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Opinion

LSU professor Will Mari served as a poll worker Tuesday in Baton Rouge.

LSU professor shares experience ‘finding hope at the polls’ as Election Day poll commissioner

By Will Mari November 4, 2020

The skin behind my ears was burning. I put some tissue paper behind the cutting elastic holding my mask on tight, and that reduced it to a dull ache. I had been sitting for nearly eight hours and had four...

tik tok

Opinion: TikTok needs a new owner

By Cory Koch November 3, 2020

With over 800 million users, TikTok is now the second-most downloaded app in the world. The video-sharing platform's meteoric rise has set the stage for an unprecedented cultural influence that must be...

TRUMP ELECTION RESULTS

Opinion: Election Day patience essential this year more than ever

By Claire Sullivan November 3, 2020

The 2020 election may be the most anticipated and heated presidential election in modern American history. Cruelly, it may also be one of the most painfully drawn-out and disputed. With a historic number...

LSU students interact with therapy dogs during Fall Fest in the Parade Ground on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019.

Opinion: Take care of yourself and ‘geaux’ outside

By Cécile Girard November 2, 2020

When it comes to the weather in Louisiana, there's really no telling what's going to happen from one week to the next. But right now, with blue skies and daily highs forecasted in the 60s and 70s,...

A table hosts a small selection of election day items on Nov. 8, 2016 during the election night viewing party in the Live Oak Lounge of the LSU Student Union.

Opinion: We cannot allow the presidential election to consume our lives

By Elizabeth Crochet November 2, 2020

Nov. 3, 2020. Enough has happened this year that most of us hear this date and immediately want to turn from the thought of it — if you're somehow fortunate enough to not know its significance, God...

LSU vs Auburn

Opinion: LSU vs. Auburn a perfect Halloween match-up

By Marie Plunkett November 2, 2020

LSU vs. Auburn — the rivalry doesn't elicit quite the same visceral reaction as LSU vs. Alabama, but it still sends a shiver down the spines of Tiger fans across the SEC. From natural disasters to...

Melanie Holmes, 13, of Buffalo, Iowa, poses with a cardboard cutout of Edward, a character from "Twilight: New Moon," during a party for fans of the books and movies at the Davenport Library on Fairmount Street Wednesday.

Opinion: 12 years on, ‘Twilight’ remains the ultimate 2000s camp classic

By Gabrielle Martinez November 2, 2020

With the 12-year anniversary of the original "Twilight" movie quickly approaching, it’s about time we acknowledge the creative genius that went into making the film a camp classic. Camp is defined...

Save Christmas for Christmas

Opinion: Save Christmas celebrations for after Thanksgiving

By Evan Leonhard November 1, 2020

Well, it’s that time of year again. No, I'm not talking about Halloween — I'm talking about something much scarier. It's the beginning of that annual two-month period during which everyone...

Louie's Cafe signs shine bright Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 on Lake Street near LSU's campus.

Quick Takes: Will we ever go ‘back to normal’ after this year?

By Opinion Staff November 1, 2020

“I think there will be a new 'normal' after COVID-19. Nothing will completely the same as it was before. There are so many businesses that closed permanently, many of our favorite people have passed...

President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he tours a section of the southern border wall, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Otay Mesa, Calif. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Opinion: This Halloween, political reality is scarier than fiction

By Domenic Purdy November 1, 2020

From literary boogeymen like Dracula and Frankenstein’s monster to modern reinventions like Freddy Krueger and Pennywise the clown, our culture has long been fascinated by the macabre. In recent...

Quick takes: What's your favorite thing about Halloween?

Quick takes: What’s your favorite thing about Halloween?

By Opinion Staff October 29, 2020

"I love how Halloween is a celebration of the dead and mortality. I think our over-confident culture could use a bit more this. Although much of what we do on Halloween nowadays has been largely stripped...

Costume Ranking

Opinion: How to win costume parties and influence generations

By Cécile Girard October 28, 2020

If you’re as neurotic as I am, your first question when assembling a Halloween costume might be: “Is this the best Halloween costume I could be wearing right now?” Fortunately for you,...