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All content by Megan Dunbar
A student wears a shirt reading "I Agree With Adam," as part of a Christianity awareness campaign going on around campus.

Opinion: I disagree with Adam, and you should too

By Megan Dunbar
April 1, 2014

April Fools’: Opinion: Opinion columnists wish for harsher feedback

By Megan Dunbar
March 31, 2014
TED Talks were held at the Shaver Theatre on Saturday, March 29, 2014 to speak to an audience about dynamic social, civic, and commercial efforts and ideas to inspire positive change for Louisiana and its citizens.

Opinion: TEDxLSU doesn’t live up to its potential

By Megan Dunbar
March 30, 2014
Student Government candidates discuss possible initiatives Monday, March 17, 2014 during the 2014 Student Government Debate held in the Holliday Forum.

Opinion: Student Government debate inconclusive, fails to address real campus issues

By Megan Dunbar
March 17, 2014
Kira Arthurs, sociology graduate student, teaches Sociology 2001 in the basement of Lockett Hall Monday afternoon February 27, 2011.

Opinion: Class quality based on student involvement

By Megan Dunbar
February 20, 2014
CVS announced Wednesday that it would cease selling cigarettes and other forms of tobacco by October 2014, with President and CEO Larry J. Merlo saying "the sale of tobacco products is inconsistent with our purpose."

Opinion: CVS cigarette ban based on budget, not health

By Megan Dunbar
February 5, 2014
Keith Edwards holds a sign at the Gun Rights Across America rally Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 in front of the Louisiana state capitol building.

Shut Up, Meg: Yes. Discussion of rights, not abundance of guns, is the answer

By Megan Dunbar
January 20, 2014
F. King Alexander, lone finalist in LSU's search for a new president, addresses questions posed by various media outlets Thursday, March 21, 2013 in the Feliciana Room of the Student Union.

Opinion: Alexander’s travels potentially harmful to University

By Megan Dunbar
January 15, 2014
LSU President F. King Alexander watches the speaker on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 during the Board of Supervisors meeting in the LSU System Building.

Opinion: Funding issues, decrepit halls ruin LSU’s image

By Megan Dunbar
December 8, 2013

Opinion: Human rights should carry more weight than religious freedom

By Megan Dunbar
December 4, 2013
Kitchens on the Geaux has created an installation on the LSU Parade Ground to raise awareness for LSU National Hunger and Homelessness Week.

Opinion: Fork over the money to help out the homeless

By Megan Dunbar
November 19, 2013
Depression

Opinion: Battle negative worldviews and break monotony

By Megan Dunbar
November 12, 2013
LSU President F. King Alexander listens to a speaker at a Board of Supervisors meeting June 7, 2013 at the LSU System Administration Building.

Opinion: Education worthwhile despite LSU’s rising tuition trend

By Megan Dunbar
October 27, 2013
DeAndre Beadle is the sole member of the Student Government Black Caucus.

Opinion: University still racist, but in different ways

By Megan Dunbar
October 24, 2013

Opinion: Knowledge, not clothes, should make the man

By Megan Dunbar
October 20, 2013

Opinion: LSU shouldn’t let verdict on murder case be final word

By Megan Dunbar
October 9, 2013
Wendy Jackson, left, and others with Independence Blue Cross mark the opening health insurance exchange by providing information on health car reform at Suburban Station Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, in Philadelphia. Tuesday is the first day of the open enrollment period for new health insurance options under the 2010 federal health care law. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Opinion: We should replace the ACA by moving off the grid

By Megan Dunbar
October 2, 2013
A sign on the door to the USDA Service Center explains that they are closed due to the government shutdown and will not reopen until Congress restores funding, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013 in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/News-Gazette/John Dixon) MANDATORY CREDIT

Opinion: Government’s shutdown exemplifies its larger issues

By Megan Dunbar
October 1, 2013
photo courtesy of thepipe26 on Flickr

Opinion: Louisiana is proven worst state for women

By Megan Dunbar
September 29, 2013
Money Photo Illustration

Head to Head: Businesses should be judged on ethics, fiscal value

By Megan Dunbar
September 25, 2013
Child Pageants

Head to Head: Banning child pageants a forceful step in changing societal views of women

By Megan Dunbar
September 22, 2013

Opinion: Sorry, babe, you are not getting my number

By Megan Dunbar
September 18, 2013
A sign outside the DKE fraternity house on Saturday reads "Getting massacred is nothing new to Kent St." 

Opinion: Media fascination with DKE ‘scandal’ unwarranted

By Megan Dunbar
September 16, 2013
LSU President F. King Alexander watches the speaker on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 during the Board of Supervisors meeting in the LSU System Building.

Opinion: Board of Supervisors shouldn’t have gone this far

By Megan Dunbar
September 10, 2013
Bike Lanes

Opinion: Pedestrian-friendly campus not yet so friendly

By Megan Dunbar
August 25, 2013

Opinion: College experience is about more than attending class

By Megan Dunbar
May 5, 2013
House Bill 265, which allows citizens to apply for a lifetime concealed carry permit, passed in the Louisiana House last week.

Opinion: Joking during concealed carry bill arguments highlights deeper legislative issues

By Megan Dunbar
April 29, 2013

Opinion: Astronaut reminds us to remember Earth’s beauty

By Megan Dunbar
April 21, 2013
Gov. Bobby Jindal discusses education reform April 17, 2013, at the 2013 Louisiana Education Excellence Summit in the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Opinion: Stop merit pay policies, let teachers be teachers

By Megan Dunbar
April 17, 2013
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer plans to build a new Titanic.

Opinion: Titanic revitalization set for 2016, if only as a $1.6 billion floating rich kids’ playground

By Megan Dunbar
April 14, 2013
FILE -- in this Feb. 16, 2012 file photo President Barack Obama walks with California Attorney General Kamala Harris, center, and California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, after arriving at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. Obama praised California's attorney general for more than her smarts and toughness at a Democratic Party event Thursday, April 4, 2013. The president also commended Harris for being "the best-looking attorney general" during a Democratic fundraising lunch in the Silicon Valley. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Opinion: Obama compliments woman, sparking unwarranted backlash

By Megan Dunbar
April 8, 2013
Alison Gill, the governmental affairs director for The Trevor Project, give the keynote address Saturday, March 23, 2013, at The 2013 Louisiana Queer Conference in Coates Hall.

Opinion: Racism still major issue at Louisiana Queer Conference

By Megan Dunbar
March 24, 2013

Opinion: All students should become “Girl Warriors”

By Megan Dunbar
March 20, 2013
Tiffany Michel, Communication Studies sophomore, hands out fliers for Open Mic Night in Free Speech Alley.

Opinion: Free Speech Alley no longer showcases valuable activism

By Megan Dunbar
March 11, 2013
FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 file photo, England's singer Morrissey performs at the 53rd annual Vina del Mar International Song Festival in Vina del Mar, Chile. Animal rights activist and singer Morrissey said he’s canceled an appearance Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, on Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show because cast members of A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” also were scheduled to appear. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)

Opinion: Former Smiths frontman continues prickly outlook on life, condemns “Duck Dynasty”

By Megan Dunbar
March 6, 2013
UNC-Chapel Hill sophomore Landen Gambill, center, stands with supporters during a rally Friday March 1, 2013, on the steps of the South Building on campus. Gambill was informed last week by the student-run judicial system that she has been charged with an honor code violation for speaking out about alleged abuse and sexual violence by an ex-boyfriend, who also is a student. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Travis Long)

Opinion: UNC rape case highlights important issues surrounding a too-common problem

By Megan Dunbar
March 3, 2013
Dr. Maya Angelou performs Tuesday, Feb. 19 in the Student Union Theater. Angelou is a writer, poet and African-American activist. She has written five autobiographical novels and many volumes of poetry.

Opinion: Black History Month an imperative institution

By Megan Dunbar
February 25, 2013
Patricia Wagner, right, hugs her sister Mercedes Perez de Colon,as their group is reunited after taking separate buses from Mobile, Ala., where the disabled Carnival ship Triumph docked, on Friday February 15, 2013 in Galveston, Texas. Hundreds of passengers opted to take an eight-hour bus ride to Galveston from Mobile. Galveston is the home port of the ill-fated ship, which lost power in an engine-room fire Sunday some 150 miles off Mexico's Yucatan peninsula. (AP Photo/The Galveston County Daily News, Jennifer Reynolds) MANDATORY CREDIT

Opinion: Carnival Cruise failure could spark new vacation fad

By Megan Dunbar
February 21, 2013
GoDaddy.com - Perfect Match

Opinion: Feminist is not a dirty word, though few claim the title

By Megan Dunbar
February 6, 2013
Opinion: Baton Rouge should make drunk driving legal

Opinion: Baton Rouge should make drunk driving legal

By Megan Dunbar
January 31, 2013
The lifting of the 1994 ban of women in combat positions will cause female soldiers to no longer be limited to guard duty and patrol and will make them eligible for front-line and commando positions.

‘Shut Up, Meg’: Should women be allowed to serve on the front lines?

By Megan Dunbar
January 28, 2013
Anti-abortion supporters gather for the Rally for Life at the Earle Cabell Federal Courthouse, site of the landmark Roe v Wade lawsuit filing over 40 years ago, in downtown Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. The anti-abortion rally marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Between 8,000-10,000 anti-abortion supporters gathered for the March for Life from the Cathedral Guadalupe. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Tom Fox)

Opinion: ‘Shut Up, Meg’ – Should Roe v. Wade be debated 40 years later?

By Megan Dunbar
January 21, 2013
In this image made available by the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court, French president Francois Hollande speaks at the opening ceremony of World Future Energy Summit, part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2013, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court, Sammy Dallal)

Opinion: U.S. needs to follow French example and raise taxes

By Megan Dunbar
January 15, 2013
President Barack Obama waves as he walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. Obama defeated Republican challenger former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National, international elections dominate most news coverage

By Megan Dunbar
December 2, 2012
LSU Interim System President and Interim Chancellor William Jenkins hosted a town hall discussion Thursday, Nov. 29, in the Bo Campbell Auditorium, Cox Communications Academic Center for Student Athletes, on the reorganization and realignment of the LSU System.

Jenkins replies to concerns about system restructuring

By Megan Dunbar
November 30, 2012
Interim chancellor William Jenkins expresses the importance of maintaining the flagship university Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012 during the LSU Town Hall meeting hosted by Student Government in the LSU Student Union.

Town Hall to address system reorganization

By Megan Dunbar
November 29, 2012
FILE - This July 27, 2012 file photo shows Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaking in Hot Springs, Ark. The Grand Old Party needs to get with the times. That's according to many Republicans who talked of the party's challenges following the GOP's electoral shellacking. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Voucher program brought to court

By Megan Dunbar
November 28, 2012
Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Mellon Auditorium in Washington on March 21.

Politicians utilize progressive media advertising

By Megan Dunbar
November 26, 2012

Opposing judges duke it out

By Megan Dunbar
November 26, 2012

Judges duke it out before runoff

By Megan Dunbar
November 21, 2012
U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wave as they arrive at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar, on Air Force One, Monday, Nov. 19, 2012. This is the first visit to Myanmar by a sitting U.S. president. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

2016 election hype already starting

By Megan Dunbar
November 18, 2012
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks in Hot Springs, Ark., on July 27, 2012.

Jindal criticized for not accepting federal healthcare aid

By Megan Dunbar
November 18, 2012
Microbiology junior Felipe Colón was born in New Orleans but grew up in Puerto Rico. Of Puerto Ricans citizens, 61 percent voted in favor of statehood in the recent election.

Puerto Rican students weigh in on possible statehood

By Megan Dunbar
November 15, 2012
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson speaks to campus in the Union Theater on Friday evening.

Students cast third party votes

By Megan Dunbar
November 13, 2012

La. ignites wave of secession petitions on website

By Megan Dunbar
November 13, 2012

Rotolo’s donates 10 percent of proceeds

By Megan Dunbar
November 12, 2012
A fleur-de-lis themed Blood Center bus sits on Tower Drive on November 12, 2012.

Blood, bone marrow donations accepted today

By Megan Dunbar
November 12, 2012
Alex Bessell, anthropology freshman, works on her novel Sunday at CC's Coffee House.

Writing contest transforms LSU students into authors

By Megan Dunbar
November 12, 2012
PETA representative Michael Mullins holds a directional sign outside of the organization's educational tent Tuesday afternoon near the student union.

PETA exhibit exposes abuse

By Megan Dunbar
November 6, 2012

Democratic incumbent faces competition in mayoral race

By Megan Dunbar
November 6, 2012

Student halts education to work for campaign

By Megan Dunbar
November 5, 2012
Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden speaks at a press conference Jan. 11, 2012, about a new banking program, Bank On.

Holden to present 2013 budget

By Megan Dunbar
November 4, 2012
Voters arrive and depart during early voting at a polling place at the Wicomico County Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Md., Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, after superstorm Sandy passed through the area. Early voting resumed in Maryland Wednesday after two days of cancellations due to superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sandy could affect voting

By Megan Dunbar
November 4, 2012

Small businesses have more options

By Megan Dunbar
November 1, 2012

Election’s importance debated

By Megan Dunbar
October 30, 2012

Professor: regulation can create jobs

By Megan Dunbar
October 29, 2012
The final 2012 LSU Election Forum discusses civil liberties Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Business Education Complex, moderated by Jim Engster. From left to right, Alecia Long, associate professor of history, Brandon Smith, community affairs liaison for the Office of Equity, Diversity & Community Outreach, Jim Engster, host of The Jim Engster Show on WRKF, Elaine Maccio, associate professor in the School of Social Work and Michael Pasquier, assistant professor in the department of Philosophy & Religious Studies

Social issues panel discusses tolerance ahead of presidential election

By Megan Dunbar
October 25, 2012
Dixon McMakin, graduate student, voices his opinion in support of repealing Louisiana's Blue Laws. He said 61 percent of people surveyed in East Baton Rouge Parish supported repealing the laws in the past.

Bars may be allowed to open on Sundays

By Megan Dunbar
October 24, 2012
(From left to right) Representative John Bel Edwards and Senator Karen Carter Peterson represented the state Democratic Party on Tuesday, Oct. 23, while Senator Dan Claitor and Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain represented the state Republican Party at “A Conversation About the Issues in the Presidential Election” at the LSU Law Center.

La. politicians talk contraception

By Megan Dunbar
October 23, 2012
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama shake hands after the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Obama, Romney face off on foreign policy in final debate

By Megan Dunbar
October 22, 2012

Gov. approval rating at 51 percent

By Megan Dunbar
October 21, 2012
President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney participate in the second presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Candidates rehash policies

By Megan Dunbar
October 16, 2012
Gov. Bobby Jindal campaigned earlier this month against Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins, who is an advocate of same-sex marriage rights.

Louisiana backs traditional marriage

By Megan Dunbar
October 16, 2012
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney answers a question during the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Teens question Obama, Romney in ‘Kids Pick the President’

By Megan Dunbar
October 15, 2012

‘Sleepwalk with Me’ heads series of indie films to be shown in Baton Rouge

By Megan Dunbar
October 14, 2012
Professor emeritus Ed Overton (right) responds to a question about the role of environmental issues in the November election Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 during the "Political Forum 2012 Presidential Election-The Environment" in the Dalton J. Woods auditorium in the School of the Coast and Environment.

Energy moderation popular, but not likely to save U.S.

By Megan Dunbar
October 11, 2012
Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin shake hands before the vice presidential debate at Centre College, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, in Danville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Biden, Ryan face off in VP debate

By Megan Dunbar
October 11, 2012
East Baton Rouge district 11 councilwoman Alison Gary argues on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 in city hall for her proposed ordinance to repeal the blue laws in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Council defers alcohol ordinance vote two weeks

By Megan Dunbar
October 10, 2012
Advocacy group “No Labels” rally June 18, 2011, on Capitol Hill to urge Congress and the president to find a bipartisan solution to the fiscal crisis.

Study: Political divide increases

By Megan Dunbar
October 7, 2012

Panelists stress importance of healthcare plans

By Megan Dunbar
October 4, 2012
President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney participate in the first presidential debate at the University of Denver, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (AP Photo/Pool, Rick Wilking)

Students offer their views on election

By Megan Dunbar
October 3, 2012
Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden speaks at a press conference Jan. 11, 2012, about a new banking program, Bank On.

‘Kipnotize’ becomes catch phrase in mayoral election

By Megan Dunbar
October 3, 2012
Gerald Rafshoon and Ray Strother conversed at the presidential campaign analysis held in the Holiday Forum.

Political advertisers shed light on world of campaigning

By Megan Dunbar
October 1, 2012

Views differ on power of one vote

By Megan Dunbar
October 1, 2012
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson

Libertarian to speak on campus tonight

By Megan Dunbar
September 27, 2012

Panelists decide United States was never a beacon

By Megan Dunbar
September 27, 2012
Students sit in the front row of the Union Theater on Tuesday night, waiting for the screening of "Pitch Perfect" to begin. Sept. 25, 2012

University screens ‘Pitch Perfect’ in Union Theater

By Megan Dunbar
September 25, 2012

Jindal to join Freedom bus tour

By Megan Dunbar
September 25, 2012
Rajesh Narayanan speaks at the second LSU 2012 Political Forum on economy which was held on Thursday afternoon in the rotunda of the Business Education Complex.

Professors say tax debate is at the forefront of election

By Megan Dunbar
September 20, 2012

Gallup polls jolted by Democratic, Republican national conventions

By Megan Dunbar
September 19, 2012

Forum addresses media effect

By Megan Dunbar
September 13, 2012
FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2012, file photo President Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. A deep obsession with the story of America, who tells it, and who gets to write its next chapter, was a rare piece of common ground that speakers at both the Republican and Democratic conventions managed to share. Over and over, they spun different versions of the same notion. Mitt Romney spoke passionately of “the essence of the American experience.” Obama talked emphatically of “the basic bargain at the heart of America's story.” (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

President Obama’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ forum crashes Reddit

By Megan Dunbar
September 3, 2012