Opinion

COLUMN: A right-winged gay on being a right-winged gay

Our personal identities should have no direct influence on our political agendas.  

EDITORIAL: Supreme Court decision promotes misuse of power

Legalized immunity for police perpetuates further injustices.  

Schools need to be doing more to protect students

We need to do something about shootings.

COLUMN: Listening to certain artists doesn't make you better

Music doesn't have to be deep to in order to enjoy it.  

Stop using so much plastic

Despite new plastic eating technology, we still need to reduce plastic waste.

STD legislation is too gray

Legislation about STDs need to be matched with testing.  

Dead week should just be another week

Professors should change how they treat dead week.

Weekly Takes

Each week, the Editorial Board meets and exchanges some or our opinions. These are a few of them from last week. 

I struggled with food insecurity

A reader talked about her experience with food insecurity. 

Let's talk about Little 500

Four different opinions by the ditorial Board about the greatest college weekend.

Pop culture should show realistic depictions of mental illness

Media should show more nuanced view of mental health. 

The Pulitzer Prize Awards were well-deserved

By revealing sexual assault allegations, the Pulitzer winners deserve their awards.

Modern Warfare reboot will be a disappointment

Newest Call of Duty ignores what gamers want. 

COLUMN: Make Indiana better for women

Hoosier voters should support feminist policies. 

Food insecurity is a serious problem

IU can do more to help struggling students. 

LETTER: Planned Parenthood helped me

A reader's personal experience with Planned Parenthood.

COLUMN: New approach to Syria is not different

Trump's recent actions in Syria will not help Syrians.

COLUMN: Boston Marathon policy should be expanded to other athletic competitions

Variation in biological sex will eliminate supposed transgender advantage. 

Stop Senate Bill 340

COLUMN: The most dangerous game: America's favorite sport comes at too high a cost

Until effective methods to prevent TBIs are developed, the NFL must change how football is played.