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LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU won’t support student media. The IDS will be walking out.

By Nic Napier and Salome Cloteaux · Thursday, April 18 8 a.m.

The IDS, along with IU student media, is under threat by our own university.

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OPINION: The end of my dorm era

By Jack Davis · Wednesday, April 17 4:24 p.m.

Despite negative stereotypes about dorm living, it transformed my freshman experience.

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OPINION: How to stay informed in the age of misinformation

By Vincent Winkler · Wednesday, April 17 1:48 p.m.

Social media is our most popular source of information – and our most untrustworthy.

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Submit a Letter or Column

Members of the community can submit a letter to the editor, a short response or callout of a problem, or a guest column, a longer explanation and dissection of a topic, to the IDS for publication.

Email submissions can be sent to letters@idsnews.com or mailed to 601 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47405.

More information on guidelines and submissions can be found here.

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OPINION: Get moving!

By Ainsley Foster · Tuesday, April 16 10:33 a.m.

Here’s how to get motivated when you just don't feel like it.

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OPINION: What is a brain-computer interface, and will you eventually have one?

By Vincent Winkler · Monday, April 15 4:57 p.m.

New competition is entering the world of BCI technology.

OPINION: Don't throw your solar eclipse glasses away, donate them

By Vincent Winkler · Monday, April 15 11:36 a.m.

Don’t know what to do with your solar eclipse glasses? We’ve got you covered.

COLUMN: A reflection on my move to Bloomington

By Isabella Vesperini · Sunday, April 14 5:42 p.m.

I felt hesitant about moving to a smaller town and leaving Philadelphia behind.

OPINION: Understanding the power of student activism

By Advait Save · Sunday, April 14 2:22 p.m.

College protests cultivate civic engagement, shaping socially conscious citizens.

OPINION: It’s about longevity

By Caitlyn Kulczycki · Sunday, April 14 9 a.m.

Adopting healthy habits has so many benefits.

OPINION: A total solar eclipse and reclaiming child-like wonder

By Ellie Willhite · Thursday, April 11 4:41 p.m.

For adults, respites are few and far between; but they don’t have to be.

OPINION: Life by the time of totality 2044

By Jack Davis · Thursday, April 11 2:30 p.m.

Twenty years pass quickly and create a huge amount of change.

COLUMN: Cap, gown and mask

By Vincent Winkler · Wednesday, April 10 5:17 p.m.

I recall my experience as a high school graduate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

OPINION: A scuba diver’s dilemma with fast fashion

By Pehal Aashish Kothari · Wednesday, April 10 10:07 a.m.

The fast fashion industry is causing irreparable harm to the world’s oceans.

COLUMN: Eclipse unity: An experience beyond the celestial spectacle

By Advait Save · Tuesday, April 9 6:05 p.m.

Bloomington community unites for a solar eclipse experience, revealing the beauty of nature.

OPINION: Why the U.S. needs to reform presidential elections

By Samantha Camire · Tuesday, April 9 10:02 a.m.

Maybe there’s a better way.

COLUMN: A tour of the world’s ancient solar eclipse traditions

By Pehal Aashish Kothari · Monday, April 8 4:39 p.m.

Solar eclipse traditions are practiced in different places around the world.

OPINION: Making sense of the nonsense

By Caitlyn Kulczycki · Sunday, April 7 11 a.m.

What happens when conspiracy theories take things too far?

COLUMN: College — the seemingly endless road to success

By Thalia Alleman · Sunday, April 7 9 a.m.

College doesn’t have to be the best four years of your life.

OPINION: The world’s largest democracy is succumbing to extremist politics.

By Advait Save · Thursday, April 4 4:36 p.m.

India's election sees incumbent Modi seeking a win amidst economic growth but controversial politics.

OPINION: Staying motivated during the final push

By Jack Davis · Thursday, April 4 4:23 p.m.

Staying motivated in the last month of the school year can take a lot of work.

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LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU won’t support student media. The IDS will be walking out.

OPINION: The end of my dorm era

OPINION: How to stay informed in the age of misinformation

OPINION: Get moving!

OPINION: What is a brain-computer interface, and will you eventually have one?

OPINION: Don't throw your solar eclipse glasses away, donate them

COLUMN: A reflection on my move to Bloomington

OPINION: Understanding the power of student activism

OPINION: It’s about longevity

OPINION: A total solar eclipse and reclaiming child-like wonder

OPINION: Life by the time of totality 2044

COLUMN: Cap, gown and mask

OPINION: A scuba diver’s dilemma with fast fashion

COLUMN: Eclipse unity: An experience beyond the celestial spectacle

OPINION: Why the U.S. needs to reform presidential elections

COLUMN: A tour of the world’s ancient solar eclipse traditions

OPINION: Making sense of the nonsense

COLUMN: College — the seemingly endless road to success

OPINION: The world’s largest democracy is succumbing to extremist politics.

OPINION: Staying motivated during the final push

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