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Work without meaning

By Michael Homan · Sunday, Dec. 14,2014 7:34 p.m.

A year old article written by Anthropology professor David Graeber stirred some controversy when Graeber began questioning exactly how necessary all these jobs that have been created within the last half-century really are.  Of course, Graeber calls himself out, asking from the readers’ perspective: who are you to say what jobs matter and which don’t?

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Don't forget the future

By Jessica Karl · Thursday, Dec. 11,2014 10:30 p.m.

I was 5 years old when the Windows on the World collapsed on 9/11. I didn’t know what terrorism was, or that it could result in 2,996 deaths.

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Make a change for trans

By Lexia Banks · Thursday, Dec. 11,2014 10:25 p.m.

You’re sitting in class. Maybe you’re paying attention, maybe you’re scrolling through Tumblr, I don’t know and I don’t care. Then your teacher starts calling on students.

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CIA's torture policy is not the answer to terrorism

By Riley Zipper · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2014 9:12 p.m.

If you didn’t already know just how bad the CIA tortured captives during the War on Terror, the Senate Intelligence Committee released a report Tuesday that described the inhumane methods of torture used by CIA officials on detained militants during the George W.

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Let's not be too hasty

By Nancy Wu · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2014 9:11 p.m.

Recently, there has been controversy regarding the harsh CIA interrogations President Obama has failed to stop.

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Protect the right to discuss

By Andrew Guenther · Wednesday, Dec. 10,2014 9:10 p.m.

The events in Ferguson, Missouri have rattled our nation. From protests in the streets, sporting events, and, yes, in legislative bodies, Americans have been engaged in an in-depth discussion on the issue of race in the United States.

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How one frat ruined Christmas

By Lexia Banks · Tuesday, Dec. 9,2014 8:59 p.m.

Holiday parties are boring.  They’re just sad get-togethers where you eat snowman-shaped sugar cookies and moan about the weather.  College students try to make it fun with ugly Christmas sweaters and a lot of peppermint Schnapps and we’re more inclined to complain about exams and final projects and how little sleep we’ve had.  But even that gets boring.

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We need a renewed focus on CAPS

By Emma Wenninger · Tuesday, Dec. 9,2014 8:58 p.m.

As this semester ends, I find myself continually reflecting on a few things. The Indiana Daily Student ran two pieces about student well-being and sexual violence on campus that were insightful, but filled me with a sense of frustration and hopelessness. Even in my classes people expressed anger.

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So long, farewell

By Casey Farrington · Tuesday, Dec. 9,2014 8:57 p.m.

I don’t feel qualified to write one of these, a “goodbye column.”   I need to be older, wiser.

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Dead week is anything but

By Elisa Shrack · Tuesday, Dec. 9,2014 8:57 p.m.

The week before finals is supposed to be free of any major exams in order to give students free time to study for finals week.

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The pleasure is mine

By Tracy Johnson · Tuesday, Dec. 9,2014 8:56 p.m.

The representation of sexual pleasure in pornography is often skewed and offers an unrealistic representation.

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Not so humanely raised after all

By Natalie Rowthorn · Monday, Dec. 8,2014 7:11 p.m.

Imagine a chicken farm in Who Knows Where, Middle America, where an abundance of healthy, happy chickens are endlessly frolicking about in the open air, pecking and scratching about to their hearts content.

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The privilege of being white

By Michael Homan · Sunday, Dec. 7,2014 6:58 p.m.

There’s been so much discussion around race relations recently that I thought I would impart an interesting concept introduced to me within the past week. So many people seem to be focusing on African American problems and injustices, how the legal system could be tweaked to work against minorities.

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Expecting justice

By Sarah Kissel · Sunday, Dec. 7,2014 6:57 p.m.

In this country, women are left at a distinct professional disadvantage by their physiological ability to become pregnant and give birth.  Of course, this disadvantage is entirely unwarranted; not all women become pregnant or give birth, and those who choose to become mothers are not made less capable, intelligent or professionally valuable by their decisions.

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