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Opinion

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...

Alcoholic beverages in display on Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 in Government St, Baton Rouge Albertsons.

Opinion: College students are to blame for their own poor money management

By Samuel Camacho October 8, 2021

Students’ financial behaviors are getting out of control. According to the Federal Reserve, college students in America have accumulated $1.73 trillion in student debt as of this year. Just to put...

Troy H. Middleton Library, now the LSU Library, sits Wednesday, June 17, 2020 on LSU's campus.

Letter to the Editor: Renaming campus buildings is a fleeting gesture, fails to evoke real change

By Ron Camarota October 7, 2021

History junior Ron Camarota responds to a Sept. 26 column titled "Opinion: The university is not serious about renaming buildings honoring racists."The demand for changing the names of buildings...

A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies over the city of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021. Taliban fighters entered the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Sunday, further tightening their grip on the country as panicked workers fled government offices and helicopters landed at the U.S. Embassy.

Opinion: Policymakers no more informed about the Middle East than social media users

By Canaan Charrier October 7, 2021

Nothing brings out the geopolitical analyst in a person quite like a news development in the Middle East. I'm sure you've all seen an Instagram story graphic or Twitter post with an opinion so bad...

David F. Boyd Hall houses the LSU Graduate School on Nov. 21, 2016, at 114 West David Boyd Hall.

Opinion: The state of graduate education at the university is dismal

By Charlie Stephens October 6, 2021

In Pres.  William Tate IV’s first report to the university on Aug. 6, he singled out graduate education as one of the core priorities of his tenure. “You can’t recruit...

An exterior photo of the Hope Medical Group for Women on Feb. 20, 2020, in Shreveport, La. The clinic is one of three in the state that provides abortions to women, and it is challenging a state law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The Supreme Court is hearing the case on March 4. (AP Photo/Rebecca Santana)

Opinion: Anti-abortion politicians are dangerous; religiously biased

By Kathryn Craddock October 6, 2021

On March 11 of this year, Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas introduced Senate Bill 8, the "Texas Heartbeat Act." The act was signed into law May 19 and went into effect on Sept. 1. As the strictest abortion law...

The Lion's Eye Center on 2020 Gravier St at LSU Health Sciences Center-New Orleans.

Opinion: Audit, lawsuits raise serious questions about LSU Health Sciences Center

By Claire Sullivan October 6, 2021

A recent audit reveals top officials at the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans have engaged in retaliation, favoritism, nepotism and other ethically troubling behaviors. Multiple lawsuits have also...