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FILE - A child health nurse holds up a vial and box for the HPV vaccine, brand name Gardasil, at a clinic in Kinston, N.C. on Monday March 5, 2012. A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus has cut infections in teen girls by half, according to a study released Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The study confirms research done before the HPV vaccine came on the market in 2006. But this is the first evidence of how well it works now that it is in general use. (AP Photo/Daily Free Press, Charles Buchanan)

Opinion: Recent study emphasizes importance of HPV vaccine

By Elizabeth Garcia June 24, 2013

A new study may be a key player in reducing sexually transmitted diseases and infections, but religious institutions may intervene. The Center for Disease Control published a press release June 19 stating...

Student government senator and associate librarian Michael Russo leads an anti-smoking campaign April 6, 2011, in Middleton Library

Opinion: Smoking ban on campus misguided, unfounded

By Robert Klare June 24, 2013

A smoking ban on campus may sound like a good thing at first. As a non-smoker, I was initially intrigued as well. Who could argue against clean air, less litter and a healthier student population? Although...

In this March 1, 2013 photo released by Google, a fully inflated test balloon sits in a hangar at Moffett Field airfield, Calif. Google is testing the balloons which sail in the stratosphere and beam the Internet to Earth. (AP Photo/Google, Andrea Dunlap) EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Opinion: More companies should invest in top-secrecy

By Connor Tarter June 20, 2013

 Google has always been in the business of innovation and redefinition, but secrecy has never been much of a hot button for the company. When it comes to the products Google is most well known for...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Meeting in Chicago, Thursday, June 13, 2013. The former first lady and potential 2016 White House contender offered her most extensive description of her post-Obama administration agenda since leaving her role as the nation's top diplomat. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)

Opinion: Clinton’s experience makes her a great candidate

By Elizabeth Garcia June 20, 2013

Since retiring from her position as Secretary of State under the Obama administration, Hillary Rodham Clinton has been out of the public spotlight. Yet most of the political world still wants to know if...

Fire billows from the Williams Olefins Plant in Ascension Parish, La., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. 

Opinion: In chemical plants, some accidents are unavoidable

By Chris Ortte June 17, 2013

While chemical plants do not particularly weigh much on the average person’s mind, they simply become part of the landscape as a maze of pipes and smoke stacks that seem impossible to make any sense...

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 10, 2013, during a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act. Obama highlighted the gap in pay that still exists between men and women. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Opinion: Louisiana women one step closer to equal pay

By Elizabeth Garcia June 17, 2013

Employers in Louisiana might soon be legally required to pay women as much as their male counterparts if Gov. Bobby Jindal signs a new bill into law. Senate Bill 153 by Sen. Edwin Murray, D-New Orleans,...

Opinion: Out-of-state fees too high for a public university

By Connor Tarter June 17, 2013

In my three-and-a-half years as a student at LSU, my personal cost of attendance has slowly risen semester-by-semester with the largest spike at the tail end of last semester. I, like every other out-of-state...

FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2009, file photo, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., speaks at a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Far from reversing course, Senate Democrats who backed President Barack Obama’s health care law and now face re-election in GOP-leaning states are reinforcing their support for the overhaul even as Republicans intensify their criticism. Mark Begich of Alaska, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Landrieu of Louisiana and Kay Hagan of North Carolina will face voters in 2014 for the first time since voting for the Affordable Care Act _ commonly called Obamacare _ three years ago. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Opinion: Landrieu’s son’s DUI has broad implications for La.

June 17, 2013

It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. And for longer than I’ve been alive, that phrase has described New Orleans and Louisiana perfectly. I can’t count the times I’ve...

Letter to the Editor: Farm bill outdated, unnecessary piece of legislation

By Joe Bialek June 12, 2013

With all the debate recently for amending the United States Constitution in favor of certain issues and/or those constituencies, perhaps a more appropriate amendment should guarantee each citizen of the...

Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering at Apple, left, greets Apple CEO Tim Cook after the introduction of iOS 7 during the keynote address of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Monday, June 10, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Opinion: Apple’s iOS redesign makes devices feel more connected

By Taylor Balkom June 12, 2013

In its annual World Wide Developer’s Conference keynote on Monday, Apple showed off its most radical change to iOS since the operating system was released in 2007. Gone are the bubbled look of apps,...

Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering at Apple, left, greets Apple CEO Tim Cook after the introduction of iOS 7 during the keynote address of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Monday, June 10, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Opinion: iOS 7 design leaves much to be desired

By Connor Tarter June 12, 2013

The release of Apple’s new mobile software has been long awaited by tech enthusiasts and average consumers everywhere. iOS has not undergone a major redesign in years, arguably since iOS 4, which...

Although texting or emailing may be an easier form of communication, it lacks the personality of handwritten letters.

Opinion: Let them know you’re genuine: write a letter

By Chris Ortte June 12, 2013

With the introduction of new technologies, today’s human interaction is counterintutive to its own definition, and communication has become significantly depersonalized with the emergence of the...