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Opinion

The 5 Dining Hall entrance sits on March 11, 2020 on LSU's campus.

Opinion: Swipe Out Hunger initiative is well-intentioned but short-sighted, needs work

By Cécile Girard February 1, 2021

This week, LSU Dining unveiled a new collaboration with the non-profit organization Swipe Out Hunger to combat food insecurity on campus. The premise is simple: students are asked to donate meal swipes...

The different draft beers sit behind the bar Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 at Dead Poet on 623 E Boyd Dr.

Opinion: No rhyme, no reason — Dead Poet’s updated policies are elitist and absurd

By Marie Plunkett February 1, 2021

The first time I saw the sign for the Dead Poet in 2019, I desperately wanted to get inside. Being only 20 years old at the time, however, I had to wait my turn — and wait I did, when my 21st birthday...

FILE - In this Aug. 8. 2011 file photo, a Wall Street sign hangs near the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. The U.S. stock market is opening modestly higher Monday, March 9, 2015, following a sell-off Friday. (AP Photo/Jin Lee, File)

Opinion: r/wallstreetbets is the real Robin Hood in the Wall Street revolution

By Domenic Purdy January 31, 2021

Let’s break down what’s happened so far in 2021. In one month, we have had a political insurrection spurred on by the now-former president, a second impeachment trial for the same president...

Cottagecore bread

Opinion: Cottagecore is the escape I didn’t know I needed

By Emily Davison January 28, 2021

I’m sure we’ve all noticed that the boredom of the pandemic has generated a lot of unexpected and overall bizarre activity on social media over the past year. From the whipped coffee TikTok...

The Rouses Market located at the intersection of Burbank and Lee in the Arlington Marketplace on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018.

Opinion: University should cut ties with Rouses supermarket

By Tamia Southall January 27, 2021

As we begin to confront the disgraceful actions that took place at the Capitol on Jan. 6, discussions have sparked on campus regarding the University’s ties with some notable participants who were...

Samples from plastic in the ocean are collected and sorted in jars at the University's Energy, Coast and Environment Building on Sept. 18, 2017.

Opinion: New Orleans nurdle spill reveals dangerous gaps in Louisiana environmental policy

By Claire Sullivan January 26, 2021

Aug. 2, 2020: the CMA CGM’s cargo ship Bianca was docked at the Port of New Orleans when a storm hit. Two poorly secured shipping containers containing nurdles — microplastic pellets that are...

Students take notes Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 while social distancing in MC 2010 class in West Hall.

Opinion: Academic participation looks different for everyone — and that’s OK

By Domenic Purdy January 26, 2021

The phrase “class participation” has appeared on nearly every syllabus I have received thus far in my college career. For some, it means a chance to unlock new connections with the material...

FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2018, file photo, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) holds his hand to his heart during the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in New Orleans. The 41-year-old Brees, who is the NFL's all-time leader in yards passing, completions and touchdowns, is entering his 20th NFL season and 15th with the New Orleans Saints. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Opinion: If this is the end, Louisiana owes a big thanks to Drew Brees

By Elizabeth Crochet January 25, 2021

There are people all around the world that are passionate about their favorite sports teams, or even certain athletes, but none of that compares to the way people in Louisiana feel about our football. Local...

LSU Vaccine

Opinion: University’s vaccine rollout plan lacks transparency, invites potential discrimination

By Cécile Girard January 25, 2021

In a Jan. 15 email, the University informed students it had received “a small number of initial doses” of the COVID-19 vaccine and had begun administering these doses to the most at-risk populations...

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)

Quick Takes: Should the COVID-19 vaccine be mandatory for all students, faculty and staff on campus?

By Opinion Staff January 25, 2021

"The COVID-19 vaccine should absolutely be mandatory for LSU students who live, work or attend classes on campus. I know a lot of people are going to argue that it's an infringement upon their rights or...

Inauguration Day

Opinion: University’s Inauguration Day message came across as shallow, disingenuous

By Marie Plunkett January 25, 2021

After the riots at the Capitol on Jan. 6, many of us waited with bated breath for Inauguration Day, hoping for a relatively peaceful transition of power. LSU Interim President Tom Galligan was no exception. On...

Opinion: Gorman's 'The Hill We Climb' a well-intentioned but underwhelming piece of poetry

Opinion: Gorman’s ‘The Hill We Climb’ a well-intentioned but underwhelming piece of poetry

By Evan Leonhard January 23, 2021

Wednesday's presidential inauguration was, among other things, a much-needed spectacle of civic pride and renewal. With the ceremony marking such a critical in American politics, I was somewhat surprised...