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All content by Marie Plunkett
An LSU student walks through in front of Coates Hall on Mar. 3, 2021 in LSU’s Quad.

Opinion: Campus is unsafe for students — University officials don’t care

By Marie Plunkett
April 18, 2021
Agriculture business senior Daniel Garbr holds a sign while blockading exit on Monday, March 8, 2021 during the Tigers Against Sexual Assault sit-in at the Football Operations Center on Skip Bertman Drive.

Opinion: Teal lights in Tiger Stadium are performative, insensitive

By Marie Plunkett
April 11, 2021
The LSU Student Union sits on 310 LSU Student Union on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019.

Opinion: Disordered eating is everywhere — and more dangerous than you think

By Marie Plunkett
April 6, 2021
Creative Haven's "Groovy Mandalas Coloring Book" serves as a form of relaxation and meditation.

Opinion: Professors should incorporate more creative assignments in class

By Marie Plunkett
March 27, 2021
Rain falls before the Lady Tigers' 19-1 victory over Tulsa, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Tiger Park.

Opinion: University needs to prepare students for natural disasters

By Marie Plunkett
March 22, 2021
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)

Opinion: No excuse not to get vaccine if eligible

By Marie Plunkett
March 15, 2021
The first floor of the LSU Library sits on LSU campus on Thursday, December 3, 2020.

Opinion: Reflections on senioritis amid COVID-19

By Marie Plunkett
March 8, 2021
LSU students sit on campus on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 doing their online classes in Student Union on LSU's campus.

Opinion: New attendance, make-up policy a positive change for students

By Marie Plunkett
February 27, 2021
Aisles of books on the fourth floor in LSU Library on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019.

Opinion: New discoveries bring fresh perspectives, keep academic passions alive

By Marie Plunkett
February 22, 2021
A sign reads “Covid Testing Center- Room 263” on Jan. 25, 2021 in a stairwell of Coates Hall.

Opinion: COVID-19 testing raffle a waste of resources and energy

By Marie Plunkett
February 15, 2021
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
Inauguration Day

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

By Marie Plunkett
January 25, 2021
Kristen begins prepping fresh vegetables and some fruits for her next dish on Monday Sept. 21, 2015 at her parents house on highland.

Opinion: Losing the ‘quarantine 15’: what works and what doesn’t

By Marie Plunkett
January 19, 2021
LSU Graduation

Opinion: Senioritis will hit harder than ever for 2021 graduates

By Marie Plunkett
January 11, 2021
Harry Styles

Opinion: Harry Styles is the new manly man

By Marie Plunkett
December 1, 2020
Man using his Mobile Phone in the street, bokeh

Opinion: Twitter ‘Fleets’ a sign of social media homogenization

By Marie Plunkett
November 23, 2020
Free Speech

Opinion: University does not foster free speech

By Marie Plunkett
November 16, 2020
Tiger Stadium shines bright Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020 at night on N Stadium Road on LSU's campus.

Opinion: Even with all of its flaws, I still choose this school

By Marie Plunkett
November 9, 2020
LSU vs Auburn

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

By Marie Plunkett
November 2, 2020
The bell tower clock stands tall Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 from the top of the Barnes & Noble at LSU parking garage on E Campus Drive.

Opinion: University should suspend all Student Orgs, Greek Life, following latest incident

By Marie Plunkett
October 27, 2020
GANEDAY REGULATIONS

Opinion: Updated gameday regulations prove cash is paramount to safety

By Marie Plunkett
October 11, 2020
An empty campus sits Saturday, Sept. 20, 2020 from the top of the Barnes & Noble at LSU parking garage on E Campus Drive.

Opinion: President’s Aid students need funds regardless of hours

By Marie Plunkett
October 4, 2020
A COVID-19 testing sign sits Thursday, Sep. 17, 2020 in front of a COVID-19 testing pod next to the Pentagon Community on Dalrymple Drive at LSU.

Opinion: With COVID-19 death toll still rising, apathy is the new pandemic

By Marie Plunkett
September 29, 2020
A view of Tiger Stadium stands tall on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, on LSU's campus. 

Opinion: University needs to mandate regular testing for football attendees

By Marie Plunkett
September 20, 2020
Medieval peasants cartoon

Opinion: Let’s just go back to the Middle Ages

By Marie Plunkett
September 13, 2020
Opinion: We should all take a lesson in flexibility, learn to adapt

Opinion: We should all take a lesson in flexibility, learn to adapt

By Marie Plunkett
September 5, 2020
Letter writing cartoon

Opinion: Write letters to save the United States Postal Service

By Marie Plunkett
August 31, 2020
The covered walkway lies empty on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in the Quad on LSU's campus.

Opinion: LSU’s “Roadmap to Fall” offers no real protections against COVID-19

By Marie Plunkett
August 24, 2020
Quiet Spaces Cartoon

Opinion: ‘Quiet Zones’ are useless, defeat the purpose of online classes

By Marie Plunkett
August 23, 2020
Desks sit in a classroom in the Huey P. Long Field House on February 5, 2020.

Opinion: Professors deserve more credit during COVID-19 crisis

By Marie Plunkett
July 26, 2020
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)

Opinion: Inoculation against misinformation necessary for COVID-19 vaccine to succeed

By Marie Plunkett
July 23, 2020
The bell tower on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 on LSU's campus.

Opinion: LSU should reduce tuition, need to think about students’ financial struggles

By Marie Plunkett
July 12, 2020
President Donald Trump speaks to the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference and Exposition, at the McCormick Place Convention Center Chicago, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Opinion: Admitting you don’t know something isn’t always a bad thing

By Marie Plunkett
June 26, 2020
graduation

Opinion: Without immediate action, higher education could become obsolete

By Marie Plunkett
June 14, 2020
Origins of makeup cartoon 

Opinion: Makeup is an art form, good way of de-stressing during the pandemic, exams

By Marie Plunkett
April 23, 2020
A new Surface tablet computer, with a pink Type Cover 2, are introduced, Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 in New York. The redesigned Surface tablets come at a time of transition for Microsoft. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Opinion: Zoom study groups can make your quarantine a little less terrible

By Marie Plunkett
April 14, 2020
Online dating cartoon 

Opinion: Dating apps are a great way to feel connected during the pandemic, help with boredom

By Marie Plunkett
April 1, 2020
Online classes cartoon 

Opinion: Giving students a pass/fail option would be a smart move for LSU, help ease people’s minds

By Marie Plunkett
March 30, 2020
Coronavirus evacuation cartoon 

Opinion: LSU’s optional evacuation of on-campus residents is well executed, thoughtful

By Marie Plunkett
March 19, 2020
An LSU Tiger Trails bus waits for students to board at Lockett Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.

Opinion: The University bus system needs to be improved for students, LSU community in general

By Marie Plunkett
March 13, 2020
Death by class cartoon 

Opinion: LSU needs to amend attendance policies in light of coronavirus fears, mumps outbreak

By Marie Plunkett
March 4, 2020
Parade-goers catch beads from a Krewe of Artemis float downtown Friday night.

Opinion: Recent Mardi Gras deaths are tragic, show need for more caution, personal responsibility

By Marie Plunkett
February 25, 2020
The confederate flag, among other flags, hangs above the elevators on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, in the Louisiana State Capitol.

Opinion: America, and the South especially, should acknowledge cruel past, memorialize victims of slavery

By Marie Plunkett
February 19, 2020