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Opinion

Snow collects on the Parade Ground Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2013 by the Student Union.

Opinion: Studies show inactivity can seriously damage the brain

By Jose Alejandro Bastidas January 30, 2014

Attention LSU students: The Snowpocalypse could have ruined our brains. Like any person who is unfamiliar with winter weather, I dedicated my Tuesday to catching up on sleep, watching 12 hours of Netflix...

Abortion opponents gather in San Francisco's Civic Center for the "Walk for Life" rally and march, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in San Francisco. Thousands of abortion opponents marched through downtown San Francisco for the 10th annual "Walk for Life West Coast." The protesters rallied at Civic Center Plaza in front of City Hall before marching down Market Street to Justin Herman Plaza. (AP Photo/Beck Diefenbach)

Opinion: Abortion politics take the emphasis off women

By Jana King January 30, 2014

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, state officials will hold a hearing to review the State Department of Health and Hospital’s absurd abortion clinic regulations. In the last three years, Louisiana has been named...

Opinion: Grantland outrage illuminates transgender stigma

By Annette Sommers January 30, 2014

Last week, Grantland, a sports and pop culture blog, published an investigative story on the inventor of a golf putter who was, irrelevantly, transgender. The author of the story, Caleb Hannan, exposed...

The Rape Aggression Defense Systems course teaches women how to protect themselves against attacks. The program is $25 for students, faculty, and staff.

Opinion: Task force highlights female assault problem

By SidneyRose Reynen January 29, 2014

“You can judge a nation and how successful it will be based on how it treats its women and its girls,” said President Barack Obama at last week’s announcement of a new task force devoted...

President Barack Obama delivers the State of Union address before a joint session of Congress in the House chamber Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Washington, as Vice President Joe Biden, and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, listen. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)

Opinion: Obama’s State of the Union dull, lacks ambition from 2009

By Eli Haddow January 29, 2014

Tuesday night, President Barack Obama fulfilled his constitutional duty to address the Congress of the United States. And that was pretty much it. Aside from a few sentimental rounds of applause and a...

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Opinion: Make Some Noise: Future candidates need to stop the vague political rhetoric

By Andrew Stolzle January 29, 2014

Revolutions, regardless of their aims or results, always stem from a change in discourse. When society becomes completely polarized, when cronyism becomes the method of politics, when Congress continues...

#SneauxDay

Opinion: 10 things to do on a Baton Rouge snow day

By The Daily Reveille Staff January 27, 2014

1. Cryogenics 101 at the Pennington Biomedical Center2. Scarf knitting with Bobby Jindal at the Old State Capitol3. Have a snowball fight before 7 a.m. After that it's just sleet, melted snow and broken...

The Olympic torch is tested before the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Olympic Park, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Opinion: Sochi a regrettable choice for Olympic games

By John Ryan McGehee January 27, 2014

It’s that time again; time to pretend we all care about winter sports to prevent our patriotism from coming into question. Next Friday, the 2014 Winter Olympics will kick off in Sochi, Krasnodar...

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Opinion: Student interest in escort positions hints at tuition problems, not moral issues

By Jana King January 27, 2014

In the wake of David Vitter announcing his bid for Louisiana Governor and LSU’s annual tuition increases, I predict one positive outcome — a program in which Louisiana politicians provide financial...

Justin Bieber appears in court via video feed, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Miami. Bieber was released from jail Thursday following his arrest on charges of driving under the influence, driving with an expired license and resisting arrest. Police say they stopped the 19-year-old pop star while he was drag-racing down a Miami Beach street before dawn. (AP Photo/The Miami Herald, Walter Michot, Pool)

Opinion: America should ignore Bieber, other celebrity scandals

By John Ryan McGehee January 26, 2014

As a columnist, I mostly try to write on topics of national and global importance, such as the Syrian Civil War, the Egyptian coup d’état, and the increasing threat of Chinese expansionism. Today,...

FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2013 file photo, Sen. David Vitter, R-La., speaks to reporters regarding the Affordable Health Care Act at the Capitol in Washington. Listening are from left, Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., Hadley Heath, of the Independent Women's Forum, and Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla. Vitter will be a candidate in Louisiana's 2015 governor's race, announcing his decision Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 in an email to supporters. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Gov. Vitter? Opinion staff weighs in on senator’s announcement

By The Daily Reveille opinion staff January 26, 2014

La. Sen. David Vitter announced his bid for Louisiana governorship last Tuesday, and The Daily Reveille’s columnists had a few things to say about it. Sen. David Vitter has proven that, whether you...

FILE -- In this photo Feb. 26, 2013 file photo, inmates walk through the exercise yard at California State Prison Sacramento, near Folsom, Calif. California's recidivism rate dropped in the years before Gov. Jerry Brown's 2011 realignment law took effect, according to a report released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

Opinion: American justice system should focus more on education, rehab

By Andrew Stolzle January 26, 2014

Americans often label their country the “Land of the Free.” Seeing that almost 1 percent of the population is behind bars, is this phrase still applicable? America has quickly become the incarceration...