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Opinion: Attitudes toward virginity shame people and debase sex

By Jana King October 8, 2013

The morning after I had sex for the first time, I woke up and took inventory. Years of public school science classes, uncomfortable family discussions and weekends spent watching the dad on “Full...

The Louisiana State Capitol building basks in sunlight Wednesday near the Claiborne Conference Center in downtown Baton Rouge.

Opinion: Underprivileged areas in BR should not be overlooked

By Annette Sommers October 6, 2013

Every state has a justice system made to protect its people. But without citizens willing to obey and support these systems, we are left to watch society drown in disorder. One in every five Louisianans...

World War II veterans from the Chicago area salute as the colors are presented at the World War II Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. This group of veterans came to Washington for the day just to see the memorial. It was an act of civil disobedience that marked the fact some barriers nor a government shutdown would keep a group of World War II veterans from visiting the monument erected in their honor. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Opinion: When governing fails, politicians turn to stunts

By Eli Haddow October 6, 2013

If you read the news last week, you may have thought you had been transported into an episode of “House of Cards.” When World War II veterans decided to visit their memorial, closed by the...

Morsi

Opinion: Outlawing of Muslim Brotherhood a step forward for Egypt

By John Ryan McGehee September 29, 2013

We may be reeling from our close loss to Georgia, but LSU students should take solace in the fact that the important issues of our time are going our way. After a year in power, the Muslim Brotherhood’s...

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Opinion: Louisiana is proven worst state for women

By Megan Dunbar September 29, 2013

The Center for American Progress told the world something Louisiana women already knew when it empirically proved the Bayou State to be the worst for women last Wednesday. By the numbers, we’re 50th...

Kate, Duchess of Cambridge looks down as she holds the Prince of Cambridge, Tuesday July 23, 2013, as she poses for photographers outside St. Mary's Hospital exclusive Lindo Wing in London where the Duchess gave birth on Monday July 22. The Royal couple are expected to head to London's Kensington Palace from the hospital with their newly born son, the third in line to the British throne. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Opinion: Stay-at-home mothers should not be degraded

By Christine Guttery September 29, 2013

When Ron Paul expressed the importance of making the choice available for mothers to homeschool their children in a recent Morning Joe interview on MSNBC, guest host Katty Kay asked, “Do we actually...

Letter to the Editor: LSU has no appreciation for international students

By Rachel Roy September 26, 2013

I have a 4.0 GPA, I am actively involved on campus and I give back to the baton rouge community. I paid $17,000 to LSU this semester for tuition. I came to LSU with the hopes of getting a scholarship,...

Letter to the Editor: Previous letter to editor about wages is incorrect

By Raymond Andrews September 26, 2013

I too had a job as McDonalds when I was a teenager. That was also at a time when minimum wage was less than $4.00 per hour and the work was done primarily by teenagers. Mr. Bialek had a...

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Head to Head: Jointly sharing CEO and employee salaries not an effective way to show pay inequality

By Jay Meyers September 25, 2013

Five years after the collapse of the investment bank Lehman Brothers and the ensuing 2007-09 financial crisis, the issue over how much CEOs are compensated still ignites visceral emotions among public...

Letter to the Editor: Food chains can afford to up wages

By Joe Bialek September 24, 2013

This letter is in response to the articles covering the “Fast Food Forward” campaign which is seeking to increase the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour at restaurants such as McDonald’s,...

Opinion: Body shamers, stop shouting and get a better argument

By Jana King September 23, 2013

Merriam Webster’s definition for the word fat is, “having a lot of extra flesh on your body; having a lot of body fat.” I carry my weight evenly on my body. Love handles, thunder thighs,...

Child Pageants

Head to Head: France should focus on changing the image of sexuality in children

By Jana King September 22, 2013

My niece’s favorite activity as a child was to play princess. That means she would dress up in my dresses, high heels and jewelry to parade around the house doing her princess wave and smile. I might...