Category: Opinion

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 teacher and the nurturer in […]

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 a relationship.  Women are expected […]

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. It is important to fully […]

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 us do. We are the […]

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 History Month, is an annual […]

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 is a phrase that bothers […]

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 word in society. Derived from […]

Kris Darroux Tupac once said, “Niggers was the ones on the rope, hanging off the thing; niggas is the ones with gold ropes, hanging out at clubs.”   The word nigger has been utilized as an emphatically contrary term of scorn for a dark individual since the 18th century. Today it stays a standout amongst […]