The Meaning of Marriage
What’s in a marriage?
Sociologist Andrew Cherlin calls it “the capstone experience” of one’s life. LSU graduate instructor Jensen Jeung argues that “much of how we conceptualize marriage and families are social constructions … we create the meanings.”
We have created many meanings. Within marriage we find pageantry, genealogical associations and the like. But if we take [...]
The Tiger Whisperer
A 54-year-old man rolls around on the red bricks in front of the glass of Mike the Tiger’s habitat. He ignores the smudges that appear on his khaki slacks from the water leaking out of Mike’s pond. Mike VI, the Bengal-Siberian mix that resides on LSU’s campus, watches from atop a rock near his pool.
Mike’s [...]
Giving It Up
Sex. Everyone talks about it, but not everyone is doing it. Tales of post-bar sexcapades may seem commonplace on our campus, but some LSU students are eliminating the three-letter word from their physical vocabulary. Abstinent students aim to enhance trust, communication and even spirituality in their current relationships without doing “The Deed.”
Abstinence is the decision [...]
Marlee & Me
Imagine never having contact with anyone besides your parent or guardian in your entire lifetime. For half of all intellectually handicapped people, this is a harsh reality. Caitlyn Louviere and the LSU chapter of Best Buddies are working to eliminate this reality.
Louviere serves as president of the University’s chapter of Best Buddies, an international program [...]
Features
Flavors of Love Our guide to the nearly incestuous relationships between your favorite reality stars.
Q&A
Q&A with Todd Graves Q: How often do you eat Cane’s?
A: I once bet my crew at the original location that I could eat a Box everyday for a semester. I won. Now that I’m not in the restaurants as much, I eat Cane’s about three times a month.
Q: Is Cane’s doing anything to “go green?”
A: In November, we [...]
Opinion Column
What’s Love Got To Do With It What does love have to do with us today – aspiring college students – whose canvases may have no plans for another’s paint? To what extent are our amorous pursuits a necessary distraction from the ordinary? And further, what then of our individual dreams and ambitions? Do they wither away in the face of [...]
Professor Profiles
Lights, Camera, Teach Zachary Godshall stands before his film class like any professor. He discusses the necessary evils of screenwriting’s restrictive and bland format. Having graduated from the University eight years ago, a casual observer may mistake Godshall as a student with his laid back attire and five o’clock shadow. Godshall may appear to be just another English [...]
Behind the Scenes
Queen of Cakes Cheryl Sherman stands proudly next to a gleaming case filled with trophies, the results of 17 years of hard work. She holds court at Ambrosia Bakery, a veritable bakery palace that produces some of the most beautiful and elaborate cakes in the country.
Cheryl, a certified cake decorator, and her husband Felix Sherman opened Ambrosia as [...]
