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Opinion

Failure of Diplomacy: Militia plots show domestic terrorists on a misguided crusade

By Zachary Davis
Columnist
November 6, 2011

Unfortunately, it seems when today's Americans think of terrorism, images of foreigners – Middle Eastern or otherwise – come to mind. While this may be part of the scars our country still bears...

Facebook Felonies

By Josh Lucas, Deputy Viewpoint Editor
November 2, 2011

On the Internet there exists a place more downtrodden than the heart of southeast Raleigh. It is a place that is seedier than FUBAR. It is a place where criminals as young as 10 run rampant through its...

Failure of Diplomacy: Apples and pirates may decide future of intellectual rights

By Zachary Davis
Columnist
November 2, 2011

It's no secret I'm not a huge fan of Apple. I've gone out of my way to never buy one of Apple's products over the years — I was one of the few who had a Zune, and more recently, I'm one of the few...

Shockingly Simple: Wrongful birth cases protect against medical mistakes

By Andrew Shockey
Columnist
November 2, 2011

As the average age of parents increases around the world, the possibility of severe birth defects has increased, as well. Advances in genetics and other prenatal technologies have granted doctors the ability...

Letter to the Editor: Occupy love and help save New Orleans

By
November 2, 2011

John Lennon challenged us once to imagine a world with no possessions, no religion, no greed, no hunger — a world with nothing to kill or die for. This must become our shared purpose. We need...

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

By
October 25, 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

By
October 19, 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 18, 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 18, 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 17, 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 16, 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...