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Opinion

(From left to right) David Card, Joshua D Angrist and Guido W Imbens, the recipients of this year's Nobel Prize in economic sciences. 

Opinion: Every student should take economics classes

By Samuel Camacho October 19, 2021

The announcement of this year's Nobel Prize in Economics rejoiced much of academia and the intelligentsia in economics. The research behind the Nobel furthered evidence supporting the "credibility...

homeschool

Opinion: How homeschooling compares to Zoom schooling

By Canaan Charrier October 18, 2021

Since March 2020, we have experienced an educational exodus from the traditional classroom to the bedrooms, living rooms and even bathrooms of students around the world. For perhaps the first time in human...

This undated photo released by Netflix shows a scene of contestants vying to win the Dalgona Korean candy challenge in a scene from ‘Squid Game.’

Opinion: Here’s how I would win ‘Squid Game’

By Anthony Bui October 15, 2021

At this point, almost everyone has seen or heard of the popular Korean Netflix show "Squid Game." It is quite the violent show, as it features cash-strapped contestants fighting for a chance at winning...

A large line of students forms on Aug. 27, 2021, outside the Melt Lab, a recent addition to the Student Union.

Opinion: The American government is to blame for poor money management, not college students

By Claire Sullivan October 15, 2021

Editor's note: This column is written in response to "Opinion: College students are to blame for their own poor money management," published on Oct. 8. If there’s a group with a problem prioritizing...

The textbook section sits empty on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021 at Barnes and Noble at LSU on 2 Union Square.

Opinion: The LSU Barnes and Noble bookstore is creepy, unwelcoming

By Kathryn Craddock October 14, 2021

Our campus has a lot going for it—oak trees, magnolias, the Parade Ground, a live tiger. It fails miserably, however, in the bookstore department.  Even just the words "bookstore" and "coffee...

An LSU student athlete uses an electric scooter to navigate campus on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019.

Opinion: We need to stop pretending electric scooters are cool

By Emily Davison October 13, 2021

Have you ever seen someone zooming through the Quad on an electric scooter and thought to yourself, "Wow. Why can't that be me? They're so cool and interesting. When will my day come to be just...

LSU sophomores Elie Robbins and Chloe Brown enjoy the day on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, at the LSU Parade Ground in Baton Rouge, La.

Opinion: ‘Slow living’ ideology beneficial for stressed college students

By Kathryn Craddock October 13, 2021

In his book, “Timeless Simplicity: Creative Living in a Consumer Society,” John Lane introduces an analogy about an industrialist and a fisherman. The fisherman, having caught all the fish...

West Virginians protest at Senator Joe Manchin's houseboat, Almost Heaven, in the Washington marina.

Opinion: Sen. Manchin’s political grandstanding is hurting West Virginians

By Charlie Stephens October 13, 2021

President Joe Biden's most recent spending bill is the greatest investment for the American people since former President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society, and Democrats of all stripes have lined up to...

New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson waves before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans in New Orleans, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019.

Opinion: New Orleans will forever be grateful for Tom and Gayle Benson

By Elizabeth Crochet October 13, 2021

Generous (adj): willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual or expected. Synonyms: Tom Benson, Gayle Benson. Those...

Sleep

Opinion: Where to nap on campus when even caffeine won’t save you

By Anthony Bui October 13, 2021

If you are reading this, you are more likely than not in an elite class of people known as college students. Members of this distinguished social stratum somehow function on a diet that rarely features...

An alligator peeks out among vegetation along the bank of Hog Bayou, part of the Wax Lake Delta system, in St. Mary Parish, La., Saturday, May 1, 2021.

Head to Head: Louisiana is special and worth fighting for

By Claire Sullivan October 10, 2021

In my year of living in Louisiana, this state has become a second home to me. There’s an atmosphere of genuine kindness and charity that ties neighbors together. There are beautiful natural scenes...

Nick Delgado uses his boat to help a neighbor pick up their kids from schools during heavy rains in Lake Charles, La., Monday, May 17, 2021. (Rick Hickman/American Press via AP)

Opinion: Louisiana, why do you keep crying?

By Anthony Bui October 10, 2021

When Louisiana gets her heart broken, everyone can tell. Her misfortunes are especially evident here at the university, where we must sometimes ditch our bikes and skateboards for canoes and swimming trunks...