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Internet safety

By Stephen Kroll · Thursday, Sept. 4,2014 9:23 a.m.

When hackers stole nude photos of celebrities this past weekend, it was a crime of theft.

Age has no impact on the road to victory

By Joshua Allen · Thursday, Sept. 4,2014 9:18 a.m.

Some say that Federer is past his prime. I say not.Here’s a disclaimer? Federer is my favorite tennis player, so of course I want him to win.

The group project dilemma

By Jessica Karl · Thursday, Sept. 4,2014 9:14 a.m.

There’s not one person in this entire university that jumps for joy when the professor assigns students into groups for a project.

Living while distracted

By Michael Homan · Wednesday, Sept. 3,2014 4:35 p.m.

There are hundreds of statistics highlighting how dangerous glancing away from the road for a mere five seconds can be (which, at 55mph will get you the length of a football field), and yet people still get in their cars with phone in hand.

21st century modesty

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez · Wednesday, Sept. 3,2014 4 p.m.

In today’s age, the call to combat slut shaming and the negative stereotypes associated with short hems and crop tops have inadvertently created a stigma against women who decide to wear less revealing clothing.Whether the motivation for modesty is rooted in pride or religious principle, it is just as celebratory to cover up the majesty of the female form as it is to flaunt it.These opposing views of the female form create a dichotomy of perfection that is as dangerous as it is, occasionally,

Nutty attraction

By Riley Zipper · Wednesday, Sept. 3,2014 11:30 a.m.

Last week, I was on the couch with my boyfriend watching an episode of "Will & Grace" that I had seen a thousand times before when, during a commercial break, something strange caught our attention.The commercial was for a Payday candy bar.

For your eyes only

By Tracy Johnson · Tuesday, Sept. 2,2014 3:48 p.m.

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Respect and protect nature

By Emma Wenninger · Tuesday, Sept. 2,2014 2:15 p.m.

Joanna Zelman, executive editor of the Dodo, posted a compelling piece about the dangers of human insensitivity on her blog.The Dodo, as the name might suggest, helps endangered animals and raises awareness about threats to habitats and animal welfare.

Lifetime needs an intervention

By Lexia Banks · Tuesday, Sept. 2,2014 12:11 p.m.

Lifetime is killing me.

Dear american students

By Casey Farrington · Tuesday, Sept. 2,2014 11:32 a.m.

No matter your fluency with Mandarin, it doesn’t take long for you to learn the word for “foreigner” when you’re in China.

A new era for IU football

By Tori Ziege · Tuesday, Sept. 2,2014 11:31 a.m.

You’ve got to like IU's chances this year.

No one expects the modern media

By Michael Su · Tuesday, Sept. 2,2014 11:23 a.m.

Our professors at IU certainly have to balance being on the job and their personal lives.

Trash in the news

By Claire McElwain · Monday, Sept. 1,2014 3:34 p.m.

As a student who is looking to build a career in the art of journalism, I must say I’m extremely disappointed. No, this isn’t another 700-word word rant on the closing of the IU School of Journalism.

Gun control is people control

By Edgar Haro · Monday, Sept. 1,2014 12:48 p.m.

The fatal shooting of a firing range instructor in Nevada by a 9-year-old girl last week has lit up the ring for another round in the gun control debate.

Bias can be a good thing

By Cameron Gerst · Monday, Sept. 1,2014 12:37 p.m.

I, or rather my opinion, was shot-down by a professor.

Legal decency

Thursday, Aug. 28,2014 1:13 p.m.

In early June Ryan T. Anderson gave a conference at the Stanford Anscombe Society where he argued against gay marriage, saying that it was not something that government or society should grant.I’ve always seen the legalization of gay marriage as a basic human right on terms of equity and human rights.

Proud of what?

By Sarah Kissel · Thursday, Aug. 28,2014 12:58 p.m.

Within the last few years, it has become fashionable for businesses to declare their stance on gay marriage and create a media storm surrounding the revelation. From Chick-fil-A and Hobby Lobby to Target and Bud Light, we ’ ve heard quite a bit recently about who believes what and why from both sides of the issue.

Things you shouldn't do in college

By Casey Farrington · Thursday, Aug. 28,2014 12:50 p.m.

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Open the gates, free the trees

By Claire McElwain · Wednesday, Aug. 27,2014 5:31 p.m.

Let’s talk trees. More specifically, let’s talk about our very own trees in the Arboretum and why we’re being withheld the pleasure of walking amongst them to and from class.

College is to religion as ...

By Carmen Rodriguez · Wednesday, Aug. 27,2014 11:39 a.m.

No other environment is as conducive to self-exploration and experimentation as college.There is a stigma surrounding religion on college campuses that implies that students who subscribe to a faith are either ignorant, extremists or prudes.In a place where intellect reigns supreme, the notion of believing in an intangible, abstract higher power is silly at best and destructive to society at worst.Wherever a student finds himself in his spiritual journey, college does not mean that he has to walk away from the faith, whatever the flavor may be.The individual is the only person that is capable of understanding the intricacies of his personal beliefs and ultimately, the foundation of his identity.

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