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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Drinking age should be lowered to 18

By
October 24, 2011

Those of us 18 and older are considered old enough to buy tobacco, serve on a jury, and join the military, yet the state Legislature (due to the federal government's coercive withholding of highway funds)...

The Bottom Line: ‘Sin taxes’ are favorable for sake of Louisiana economy

On Saturday, Louisiana voted on five proposed amendments to the state constitution. Three passed, including an amendment which renews a 4-cent tax on cigarettes and sends some of the money from that dark-brown,...

Letter to the Editor: Donated organs should be allocated to organ donors

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October 18, 2011

In response to the Oct. 19 column "Regulated organ market actually a feasible idea": As the death toll from the organ shortage mounts, public opinion will eventually support financial incentives for organ...

Letter to the Editor: Student section needs an enthusiam boost

By Amy Burants
October 17, 2011

As an LSU alumna, avid LSU football fan and LSU student section season ticket holder from 2003 through 2007, I would like take this opportunity to call out the current LSU student section on inaccurately...

Letter from the Editor

By Laura Wilkinson, Editor-in-Chief
October 17, 2011

I am dismayed to inform Technician readers of a case of plagiarism within the Student Media staff. Yesterday I received an email from a fellow college newspaper saying they suspected one of our staff columnists...

Letter to the Editor: Tigers should not let No. 1 ranking distract them

By Charles Kendrew
October 16, 2011

Dear Tigers, Well, O.K., we are all in. Two quarterbacks appear to work fine. The defense is very good. Punting and kicking teams appear to be top-notch. Coaching has been solid. All the pieces appear...

Letter to the Editor: Dont stereotype all southerners as anti-LGBTQ

By Adrian Serlo
October 15, 2011

While I agree in spirit with what Parker Cramer wrote in his column "Reggie's should be boycotted for alleged hate crime" on Oct. 12. I would like to comment on one statement that Cramer made: "Reggie's...

Letter to the Editor: Gay community should stay away from Reggie’s bar

By Matthew Patterson
October 15, 2011

As members of Spectrum, LSU's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer student organization, we are of course saddened by the Oct. 12 article about the recent unprovoked attack on two gay men at...

Letter to the Editor: Ron Paul supports individual decision making policy

By Alex Braud
October 2, 2011

After reading Chris Seemann's column entitled "Ron Paul has devoted supporters, troubling policy," I was troubled not by the policy, but by the gross misunderstanding of the policy that Seemann purported...

Our View: With Jefferson’s quick return, Shady’s incident still lingers

By Editorial Board
October 1, 2011

This past Wednesday should have seen the close of what has been a dark public relations storm at LSU. But after a brief respite, LSU football coach Les Miles summoned the clouds back to Baton Rouge on...

Letter to the Editor: Libertarianism doesn’t work

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September 26, 2011

I know that this letter will stick in the craw of many of those who are part of the cult of Ron Paul, but Ron Paul's ideas don't work — never have and never will.  Firstly, Ron Paul is running...

A Better Pill to Swallow: Denying evolution is unscientific, damages Louisiana’s image

By Chris Freyder
September 14, 2011

I came to this University, like many before me, to establish an identity. On Sept. 1, my efforts were partially undermined. The student body's intellect was grievously soiled through a Daily Reveille column...