Cyra Watters is a freshman mass communication major from Chicago, Ill. For years many people have debated whether or not if women are capable of being president. Personally I feel that women are capable of doing many things and becoming president is one. When Hillary Clinton decided to run for […]
Opinion
TALK BACK: Do you think voting rights have improved over time for women?
FOWLER: I understand the importance of a woman
Philip Fowler with his mother and siblings. Courtesy photo Philip Fowler is a graduate student marketing major from Houston. It’s a man’s world. That may be true, however it would be nothing without a woman or a girl. In my life a woman has been the backbone, the provider, the […]
BECK: The role of women in marriage
Averi-Alexya Beck is a junior mass communication major from Shreveport, La. When discussing gender roles, many women, mostly feminists, say they want the relationship to be neutral as far as what the responsibilities are. Since the Biblical days, both men and women have been expected to uphold “their part” in […]
SHILLINGFORD: The most influential woman I know
Maya Angelou. Courtesy photo Tatyana Shillingford is a sophomore CIS and accounting major from the Commonwelath of Domica. Maya Angelou is one of the most influential women of our time. She is one of the great figures in contemporary American literature. Her writing pulls on the hearts of many readers. […]
TALK BACK: Do you think we will have Black solidarity?
My Safe Place: The meaning of Sankofa, an African term
We must return and claim our past in order to move toward our future. It is in understanding who we were that will free us to embrace who we are now. Identity is part of our lives that does not change, even when society and the people around […]
DARROUX: Black history: How far we have traveled, how far we must go
Kris Darroux is a junior computer information systems major from Commonwealth of Dominica. Every year we are constantly reminded of our past, and the contributions our fellow brothers and sisters the Black community have made in society. What is Black History Month? Black History Month, also known as African American […]
BECK: How to Mardi Gras: A guide for out-of-state students
Averi-Alexya Beck is a junior mass communication major from Shreveport, La. For out-of-state residents, attending a school in Louisiana may bring you many surprises. One of them is getting nearly a full week off for a holiday called Mardi Gras. Everyone talks about “going to Mardi Gras” — which […]
Just say no to the N-word
Franklin Nelson To be honest, at some point in our lives we’ve heard or said it! Right? By “It”, I mean the N-word. Whether it’s been heard in the derogatory/racial sense or said in a form of slang, we should all know its loaded history. “N—–” is a divisive […]