Monday, March 17, 2014 during the 2014 Student Government Debate held in the Holliday Forum.

Opinion: Student government powerful, should be more effective

By The Daily Reveille Opinion Staff March 25, 2014

In light of Student Government’s election announcement today, the opinion staff put together a list of initiatives the winning party could accomplish and should consider moving forward. Some are...

In this picture taken on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, Lebanese teacher Rajaa Bshara, right, reads a story for Syrian refugee students at a mixed Lebanese-Syrian students classroom at a Lebanese public school in Beirut, Lebanon. More than 2 million of those who should be in school remain in Syria, where classrooms have been bombed, used as shelters or turned into military barracks. Another 300,000 Syrian children don’t attend school in Lebanon, along with some 93,000 in Jordan, 78,000 in Turkey, 26,000 in Iraq and 4,000 in Egypt, UNICEF officials in Geneva said. Those numbers likely are higher, as UNICEF can’t count the children whose parents didn’t register with the United Nations refugee agency. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Opinion: Student-teacher relationships are lacking in school

By Annette Sommers March 25, 2014

When most people discuss student-teacher relationships, they think of relationships that go too far. But for many younger, neglected students, that relationship doesn’t go far enough. Teachers just...

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, right, who admitted to inappropriate relationships with three subordinates, arrives at the courthouse with attorney Richard Scheff for sentencing Fort Bragg, N.C., Thursday, March 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Ellen Ozier)

Opinion: Sexual assault still a major issue in U.S. military

By SidneyRose Reynen March 25, 2014

If you’re in the military and you want to sexually assault someone, it’ll cost you around $20,000. Early last week, Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, the highest-ranking officer to have ever...

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Opinion: Birth control and contraceptives: How it works

By Jana King March 24, 2014

It’s a nightmare on Infirmary Drive – a University student goes to the Student Health Center for birth control, only to be denied by a worker who refuses to fill the prescription because of...

Gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari, second from left, speaks with reporters at the California Republican Party 2014 Spring Convention Saturday, March 14, 2014, in Burlingame, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Opinion: GOP poised to clean House (and Senate) in November

By John Ryan McGehee March 24, 2014

As we wrap up another Student Government election cycle, we need to start mentally preparing ourselves for the looming horrors of the midterm elections. Expect attack ads, Obamacare and convicted felons...

Wendy Chung at TED2014 - The Next Chapter, March 17-21, 2014, Session 7 - Why, Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, Canada. Photo: James Duncan Davidson

Opinion: Younger generations must forget urban myths

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas March 24, 2014

A long time ago, a bored group of housewives came up with stupid theories about why some people are different from others or why people get certain disorders. Somehow, they managed to spread their crazy...

FILE - In this March 17, 2014 file photo, Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards speaks at the Baton Rouge Press Club in Baton Rouge, La. Whether Edwards wins or loses his bid for Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District seat, one thing is certain: the former governor’s entrance into the race dredges up negative national attention for the state and renewed conversations about a perceived culture of corruption. Edwards may want to talk about issues, but that doesn’t come without talk of his federal corruption conviction and the inevitable stereotype about Louisiana’s reputation for shady, backroom political dealing. (AP Photo/Travis Spradling)

Letter to the editor: Columnist writes without proper research

By Kyle Hebert March 23, 2014

After reading Jose Bastidas’ article on the 6th district congressional race, I have to wonder if he did any research before jotting down his opinion. For example, he states “[the candidates]...

FILE - In this March 19, 2006 file photo, the Rev. Fred Phelps Sr. preaches at his Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. Phelps, the founder of the Kansas church known for anti-gay protests and pickets at military funerals, died late Wednesday, March 19, 2014, his family said. He was 84. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Opinion: Celebrating Phelps’ death is hypocritical

By Annette Sommers March 23, 2014

The news of Fred Phelps’ death, the founder of Westboro Baptist Church, sent a stream of profane celebratory social media statuses into the cyber world. In the real world, people high-fived and remarked...

Keynote speaker and estranged son of the pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church, Nathan Phelps speaks to secular humanists Sunday, April 14, 2013.

Opinion: Pain could offer Phelps’ family perspective

By Joshua Hajiakbarifini March 23, 2014

Last week, Fred Phelps, founder of the Westboro Baptist Church and one of America’s most infamous bigots, passed away. He left behind a complicated legacy, forever clouded by his most controversial...

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Letter to the Editor: Young voices important in elections

By Jacklin McCroskey March 23, 2014

Most people didn’t even care about the 6th District race for Congress until Edwin Edwards controversially entered the race. Soon thereafter, people started pretending they had passionate opinions...

Student Government presidential candidate Christian Coleman from the Experience LSU ticket answers a question Monday, March 17, 2014 during the 2014 Student Government Debate held in the Holliday Forum.

Letter to the Editor: SG Commissioner of Elections urges student vote

By Missy Wheeler March 20, 2014

I apologize if you’re getting sick of the elections news. I can’t ask you to vote for anyone; I’m not allowed to. But I will ask you to vote. This letter was originally about all of the...

Opinion: Consent Culture

Opinion: Consent Culture

By Jana King March 20, 2014

If we are fighting against rape culture, or the attitudes and actions that make rape permissible in our society, what are we fighting for? A consent culture. In a consent culture, it would be encouraged...