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OPINION: No, modern art is not a money-laundering scheme

By Emma Howard · Thursday, April 2 6 p.m.

Recent online trends point to an alarming uptick in anti-intellectual rhetoric.

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GUEST COLUMN: There is a better way forward for IU GenEd requirements

By Guest writer · Thursday, April 2 4:46 p.m.

Critical thinking and math in everyday life should be part of IU GenEd requirements.

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OPINION: Do you study when you should sleep? It’s a must for learning

By Elia Crisan · Thursday, April 2 1 p.m.

Vital steps of learning occur during sleep.

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OPINION: You don’t need a green thumb to reap gardening’s rewards

By Odessa Lyon · Wednesday, April 1 12:06 p.m.

Witness the benefits of human-plant coevolution by digging your hands in some dirt.

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SATIRE: Philosophy professor discusses persistence of identity in undergrad lecture

By Joaquin Baerga · Wednesday, April 1 9:35 a.m.

Professor Theseus Jenkins takes metaphysics a tad too literally.

OPINION: Science says GMOs are safe. Their cultural impact is less studied

By Eric Cannon · Tuesday, March 31 5:10 p.m.

GMOs are predictable, unlike mustard plants.

OPINION: It’s Holy Week. Let’s remember what makes religion human

By Emma Howard · Sunday, March 29 5:56 p.m.

AI homilies and chatbots threaten time-tested traditions with sterile imitations.

SATIRE: A familiar face returns to Indiana men’s basketball

By Eric Cannon · Thursday, March 26 8:55 p.m.

Sometimes it’s hard to stay away for so long.

LETTER: Go to church to find social connection

By Guest writer · Thursday, March 26 5 p.m.

Generation Z can find social connection and community at their local church.

OPINION: We’ve created the most chalant ways to be nonchalant

By Emma Howard · Thursday, March 26 3 p.m.

From messy buns to spam accounts, the pursuit of effortlessness is anything but effortless.

OPINION: Passenger rail carried me 500 miles across Finland. Why is it nonexistent here?

By Ben Peters · Thursday, March 26 1:10 p.m.

Passenger rail across the United States continues to be disappointing.

OPINION: Stop tweaking about GMOs. Embrace genetic modification

By Spencer Schaberg · Wednesday, March 25 6:14 p.m.

GMOs are the next step in an ancient practice.

COLUMN: 5 songs to play while moving out that capture the bittersweet feeling

By Odessa Lyon · Wednesday, March 18 10 a.m.

Here's a playlist that captures the bittersweet moments of packing up each room.

COLUMN: The energizing home workouts I follow and why I follow them

By Aryana Amin-Tehrani · Tuesday, March 17 8 a.m.

Home workouts can be beneficial; this is how I follow a routine.

OPINION: St. Patrick’s strange, uncontrollable world

By Eric Cannon · Tuesday, March 17 7:45 a.m.

The saint’s life reminds us not everything is ours to plan.

OPINION: IDS editors pick their favorite Bloomington restaurants

By IDS staff · Sunday, March 15 8 a.m.

Some editors are a little indecisive, but that’s OK.

OPINION: IU’s Christian revival is real. But it’s really two different revivals

By Eric Cannon · Thursday, March 12 5:35 p.m.

What Catholic and evangelical dynamics mean for life on campus and beyond.

OPINION: Gothic cinema is making a comeback. Here’s why it’s more important than ever

By Emma Howard · Thursday, March 12 4:55 p.m.

The gothic genre’s revival in the movies extends beyond aesthetics. It’s political.

OPINION: All the hormone-disrupting chemicals you can find in your makeup bag

By Odessa Lyon · Thursday, March 12 3:48 p.m.

Endocrine disruptors are chemicals damaging to health and prevalent in many consumer products.

OPINION: IU’s hidden gem: rocks!

By Spencer Schaberg · Tuesday, March 10 3:36 p.m.

Limestone from Monroe County built IU — and America.

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Opinion

OPINION: No, modern art is not a money-laundering scheme

GUEST COLUMN: There is a better way forward for IU GenEd requirements

OPINION: Do you study when you should sleep? It’s a must for learning

OPINION: You don’t need a green thumb to reap gardening’s rewards

SATIRE: Philosophy professor discusses persistence of identity in undergrad lecture

OPINION: Science says GMOs are safe. Their cultural impact is less studied

OPINION: It’s Holy Week. Let’s remember what makes religion human

SATIRE: A familiar face returns to Indiana men’s basketball

LETTER: Go to church to find social connection

OPINION: We’ve created the most chalant ways to be nonchalant

OPINION: Passenger rail carried me 500 miles across Finland. Why is it nonexistent here?

OPINION: Stop tweaking about GMOs. Embrace genetic modification

COLUMN: 5 songs to play while moving out that capture the bittersweet feeling

COLUMN: The energizing home workouts I follow and why I follow them

OPINION: St. Patrick’s strange, uncontrollable world

OPINION: IDS editors pick their favorite Bloomington restaurants

OPINION: IU’s Christian revival is real. But it’s really two different revivals

OPINION: Gothic cinema is making a comeback. Here’s why it’s more important than ever

OPINION: All the hormone-disrupting chemicals you can find in your makeup bag

OPINION: IU’s hidden gem: rocks!

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