One aspect of my college search during my senior year of high school was finding a safe campus. Having gone to high school in the heart of Baton Rouge, I realized that the state’s capital was not the...

Everyone loves gossip. From the gossip of a neighbor dating a cool dude, a colleague having a extramarital affair, or a distant cousin coming out, to a celebrity having a safari vacation in Africa, gossip...

Visiting downtown Baton Rouge is where I have seen the most graffiti art. There are many colorful and stylistic walls that never fail to catch my attention. Although some may perceive graffiti as a bad...

For me, listening to pop music has always been unintentional. Whether it is played at a high school homecoming dance or at the grocery store, I have always detested the monotony of one-hit wonders such...

A loud mathematics professor and a squeaking door opening and closing are just some of the things you will hear as you are face to face with a computer at the math lab. The math lab, which is located...

Every day without failure, I wake up in fear. Getting out of bed, going to class, talking and seeing my ex again all terrify me constantly. However, being killed or wounded in a shooting never scared...

Americans may connect with different things as they hear the word “immigration.” The first thought could range anywhere from border wall, illegal or foreign, to resilient, hardworking or creative....

The feeling of being alone is often a terrifying thought, especially when embarking on a new step in life. When I first graduated high school and began my freshman year at Mississippi State University,...

In Louisiana, medical marijuana is legal, but I think we need to take the last step forward and legalize it for recreational purposes. Weed has been portrayed in media as this super-secretive drug,...

The television shows "Bear in the Big Blue House" and "SpongeBob Squarepants" always stuck with me as I matured, but no television show has ever intrigued me like "The Office." A mockumentary sitcom...

With the values and beliefs of society becoming more diverse each and every day, this leads to an inevitable situation in one’s own home: dealing with intolerant family members. The racist grandmother,...

Leather coat wearing, motorcycle-riding, tall, dark and handsome bearded guy. Ladies, is that your definition for a cool dude? Or, is it a clean-shaved man in his best suit, nice tie and shining shoes?...