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Opinion

LSU students participate in various activities on Mar. 3, 2021 on the Parade Ground.

Opinion: Let’s motivate each other to finish this semester strong

By Elizabeth Crochet March 20, 2021

If you are anything like me, it is around this time in the semester that you start to get worn out and complacent with school. Somehow, I've been procrastinating doing my schoolwork even more than usual...

Origami made by local artist John Hu stand on the side of origami’s made by attendants of the art exhibit “Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami” is being held at The Louisiana Art and Science Museum’s from July 11, 2015 to September 27, 2015 and it shows the dynamic nature of the evolving art form and its applications in modern day science.

Opinion: Is modern art really that bad?

By Evan Leonhard March 17, 2021

What is so bad about modern art? For many, the question has an easy and perhaps rather cynical answer. Americans are notorious for their reticent endorsement of the arts but seem to be particularly suspicious...

LSU Voter Registration Day takes place in Free Speech Alley on Thursday, September 19, 2019.

Opinion: Give Free Speech Plaza a chance

By Anthony Bui March 17, 2021

We have all walked through Free Speech Plaza before, and we all know how scary and intimidating it can be. Everyone is eagerly handing you fliers and, with overly cheerful voices, telling you about their...

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden smiles while being introduced at a campaign event at Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Opinion: Give Biden time to be president he campaigned as

By Tamia Southall March 16, 2021

Everybody loves President Joseph Biden now that stimulus checks are ensured, but let’s not forget that everybody was bashing him on social media not too long ago. Biden was recently trending on Twitter...

A bunch of books sit on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Cottonwood Books at 3054 Perkins Road.

Opinion: Physical media an outdated, but comforting concept

By Domenic Purdy March 16, 2021

In a time when the internet is taking over more and more of our daily activities, there’s something charming, even magical, about antiquated physical media. Video games, comic books, music, newspapers,...

Opinion: Claston Bernard has what it takes for U.S. Congress

Opinion: Claston Bernard has what it takes for U.S. Congress

By Elizabeth Crochet March 15, 2021

In Louisiana, it is often clear which party will win each congressional seat. As for Louisiana’s second congressional district, it has been held by a Democrat for the last 10 years. When former Congressman...

The Louisiana state capitol stands tall on Oct. 2, 2017, in downtown Baton Rouge.

Opinion: Corporate welfare puts profit over Louisiana residents

By Claire Sullivan March 15, 2021

This February, the East Baton Rouge School Board, East Baton Rouge Metro Council and Sheriff's Office all gave the stamp of approval to a $23 million tax break for ExxonMobil through an Industrial Tax...

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 24, 2020 file photo, a volunteer receives a COVID-19 test vaccine injection developed at the University of Oxford in Britain, at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. Politicians and public health leaders have publicly committed to equitably sharing any coronavirus vaccine that works, but the top global initiative to make it happen may allow rich countries to reinforce their own stockpiles while making fewer doses available for poor ones. (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, FIle)

Opinion: No excuse not to get vaccine if eligible

By Marie Plunkett March 15, 2021

The University emailed students about pre-registering for the COVID-19 vaccine earlier in the semester and has finally begun issuing vaccines to those who qualify. According to an email sent out by the...

LSU students sit at socially distanced tables on Monday, Jan 25, 2021 in the Student Union on LSU's campus.

Opinion: Social anxiety heightened by COVID-19, vaccines offer hope

By Cécile Girard March 15, 2021

Amidst all of the fear, disappointment and anger I’ve felt in the year since this pandemic first disrupted our lives, one particularly pernicious worm of an emotion has burrowed itself deep inside...

streaming wars

Opinion: Thanks to ‘WandaVision,’ binge culture can finally be put to rest

By Domenic Purdy March 14, 2021

There’s something special about sitting down with friends and family each week to watch the newest episode of television while, simultaneously, millions are doing the same. Everyone is tuning in,...

Centsless

Opinion: ‘News fatigue’ is a real thing

By Anthony Bui March 10, 2021

During this most recent winter storm, I remember sitting on the couch scrolling through Instagram as the news played in the background. For the next couple of hours, the meteorologists and anchors babbled...

Love

Opinion: Self-love still more important than dating amid pandemic

By Emily Davison March 9, 2021

My college experience has been riddled with a lot of interesting and highly unexpected social situations so far, including learning Zoom etiquette, maintaining friendships across long distances and, perhaps...