Opinion

OPINION: The statewide mask mandate in Indiana should not be lifted

Some may view the end of Indiana’s mask mandate as the pandemic’s conclusion.

Speaking of Sex: Safer Sex Express provides free sexual health products to IU students

The program offers products to any IU-Bloomington student living in the United States.

OPINION: Only Christ should define Christianity

Look to Christ to understand Christianity, not personal desires, politics or culture.

OPINION: IU’s relationships with defense agencies embed students in imperialism

Language and international studies programs’ partnerships may be for ulterior purposes.

OPINION: You need to start assuming you’re surrounded by queer people

The comfort of queer IU students begins with holding each other accountable.

OPINION: Education for incarcerated people is essential. Why did it stop during COVID-19?

Indiana has done little to continue education in prisons through the pandemic.

OPINION: Shame was controlling my life, until it wasn’t

Without realizing it, internalized shame kept me from enjoying basic activities.

LETTER: IU must ‘fulfill the promise’ and commit to carbon neutrality

Students will gather March 24 to demand IU implements sustainable policies.

OPINION: Traditional testing methods are outdated. Professors need to take a new approach.

The way we give exams needs to change, immediately and long-term.

GUEST COLUMN: I can’t pay my bills with tuition remission

Vice Provost Robel claims graduate students cannot expect a livable wage.

LETTER: IU’s decision to postpone Little 500 races harms riders, scholarship initiatives

A former Little 500 rider says IU has been hypocritical with COVID-19 protocols.

OPINION: Republican values are forcing young people to leave Indiana

Indiana Republican’s legislative priorities are forcing people to leave the state.

OPINION: America might run on Dunkin’, but Bloomington should run on local cafes

Local cafes offer an experience larger chains struggle to capture.

OPINION: Big Pharma exploits illness for profit. The COVID-19 vaccine is no different.

Stop romanticizing Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

OPINION: Mental health care should be a top priority. IU doesn’t treat it that way.

CAPS is not offering financially accessible, comprehensive care to meet student needs.

CARTOON: Mar. 7, 2021

OPINION: Indiana Republicans take advantage of political control at cost of Hoosiers

The Republican-led state house is operating undemocratically.

OPINION: IU should offer at-home mitigation testing

Some students have a difficult time accessing limited testing sites.

LETTER: Stop the madness. Bloomington’s unhoused population deserves greater protections.

A Bloomington Homeless Coalition organizer argues for Ordinance 21-06’s passage.

OPINION: IU students, follow COVID-19 guidelines so we can return to campus

Despite the university’s promises, next semester isn’t set in stone.