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Yeadon’s claims have been debunked. Aside from the science, which is indisputable, common sense observation tells us he is wrong. If he was correct, we would see a drop in fertility of women who had COVID-19. Why? The anti-bodies naturally produced attack the same protein spike as the vaccine. It is...

There was a top-secret silo in Desoto Parish on...and this is not a joke...Missile Silo Road....

Not sure there is vast difference in our stances. In Louisiana, those grad assistants are not eligible. Neither are college faculty/staff under 65 (or under 55 with co-morbidity). Age is a hugely correlated with severe disease from COVID-19, but that drops considerably at 60, and considerably mo...

The process is informed, but not perfect, and the execution obviously has some issues. In Louisiana, the group in question will be eligible after at least 35% of the population deemed more at risk. 28% of the population in Louisiana is under 18. If we do some quick math, college faculty and staff wi...

The process...and it applies to far more than COVID-19 vaccines. May not conform to what you want to believe, but that's really the problem with so much of the public discourse these days: we dismiss what we don't want to be true. [link=(https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/recs/index.html)]LINK[/...

It is a science informed process. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices classifies higher ed faculty and staff in Phase 1B Tier 2. Median age is ~50 and most are routinely public facing to an age group where infection has been most prevalent. They are not eligible yet. They are in t...

The National Academy is prestigious and authoritative. The study relies on many sources and, as should be expected, looks at supporting and contradictory evidence in a comprehensive way. ...

No. Not right. "Our review of the literature offers evidence in favor of widespread mask use as source control to reduce community transmission: Nonmedical masks use materials that obstruct particles of the necessary size; people are most infectious in the initial period postinfection, where it ...

From one of (if not the most) the most authoritative and credible sources. An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19 https://www.pnas.org/content/118/4/e2014564118 ...

There are plenty of alternatives, and most people take them. 23% of Louisianans have a bachelor's degree or higher. We lead the nation in "skills" training. You will find a significant percentage of those with skills credentials do well, but the median income by credential (no high school, high scho...

College is a huge waste of money? ?? [link=(https://cew.georgetown.edu/cew-reports/the-college-payoff/#resources)]LINK[/link]...

Downside: PC is often taken to the extreme. Those of us who violate the newest PC protocol with no ill intent are then judged or labeled. Upside: understanding why a person of a different race, gender, sexuality, culture, or ideology believes what they believe or gets offended by what I say is p...

Realize you likely were not being literal, but if you were: 1. A significant number of the students would opt for an HBCU experience elsewhere resulting in a deep revenue loss. 2. The pension debt and facilities debt would cost far more money than closing down saved. 3. LSU currently has no...

Good stuff. A political joke for the O-T math majors: An infinite number of mathematicians walks into a bar. The first mathematician orders a beer The second orders half a beer "I don't serve half-beers" the bartender replies "Excuse me?" Asks mathematician #2 "What kind of bar ser...

All of those listed are biblical...except for the last one unless you meant “sacred tradition” when you wrote “doctrine.” Curious: what was the inspired revelation to the faithful for the nearly 400 years after the death of Christ before the Bible was even assembled as a single document, the more...

Frequent visitor to O-T, but rarely post. When I clicked the link to Go Fund Me, my heart dropped. People are amazing. God bless you and your family during this time of sorrow....

The tailback was Roland Sales. The QB was Ron Calcagni. Both were unbelievable. I won a raffle for a Razorback jersey with their autographs at an elementary school festival the next year. Still not relevant to this year's Peach Bowl....

Spent several days there about four years ago for accreditation purposes. It is solid academically, and the culture seemed student-oriented. If the curriculum aligns with your goals, I think you will enjoy the program....

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I agree completely. Just a couple of clarifications: 1. Exclusivity: providing access to high-quality undergraduate education for the state's residents should absolutely be core to the LSU mission; however, we lose far too many of our most accomplished students to out-of-state institutions becaus...