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Zack Challenges Santorum
In case you missed it, Zack is back. Last year, as a senior in high school, Zack Kopplin made national headlines when he spearheaded an effort to repeal the Louisiana Science Education Act (the LSEA), a law that serves absolutely no purpose other than allowing religious fundamentalist public school “science” teachers the opportunity to inject their own religiously-based creationist beliefs into the biology classroom. The LSEA, which is likely unconstitutional, undermines the integrity and credibility of our public education system; it empowers teachers to preach religion under the guise of science, and it prevents students the opportunity of having a…
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Obamacare Is A Good Word: Part II
Unlike Sarah Palin, if someone ever asks me to name a Supreme Court decision with which I disagree, I could probably rattle off at least a dozen from the last decade. Though, in fairness to the former Governor of Alaska, who couldn’t name a single case (aside from Roe v. Wade), I’ve spent the last eight months in law school reading and rereading Supreme Court opinions, an experience that has been both mind-numbing and illuminating at the same time. Of course, I do not claim to be an expert (maybe I can lay claim after a few more years of…
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LC President Joe Aguillard Should Immediately Resign or Be Fired
A few days ago, perhaps with the hope of attracting the attention of the national media that towed along, Louisiana College President Joe Aguillard announced at a campaign event he hosted for the erstwhile Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich that he would “consider shutting down” Louisiana College if Obamacare ever became the law of the land. I commend the students who bravely spoke out against Aguillard’s remarks, and I earnestly hope that, unlike others who have dared to criticize him, they will not be reprimanded for exercising the very same First Amendment rights that he disingenuously seeks to protect. The…
CenLamar | Est. 2006
