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Students and community members gathered at the Memorial Tower Monday, July 11, for a Unity Prayer following the weekend's Alton Sterling protests.

Opinion: Terrible 2016 shouldn’t ruin hope for 2017

By Cody Sibley
December 1, 2016
Louisiana State University President F. King Alexander sits before members of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016 at the Louisiana State Capitol. 

Opinion: Battle for higher education funding only just begun

By Cody Sibley
November 14, 2016

Opinion: 2016 Presidential election foreshadows America’s nationalist future

By Cody Sibley
November 8, 2016
Protesters in St. Paul, Minnesota call for a stop of the pipeline construction which will pass upstream from the Standing Rock Sioux Nation.   

Opinion: Climate change imminent, ignored by everyone in 2016

By Cody Sibley
October 30, 2016
F. Travis Lavigne Jr., alongside the rest of the committee, discuss the TOPS scholarship requirement changes and budget issues at the Louisiana Student Financial Assistance Commission meeting Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, in Baton Rouge.

Opinion: Constitutional amendment detrimental to students

By Cody Sibley
October 24, 2016
Caroline Fayard is congratulated by supporters after advancing to a runoff Nov. 2 with Jay Dardenne for Lt. Governor at the Royal Sonesta Hotel on Oct. 3, 2010. 

Opinion: Louisiana Senate candidate corrupt, ignores important issues

By Cody Sibley
October 18, 2016
Jeff Landry

Opinion: Landry discriminates against LGBTQ community, abuses power

By Cody Sibley
October 3, 2016
Opinion: Partisan battles threaten Louisiana flood relief

Opinion: Partisan battles threaten Louisiana flood relief

By Cody Sibley
September 25, 2016
Milo Yiannopoulos speaks on multiple topics such as fat shaming during his speech on Wednesday Sept. 21, 2016, in the LSU Union Theatre.

Opinion: Yiannopoulos event counterproductive to education, debate

By Cody Sibley
September 21, 2016
cartoon by Betsy Primes

Satire: Hillary Clinton rejects human body, embraces lizard form

By Cody Sibley
September 12, 2016

OPINION: Kaepernick’s actions highlights need for empathy

By Cody Sibley
September 5, 2016

OPINION: Graduate-level union eligibility at private universities overdue

By Cody Sibley
August 29, 2016

Opinion: Detroit judge ruling highlights vulnerability of LGBT rights

By Cody Sibley
August 22, 2016
A flooded house sits off of LA Highway 73 on Aug. 13, 2016 as locals wait for for water levels to recede.

Opinion: Flooding response commendable despite lack of national media coverage

By Cody Sibley
August 21, 2016
A student enters the Center for Assessment and Evaluation on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, in Himes Hall.

Satire: 10 tips for studying for finals

By Cody Sibley
December 3, 2015
Roy Kieffer pauses after laying flowers Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, in honor of the victims of Friday's deadly shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo. Authorities weren't ready to discuss a possible motive Saturday after interviewing suspect Robert Lewis Dear, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers said. (Daniel Owen/The Gazette via AP) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Opinion: Right-wing extremism caused the Planned Parenthood attack

By Cody Sibley
November 29, 2015
Gaylen Iverstine’s turkeys roam free range and live in a pasture that also holds beef cows. The 150 birds will be ready for Thanksgiving.

Opinion: Americans should accept Syrian refugees in Thanksgiving spirit

By Cody Sibley
November 23, 2015
Jesus

Satire: Jesus hates Syria and all its refugees

By Cody Sibley
November 19, 2015
Investigating police officers inspect the lifeless body of a victim of a shooting attack outside the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, France, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. Well over 100 people were killed in Paris on Friday night in a series of shooting, explosions. French President Francois Hollande declared a state of emergency and announced that he was closing the country's borders. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

Opinion: Paris attacks not representative of all Muslims

By Cody Sibley
November 15, 2015
Republican presidential candidate, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, speaks at the Iowa GOP's Growth and Opportunity Party at the Iowa state fair grounds in Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Satire: Bobby Jindal warns us that, at any time, he could return to Louisiana

By Cody Sibley
November 12, 2015
Like his name Romaine

SENSITIVE CONTENT Opinion: Analingous is fun, can be safe if done properly

By Cody Sibley
November 10, 2015
Feel the Bern

Opinion: Bernie Sanders’ marijuana stance shows his moderate appeal

By Cody Sibley
November 3, 2015
FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 file photo, medical marijuana is packaged for sale in 1-gram packages at the Northwest Patient Resource Center medical marijuana dispensary, in Seattle. Votes this week by Colorado and Washington to allow adult marijuana possession have prompted what could be a turning point in the nation's conflicted and confusing war on drugs. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Opinion: Canada might legalize weed; U.S. should follow lead

By Cody Sibley
October 27, 2015
Gubernatorial candidates Scott Angelle, Jay Dardenne, and John Bel Edwards await questioning during the final gubernatorial debate on Oct. 21, 2015, in the Holiday Forum.

Opinion: Election turnout Saturday is crucial for Louisiana’s future

By Cody Sibley
October 22, 2015
A pedestrian waits to cross a rainbow painted crosswalk in midtown to commemorate this weekend's annual Atlanta Pride parade Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, in Atlanta. The pride parade is one of the oldest in the country and the largest pride event in the southeast. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Opinion: Gay conversion therapy is mental torture for LGBT youth

By Cody Sibley
October 20, 2015

Opinion: Candidates Get it Wrong on TOPS

By Cody Sibley
October 19, 2015
Fight Night

Opinion: Hillary shines at first debate

By Cody Sibley
October 13, 2015
Cecil Rhodes displays his empire

Opinion: Don’t honor Christopher Columbus, recognize imperialism’s faults

By Cody Sibley
October 11, 2015
Governor Bobby Jindal opens the response Rally with a prayer on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Opinion: The ACLU is protecting religious liberty from Christianity

By Cody Sibley
October 6, 2015
Cans of food that have been donated to the food pantry during the holiday season.

Opinion: Louisiana’s new SNAP policy leaves many hungry

By Cody Sibley
October 5, 2015
Gubernatorial candidates Scott Angelle (left), John Bel Edwards (middle) and Jay Dardenne (right) gather their notes after the ‘Student Gubernatorial Forum: Their Future, Their Questions’ debate on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, hosted by panelists from Southeastern Louisiana University and Northshore Technical Community College at Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts in Hammond.

Opinion: John Bel Edwards can win the Governor’s race

By Cody Sibley
September 28, 2015
Ke$ha and her producer

Opinion: Hollywood needs more oversight to combat rape culture

By Cody Sibley
September 24, 2015

Head to Head: Yes, #IStandWithAhmed

By Cody Sibley
September 20, 2015
Senator Gerald Long speaks about state budget cuts and higher education during a protest on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 outside of the Capitol building.

Opinion: Abolish the U.S. Senate

By Cody Sibley
September 14, 2015
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis pauses as she speaks after being released from the Carter County Detention Center, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Grayson, Ky. Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, was released Tuesday after five days behind bars. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

OPINION: Kim Davis should still be in jail

By Cody Sibley
September 8, 2015

Head to Head: Raise the minimum wage

By Cody Sibley
September 3, 2015

Legalize sex work in the United States

By Cody Sibley
September 1, 2015
The Gulf Coast of Grand Isle and nearby marshes face threats of coastal erosion. [Above] Grand Isle is the state's only inhabited barrier island.

Coastal erosion is killing Louisiana

By Cody Sibley
August 30, 2015

Hillary Clinton is not relatable and should stop trying to be

By Cody Sibley
August 25, 2015
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks at a news conference announcing the New Orleans Hornets NBA basketball team will change its name from the Hornets to the Pelicans starting next season, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

The good, the bad and the Southern

By Cody Sibley
August 23, 2015
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to the media about his agenda in running for president, Thursday, April 30, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Opinion: Media shouldn’t discount Bernie Sanders yet

By Cody Sibley
May 3, 2015
Louisiana Representative Patricia Smith speaks about state budget cuts and higher education during a protest on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 outside of the Capitol building.

Opinion: LSU community should protest budget cuts

By Cody Sibley
April 28, 2015
Protestors march in support of raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour as part of an expanding national movement known as Fight for 15, Wednesday, April 15, 2015, in Miami. The event was part of a national protest day to coincide with the April 15 deadline for filing income taxes. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Opinion: America should install a maximum wage to curb income inequality

By Cody Sibley
April 19, 2015

Opinion: #This_Generation ignores issues of past generations

By Cody Sibley
April 14, 2015

Opinion: Grindr’s lack of popularity due to homophobia

By Cody Sibley
March 30, 2015
In this March 17, 2015, photo, House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. holds-up a synopsis of the House Republican budget proposal as he announces the plan on Capitol Hill in Washington. The new House and Senate Republican boast that they both balance the federal budget within 10 years, without raising taxes. Their own numbers, however, say millions of American families and businesses would have to pay more in taxes to make the math work. To the tune of about $900 billion more over the next decade. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Opinion: GOP budget proposal would cut benefits and higher education funds

By Cody Sibley
March 24, 2015
Protesters hold an event to oppose The Response on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, outside of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Opinion: US should outlaw gay conversion therapy

By Cody Sibley
March 22, 2015
A group of teens talk about sagging their pants at the Dorchester Youth Collaborative in Dorchester, Mass., Feb. 4, 2013.  

Opinion: Potential Opelousas, La., laws against sagging pants racist

By Cody Sibley
March 17, 2015
President Barack Obama signs H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The president signed a law funding the Homeland Security Department through the end of the budget year. The president signed the bill Wednesday afternoon in the Oval Office with a small group of photographers present. The White House wouldn't permit reporters to attend. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Opinion: Denying citizenship to immigrants counterproductive to American interests

By Cody Sibley
March 8, 2015
Opinion: Clinton's email scandal is the least of her problems

Opinion: Clinton’s email scandal is the least of her problems

By Cody Sibley
March 5, 2015
In this Feb. 11, 2015 photo, Abraham Romi Cohn is handed a scalpel during the bris, or ritual circumcision, of Yosef Sananas in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration is negotiating a medical protocol that would allow for religious freedom as it navigates health officials' concern over the practice of oral suction during ultra-Orthodox circumcision ceremonies, in which a rabbi sucks blood from a wound on the penis. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Opinion: Religious customs shouldn’t get in the way of public health

By Cody Sibley
March 3, 2015
Linda Jarrett reads through notes at Dying with Dignity offices in Toronto, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. Canada's highest court Friday, unanimously struck down a ban on doctor-assisted suicide for mentally competent patients with terminal illnesses. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)

Opinion: US should follow Canada’s lead in legalizing euthanasia

By Cody Sibley
February 24, 2015
Opinion: Baton Rouge PD should stop enforcing unconstitutional sodomy law

Opinion: Baton Rouge PD should stop enforcing unconstitutional sodomy law

By Cody Sibley
February 22, 2015
Offensive

Opinion: Censoring speech won’t eliminate our problems

By Cody Sibley
February 12, 2015
President Barack Obama bows his head towards the Dalai Lama as he was recognized during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. The annual event brings together U.S. and international leaders from different parties and religions for an hour devoted to faith. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Opinion: Religion has no place in the modern world

By Cody Sibley
February 10, 2015
A group opposed to capital punishment plans over one lawmaker's plan to resurrect the use of firing squads protests outside the Utah State Capitol Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, in Salt Lake City. The group Utahns for Alternatives to the Death Penalty argues firing squad executions are a gruesome relic of the state's Wild West past that create a media frenzy around condemned inmates. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Opinion: Death penalty is barbaric and should be abolished

By Cody Sibley
February 3, 2015
In this photo taken Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, the Ford logo shines on the front grille of a 2014 Ford F-150, on display at a local dealership in Hialeah, Fla. Ford's net income tumbled in the fourth quarter as the company took an expected charge to deal with currency devaluation at its Venezuelan operations, the company announced, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. But without that loss and other one-time items, Ford came out ahead of Wall Street's expectations for the fourth quarter and the full year. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Opinion: America’s real “welfare queens” are huge corporations

By Cody Sibley
February 1, 2015
The Daily Reveille Archives

Opinion: America needs to focus on higher education, not wars

By Cody Sibley
January 29, 2015

Southern states need to catch up with the same-sex marriage debate

By Cody Sibley
January 28, 2015

Opinion: Bobby Jindal is endorsing bigotry in Louisiana

By Cody Sibley
January 23, 2015
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Opinion: Bobby Jindal is endorsing bigotry in Louisiana

By Cody Sibley
January 22, 2015
FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2013 file photo, pro-abortion rights activists, rally face-to-face against anti-abortion demonstrators as both march in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington in a demonstration that coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion. The Supreme Court declines for now to jump back into the abortion wars, but a variety of new abortion restrictions in several states could eventually win high court review. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Opinion: Abstinence-only education negatively affects teen pregnancy rate

By Cody Sibley
January 21, 2015

Opinion: Keystone pipeline poses environmental and economic threat to US

By Cody Sibley
January 20, 2015

Opinion: Left wing or right wing, millennials are ignored

By Cody Sibley
January 14, 2015

Blog: White House should have had greater presence at Paris rally

By Cody Sibley
January 13, 2015