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Opinion

Stop Telling Me to Vote!

Opinion: Please stop telling me to vote; more important work still to be done

By Kevin Doucette October 14, 2020

Since the relatively bizarre and highly contested presidential election of 2016 — in which Donald Trump, despite losing the popular vote, won the electoral college — voter...

LSU students study together on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 at Highland Coffees.

Opinion: University should give students more of a break after midterms

By Tamia Southall October 14, 2020

From a turbulent pandemic to hurricanes in the Gulf Coast, students at the University have not found the time to digest everything that's happened this semester. This fall has proven to be one for...

A social distancing marker sits on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at LSU Student Union.

Opinion: This semester may not seem like ideal ‘college experience,’ but it’s all we have

By Domenic Purdy October 13, 2020

College is far more than just a chance to further your education — it’s a frontier of new experiences and new people to share them with. With classes online from the pandemic and limited activity...

Opinion: Student campaign to protect campus mounds a step in right direction

Opinion: Student campaign to protect campus mounds a step in right direction

By Evan Leonhard October 12, 2020

Not many college students can boast that their daily commute passes through the ancient remains of a cultural epicenter, but I was privileged enough to experience this last year while living in north campus. I...

Riverfront Plaza Fountain streams downward on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 inn Downtown Baton Rouge.

Opinion: With Universal Basic Income, a ‘brighter Baton Rouge’

By Claire Sullivan October 12, 2020

Over one quarter of Baton Rouge citizens live in poverty — 14.7% more than the national average. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr said, “the solution to poverty is to abolish it directly...

Opinion: We deserve a safe Halloween celebration this year

Opinion: We deserve a safe Halloween celebration this year

By Elizabeth Crochet October 12, 2020

There are very few things, if any, that have not changed since the start of this pandemic. I am making a plea that Halloween this year should not be canceled or drastically changed. There is a way to allow...

A man rides his bicycle through Lake Charles, LA, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, after Hurricane Laura swept through the area the night before.

Opinion: Mass relocation impossible, but we can still save southern Louisiana

By Cécile Girard October 12, 2020

As Hurricane Delta — the fourth landfall and twenty-fifth named storm of the 2020 season — barreled toward the Gulf Coast on Friday, many in south Louisiana found themselves...

GANEDAY REGULATIONS

Opinion: Updated gameday regulations prove cash is paramount to safety

By Marie Plunkett October 11, 2020

On Monday, Oct. 5, students of the University received an email with the subject line “Alcohol Sales Permitted at Tiger Stadium.” I briefly glanced at the email before marking it as read, as...

WERE COMMITTED

Opinion: University needs to reexamine its Title IX procedures

By Tamia Southall October 11, 2020

The University may claim a commitment to ending sexual assault on campus, but how committed is it to actually keeping its promises to students?The University's protocol for handling sexual assault cases...

New Orleans Saints cornerback Patrick Robinson (21) celebrates with teammates after intercepting a pass in the end zone during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Detroit.

Column: When the Saints get healthy, they’ll set the NFL on fire

By Michael Sanchez October 8, 2020

The New Orleans Saints are sitting even at 2-2 through four weeks of the 2020-2021 NFL season. To some, this 2-2 record could look alarming, considering the high expectations that were set for the team...

Trump Has Always Been...

Opinion: Trump has always been a white supremacist

By Kevin Doucette October 8, 2020

Like many, I met Trump through reality television. My mom, who caught the occasional episode of “Celebrity Apprentice” when it aired, admitted a sort of catharsis in observing the unrelatable...

Opinion: Democratic Mayor Adrian Perkins for Senate, 'people over politics'

Opinion: Democratic Mayor Adrian Perkins for Senate, ‘people over politics’

By Olivia James October 7, 2020

The race for Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy’s seat is on. Of the five Democratic candidates on the ballot, only one has been able to snag endorsements from the Louisiana Democratic Party, Gov. John...