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Opinion

Sister Cindy starts her speech on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in Free Speech Plaza on LSU’s Campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: LSU should welcome more controversial speakers on campus

By Frank Kidd March 7, 2022

Evangelical preacher Cindy Smock, better known as “Sister Cindy,” visited Free Speech Plaza late February to criticize women for their perceived promiscuity and slut-shame them for their outfits.  The...

Memorial Tower peaks above the building on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, at LSU's campus on Tower Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Devaluation of expertise threatens university’s ‘scholarship first’ vision

By Charlie Stephens March 6, 2022

Shortly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a university spokesperson emailed history department chair Christine Kooi, asking for a list of experts on the conflict. Her response was that the university...

LSU’s Memorial Tower rises above the tree line on Mar. 3, 2021, from its location near the Parade Ground.

Quick Takes: What’s your favorite place on campus?

By Opinion Staff March 6, 2022

"The University Lakes have to be my favorite place on campus by a long shot. Those long, quiet walks under the trees, alongside the ducks and egrets, are particularly calming to my soul. Every couple of...

Spiked drinks cartoon

Opinion: University must take drink spiking more seriously, educate students

By Mia Coco March 5, 2022

Your head is pounding, and you still can't remember how you got home last night. Your last memory is of some guy you don't know tapping you on the shoulder, trying to get your attention. You've blacked...

LSU president William F. Tate IV speaks at the Our Lady of the Lake and LCMC Health investment press conference Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, at the LSU Foundation Center for Philanthropy in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Health systems’ investment in LSU more a business partnership than a philanthropic gift

By Charlie Stephens March 4, 2022

The university announced recently that it had received a $245 million gift from two Louisiana-based hospital systems, LCMC Health and Our Lady of the Lake. This donation was billed by the university as...

A pair of trees frame the State Capitol on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, at 900 North Third Street in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Legislator blasts Louisiana’s most time-honored tradition: political corruption

By Drake Brignac March 3, 2022

Rep. Barry Ivey, a Republican from Central, lambasted the state legislature for its endemic defects in a Feb. 16 speech. Ivey’s frank assessment of state politics was a rare moment of reflection...

A pair decked out in Mardi Gras attire stands in the street on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, watching as the Mid City Gras parade goes by on North Boulevard in Baton Rouge, La.

Quick Takes: Did you return to any normalcy for Mardi Gras 2022 celebrations?

By Opinion Staff March 3, 2022

"Celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans finally made it feel like life was returning to normal. I drove into the city late Thursday and went to every parade from Friday until Tuesday. I even rode in a parade...

LSU student Megan Rodgers checks out her car Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, during Tropical Depression Nicholas in the Tiger Stadium parking lot on LSU's campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: LSU must address quality, quantity of parking on campus

By Frank Kidd March 1, 2022

Finding parking at the university can be difficult, especially in high volume areas. As if the time necessary to walk to class wasn’t enough, students must be prepared to spend an inordinate amount...

Sister Cindy speaks at students on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in Free Speech Alley on LSU’s Campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: Giving ‘Sister Cindy’ attention, even ironically, builds her underserved platform

By Kacey Buercklin February 27, 2022

The radical evangelical Christian preacher Cindy Smock, better known as "Sister Cindy,” came to the university earlier this week, encouraging students to skip class to watch her performance.Smock...

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Opinion: Kanye’s Instagram tirades prove that men are unable to handle rejection

By Will Nickel February 26, 2022

Accomplished rapper, producer, fashion designer and not-so-accomplished presidential candidate Kanye West has continued his Instagram war with Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson after claiming he caused...

Men should Learn about Birth Control cartoon

Opinion: Men should learn struggles of birth control, take responsibility in pregnancy prevention

By Lura Stabiler February 24, 2022

It takes two to make a baby, yet the pressure of birth control and preventing pregnancy fall mostly on women. For women, options range from IUDs, birth control pills, skin patches, injections, creams and...

Books crowd the shelves on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at Cottonwood Books at 3054 Perkins Road.

Opinion: Experience the wonder of Cottonwood Books before it’s gone

By Drake Brignac February 23, 2022

Like Blue Store fried chicken or Tony’s Seafood, Cottonwood Books is one of Baton Rouge’s iconic local treasures; if you’ve experienced it, you love it. If you’ve never been, you...