Tiny, raised, slightly pink scars run down the forearms of Ashley Scott and Samuel Fick.
The two are used to getting strange looks when people notice these suspicious marks. “Whenever you tell anyone, they . . .” Scott paused and glanced at Fick, grinning.
“Give us dirty looks,” her friend finished.
Fick, a sophomore majoring in English and [...]
During the 10 a.m. drive to campus, Tuesday’s KLSU playlist is regularly interrupted with updates on the parking situation. “Lots on South and West Stadium are full,” the DJ advises. “So you might want to park somewhere else.”
Trucks circle the lanes like starving vultures looking for fresh carrion. As they stop at the end of [...]
Dear Barack Obama,
Sometimes, I have this dream where you and I have our own reality show called “Barack & Me.” After your busy day of passing legislation and smoking Marlboro Reds, you and I sit down for a nice dinner of waffles. During dinner you say things like “Who the hell are you?” “Pass the [...]
As Brunet Breaux peddled through campus on his way to a final exam, he spotted a brown newsboy hat on the side of the road. Breaux slowed but did not stop; he didn’t have time to collect and brush off this new find. The newsboy hat would just have to wait to be added to [...]
Students spend an average of $3 billion a year on movies, DVDs and entertainment.
Students spend $11 billion a year on snacks and beverages to eat and drink while watching movies.
Of that $11 billion, $10.5 billion is beer.
More than one-third of American women consider money more important than good sex to the success of a marriage.
In [...]
I have 20 dollars in my pocket, but I am only going to spend 10. I have all night, but I am only going to stay one hour. I am going to be reasonable and I am going to know when to quit.
Even as I tried to build my defenses against spending every last dollar [...]
