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All content by Jana King
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Opinion: LSU students took on activist roles this semester

By Jana King
December 7, 2014

Parents should consider the right of their children

By Jana King
December 2, 2014
In this Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 photo provided by Johnny Nguyen, Portland police Sgt. Bret Barnum, left, and Devonte Hart, 12, hug at a rally in Portland, Ore., where people had gathered in support of the protests in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Johnny Huu Nguyen)

Cops 101: American youth should educate themselves on rights to avoid bad experiences with police

By Jana King
December 1, 2014
FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2014 file photo, police wait to advance after tear gas was used to disperse a crowd during a protest for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. Since the shooting, many residents have been afraid to leave their homes at night as protesters clash with police in sometimes violent confrontations. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Opinion: St. Louis grand jury’s decision will not put an end to Ferguson protests

By Jana King
November 25, 2014

Opinion: American voters too easily swayed by political buzzwords

By Jana King
November 20, 2014
Kim Kardashian arrives at the LACMA Art + Film Gala at LACMA on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Opinion: Celebrity nude shaming is hypocritical waste of time

By Jana King
November 16, 2014
Opinion: Academic mistakes won't ruin you

Opinion: Academic mistakes won’t ruin you

By Jana King
November 12, 2014

Opinion: Tara High students shouldn’t be sheltered from offensive graffiti

By Jana King
November 10, 2014
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Opinion: Oppression abroad used to avoid gendered violence in the U.S.

By Jana King
November 6, 2014
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Opinion: The real monsters of Halloween are the politicians

By Jana King
October 30, 2014
Republicans Are People, Too

Opinion: Efforts to appear diverse often miss the point of diversity

By Jana King
October 28, 2014
Opinion: ‘Dear White People’ calls out Hollywood’s inequalities

Opinion: ‘Dear White People’ calls out Hollywood’s inequalities

By Jana King
October 21, 2014

Opinion: Voter ID laws threat to American democracy

By Jana King
October 19, 2014
Feminist Frequency blogger Anita Sarkeesian is a leader in the feminist movement in video games. Of 27 new games announced for Xbox One at E3, none of them featured a female protagonist.

Opinion: Men have greatest responsibility in ending gender violence and silence

By Jana King
October 15, 2014
LSU Students for Sensible Drug Policy's booth holds information on marijuana legalization.

Opinion: SSDP at LSU changing the image of marijuana users

By Jana King
October 13, 2014

Being critical of traditional ideas is not un-American

By Jana King
October 9, 2014

Opinion: Media’s portrayal of “basic” women harmful to feminism

By Jana King
September 29, 2014
Reveille opinion writer Jana King talks about her experience with guns.

Opinion: Gun owners responsible for safely, ethically practicing second amendment rights

By Jana King
September 25, 2014

Opinion: Wage should reflect company’s success

By Jana King
September 18, 2014

Opinion: Louisiana cuisine reflects socioeconomic effect on food culture

By Jana King
September 15, 2014

Off With Her Head: Snoop Todd?: Snoop Dogg’s ‘whiteface’ isn’t racist

By Jana King
September 11, 2014

Opinion: Conversation surrounding campus rape dismisses rapist guilt

By Jana King
September 9, 2014

Opinion: Jindal’s use of social media is wasting a valuable resource

By Jana King
September 4, 2014

Opinion: Everyone has good, bad sides to them

By Jana King
September 2, 2014

Opinion: Financial stability and college degrees don’t go hand in hand

By Jana King
August 27, 2014

Opinion: Just saying ‘yes’ does not always warrant sexual consent

By Jana King
August 26, 2014
LSU kinesiology senior Adam Roethele talks to a crowd Friday, April 3, 2014 in the LSU Royal-Cotillion Ballroom.

Opinion: LSU’s 6 Most Influential People in 2014

By Jana King
May 4, 2014
Nearby restaurants are some of the minimum wage-paying businesses where students work because of their close proximity to LSU's campus.

Opinion: Minimum wage jobs add to hefty workload for students without much reward

By Jana King
May 1, 2014
An outreach worker at Boom Health center, package condoms for distribution to sex trade workers, Friday April 25, 2014 in Bronx, N.Y. New York would become the first state to prohibit police and prosecutors from using the possession of condoms as evidence against suspected sex workers under a measure pending before lawmakers. Critics of the policy say it’s unfair and undermines efforts to promote condom use. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Opinion: Attitude about STIs dangerous for sexually active

By Jana King
April 28, 2014
A Difficult Choice ad is displayed Wednesday, April 23, 2014 near Perkins Rd and South Acadian.

Opinion: Reproductive rights debate detrimental to health care

By Jana King
April 23, 2014
Opinion: History proves that abstinence-only sex education isn’t effective

Opinion: History proves that abstinence-only sex education isn’t effective

By Jana King
April 22, 2014
** FILE ** In this Jan. 18, 2007 file photo, Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly appears on the Fox News show, "The O'Reilly Factor," in New York. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)

WTFriday

By Jana King
April 10, 2014
Trent Mays, 17, left, and 16-year-old Ma'lik Richmond sit at the defense table before the start of their trial on rape charges in juvenile court on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in Steubenville, Ohio. Mays and Richmond are accused of raping a 16-year-old West Virginia girl in August of 2012. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, Pool)

Opinion: Survivors of sexual assault aren’t the only ones who should be speaking up

By Jana King
April 9, 2014
In this March 20, 2014 photo Republican Rep. Paul Ryan answers constituents questions during a listening session at the Snap-on Headquarters in Kenosha, Wis. Ryan is making poverty a signature issue as he tries to broaden his appeal ahead of a possible presidential run in 2016. But he’s had to defend himself and his message against allegations of racism. (AP Photo/Kenosha News, Kevin Poirier)

Opinion: Misleading ideas of poverty in America harm those seeking help

By Jana King
April 2, 2014
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April Fools’: Opinion: Alexander No. 1 University Prez, No. 1 Dad

By Jana King
March 31, 2014
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Opinion: Artists shouldn’t be penalized for controversial lyrics

By Jana King
March 27, 2014
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Opinion: Birth control and contraceptives: How it works

By Jana King
March 24, 2014
Opinion: Consent Culture

Opinion: Consent Culture

By Jana King
March 20, 2014
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook

Opinion: Three ways America has failed women in March 2014

By Jana King
March 18, 2014
Communication and African American studies senior Nygel Anderson performs a monologue on Racism at the Greek Theatre on Wednesday.

Opinion: In Living Color

By Jana King
March 13, 2014
Opinion: Stereotypes make war on drugs harmful for minorities

Opinion: Stereotypes make war on drugs harmful for minorities

By Jana King
March 6, 2014

Racism, USA

By Jana King
February 27, 2014
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Opinion: No. Like America’s manifest destiny, Alexander’s LSU expansion could lead to an ineffective university.

By Jana King
February 24, 2014
Supporters of senatorial candidate Rob Maness hold up signs Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 in front of the Louisiana state capitol building at the Gun Rights Across America rally.

Opinion: Concealed carry policies require more thought

By Jana King
February 18, 2014
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal attends a funeral Mass for artist George Rodrigue, at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson - suspended from the series indefinitely after making disparaging remarks about gays - is getting some support from key followers, including Jindal. He lamented the suspension on free speech terms. "It's a messed-up situation when Miley Cyrus gets a laugh, and Phil Robertson gets suspended," he said in a statement Thursday. The show is filmed in his state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Opinion: Jindal wrong about religious intolerance in America

By Jana King
February 16, 2014
Opinion: Sexual attraction, mating are instincts.

Opinion: Sexual attraction, mating are instincts.

By Jana King
February 13, 2014
Activist Ann Northrop is joined by demonstrators from Queer Nation, and others who oppose the Russian government’s continued attacks on human rights, including the rights of LGBT Russians, as she pours fake blood on an Olympic flag, marking the start of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games with a protest, outside the Consulate General of the Russian Federation, in New York, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Opinion: Social media activism in need of an attitude change

By Jana King
February 11, 2014
Cyber friendship

Opinion: Friend Request Accepted: Online friendships, relationships not inherently creepy

By Jana King
February 9, 2014
Sex

SENSITIVE CONTENT Off With Her Head: Fear and ignorance keeps students from having safe anal sex

By Jana King
February 4, 2014
Beyonce performs "Drunk in Love" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Opinion: Women deserve respect regardless of personal choices

By Jana King
February 3, 2014
Abortion opponents gather in San Francisco's Civic Center for the "Walk for Life" rally and march, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, in San Francisco. Thousands of abortion opponents marched through downtown San Francisco for the 10th annual "Walk for Life West Coast." The protesters rallied at Civic Center Plaza in front of City Hall before marching down Market Street to Justin Herman Plaza. (AP Photo/Beck Diefenbach)

Opinion: Abortion politics take the emphasis off women

By Jana King
January 30, 2014
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Opinion: Student interest in escort positions hints at tuition problems, not moral issues

By Jana King
January 27, 2014
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Opinion: Weight loss resolutions are part of diet culture, harmful to health

By Jana King
January 22, 2014
In this Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 photo, Erick Munoz stands with an undated copy of a photograph of himself, left, with wife Marlise and their son Mateo in Haltom City, Texas. Munoz filed a lawsuit in state district court in Fort Worth, Texas, where his wife has been on life support since he found her unconscious in their home on Nov. 26, 2013. She was 14 weeks pregnant at the time. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ron T. Ennis)

Opinion: Disrespect for bodily autonomy a societal flaw

By Jana King
January 14, 2014
Scantrons

Opinion: Finals are not the biggest tests we will ever take

By Jana King
December 8, 2013
A French sex worker demonstrates outside the National Assembly in Paris, Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. Protestors gather against a government plan to penalize clients caught in the act of soliciting a prostitute. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Head to Head: Legalizing and regulating prostitution needed to end human trafficking

By Jana King
December 4, 2013
DISTRIBUTED FOR TARGET - Black Friday shoppers rush in as doors open at 8 pm after waiting hours in line at Target, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013 in Minnetonka, Minn. (Craig Lassig / AP Images for Target)

Opinion: Black Friday is a holiday

By Jana King
December 2, 2013
Anatomy with Parents

Opinion: Talking about sex with parents helps sexual health, safety

By Jana King
November 25, 2013
A Filipino man prays on a statue of Jesus Christ prior to a Mass at Santo Nino church, which was damaged by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban, Philippines, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms on record, hit the country's eastern seaboard Nov. 8, leaving a wide swath of destruction. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Head to Head: Morality is relative, developed through experience

By Jana King
November 21, 2013
Opinion: Slut shaming is unproductive and dangerous to students

Opinion: Slut shaming is unproductive and dangerous to students

By Jana King
November 20, 2013
Opinion: Long-distance relationships can work in college

Opinion: Long-distance relationships can work in college

By Jana King
November 14, 2013
Students patiently wait for their bus to arrive at the bus stop near Hodges Hall.

Opinion: Going carless pushes students out of comfort zone

By Jana King
November 13, 2013
The Student Health Center displays a sexual trivia wheel Tuesday at the Tiger Games in the LSU UREC.

Opinion: LSU failing in university sexual health rankings

By Jana King
November 5, 2013
French Quarter Café replaced Quiznos in the Student Union's Tiger Lair in fall 2012.

Opinion: Student Union dining options leave students rushing

By Jana King
October 30, 2013

Opinion: Mental health is often overlooked by college students

By Jana King
October 24, 2013
Student Affairs graduate student Rae Daniel comes out in support of Spectrum, LSU's student organization for LGBTQ students and their allies, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, in Free Speech Alley. Spectrum is celebrating National Coming Out Day.

Opinion: Administration should follow student’s lead on LGBT policies

By Jana King
October 21, 2013
Police

Opinion: Police should not be above the law, they are the law

By Jana King
October 16, 2013
FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, Malala Yousafzai addresses students and faculty after receiving the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at Harvard University, on the school's campus in Cambridge, Mass. A year ago, Malala Yousafzai was a schoolgirl in northwest Pakistan, thinking about calculus and chemistry, Justin Bieber songs and "Twilight" movies. Today she's the world-famous survivor of a Taliban assassination attempt, an activist for girls' education _ and a contender to win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday Oct. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Jessica Rinaldi, File)

Opinion: Think twice before you choose more sleep over class

By Jana King
October 15, 2013
Cancer survivors release doves before the Susan G. Komen North Central Alabama Race for the Cure for breast cancer in downtown Birmingham, Ala., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/ AL.com, Mark Almond)

Opinion: Support the women, not the ta-tas

By Jana King
October 13, 2013
Chivalry

Opinion: Chivalry isn’t dead, and it doesn’t deserve to die

By Jana King
October 10, 2013
Sex

Opinion: Attitudes toward virginity shame people and debase sex

By Jana King
October 8, 2013
Gina Macaluso, an employee of Covered California, the state's new health care exchange, provides health insurance at the newly opened call center in Rancho Cordova, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. California residents can call one of the state's three health exchange call centers to get information about purchasing health care insurance under the new health care law. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Opinion: The problem lies with people’s attitudes about the ACA

By Jana King
October 2, 2013
LSU Tiger Trails bus can be tracked on the Transloc app. 

Opinion: Tiger Trails: The LSU service all students love to hate

By Jana King
October 1, 2013
Playboy

Opinion: Playboy should promote consensual sex practices

By Jana King
September 24, 2013

Opinion: Body shamers, stop shouting and get a better argument

By Jana King
September 23, 2013
Child Pageants

Head to Head: France should focus on changing the image of sexuality in children

By Jana King
September 22, 2013
Editor Selfies

Opinion: #SelfieNation a good thing

By Jana King
September 18, 2013
Student Government Senate convenes in the SG Chamber for their first meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013.

Opinion: Student Government is helping students

By Jana King
September 15, 2013
Racism

Opinion: We need to learn to recognize, address racism

By Jana King
September 11, 2013
Cindie's is a sex shop in Sherwood Forest that's well-stocked with colorful lingerie, sex toys, and other miscellaneous phallic objects.

Opinion: Clearing up confusion on sex and society

By Jana King
September 9, 2013
LSU international studies sophomore Andi Aguilar (left), also known as One Dollar Baby, and psychology senior Jodi Shipley (right), also known as Rosie the Rioter, arm wrestle Satuday, April 20, 2013 during the Blunt Force BRAWL at the Spanish Moon.

Opinion: Too much Spice Girls, not enough Riot Grrls

By Jana King
September 5, 2013
Free Speech

Head to Head: LSU should be allowed to set limitations on where students practice free speech

By Jana King
September 2, 2013
Josh Duggar checks himself into rehab for porn addiction.

Opinion: Is pornography harmful to society?

By Jana King
August 27, 2013
In this March 17, 2013 photo, Ma'Lik Richmond walks towards the victim and her family to apologize after he and co-defendant Trent Mays were found delinquent on rape and other charges after their trial in juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio. A judge has scheduled a hearing to determine the sex offender classification for Ma'Lik Richmond a high school football player convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl last year.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, Pool, File)

Opinion: LSU gets rape cultured

By Jana King
August 26, 2013