Opinion

EDITORIAL OPED COLUMNS LETTERS PERSPECTIVES

COLUMN: Let's stomp out illiteracy

By Kaitlynn Milvert · Sunday, Sept. 11,2016 6:30 p.m.

September is National Literacy Month, a time to consider the importance of something normally taken for granted.

COLUMN: Oil industry has overstayed its welcome

By Lucas Robinson · Sunday, Sept. 11,2016 6:09 p.m.

The Dakota Access Pipeline reminds us that its time to get the oil industry out of politics and our country.

EDITORIAL: Universities find innovative buildings spur more creativity

By Editorial Board · Thursday, Sept. 8,2016 5:58 p.m.

According to the New York Times, new technologically advanced buildings are being designed and built with one main hope in mind: spurring creativity.

COLUMN: Reflections on the "finstagram" fad

By Jessica Karl · Thursday, Sept. 8,2016 5:42 p.m.

Don’t make a second account. You do you – make your first account authentic and don’t worry about what other people think.

COLUMN: Stop making stupid people famous

By Dylan Moore · Thursday, Sept. 8,2016 5:37 p.m.

I asked myself why we are so obsessed with people who, in truth, don’t matter. The only answer I could come up with is that we’ve given up on making our lives interesting, so we sit back and turn on the television to absorb someone else’s.

COLUMN: It’s OK to mourn celebrity deaths

By Sarah Loughran · Thursday, Sept. 8,2016 5:35 p.m.

I would argue that the passing of a great icon goes much further than simply a person we don’t know. One thing I often say of my favorite musical artists is that although I do not know them, I know their words, and to me that is still a strong connection.

EDITORIAL: Bill Nye the Science Guy graces the screen once again

By Editorial Board · Wednesday, Sept. 7,2016 8:47 p.m.

In its latest revival of a '90s craze, Netflix brings back a Millennial icon.

COLUMN: YouTube's demonetized ads have users up in arms

By Miranda Garbaciak · Wednesday, Sept. 7,2016 6:33 p.m.

Demonetization of ads on certain YouTube videos makes sense.

COLUMN: Access denied

By Neeta Patwari · Wednesday, Sept. 7,2016 5:42 p.m.

Online access codes for school assignments force some students to make tough decisions.

COLUMN: Media blackout on Dakota Access needs to stop

By Anna Groover · Wednesday, Sept. 7,2016 5:19 p.m.

The construction of a pipeline is destroying tribal lands, and something must be done about it.

COLUMN: Exclusive releases are bad for music

By Daniel Kilcullen · Tuesday, Sept. 6,2016 8:18 p.m.

To cede to the pressures of exclusive releases is to sell one’s fans to the streaming behemoths.

COLUMN: The limits of 'good behavior'

By Maggie Eickhoff · Tuesday, Sept. 6,2016 8:08 p.m.

Brock Turner's release after spending just three months in prison should inspire us to take action

COLUMN: Pro-Israel stances are a unifying force

By Steven Aranyi · Tuesday, Sept. 6,2016 8:08 p.m.

In an election characterized by polarization, support for strong ties with Israel is something both parties can get behind.

Letter to the editor #1

By Marianna Brough · Tuesday, Sept. 6,2016 8:07 p.m.

Dr. Jill Stein represents the right path for our country

COLUMN: The American Dream...or Dysphoria?

By Brittany Bauernfiend · Tuesday, Sept. 6,2016 8:07 p.m.

The American Dream is fading from our grasp.

EDITORIAL: Setbacks for space travel

By Editorial Board · Tuesday, Sept. 6,2016 8:07 p.m.

SpaceX explosion raises questions about the viability of space travel in the near future.

EDITORIAL: Tired of Trump

By Editorial Board · Monday, Sept. 5,2016 6:20 p.m.

Embarking on a strange minority outreach campaign roughly fifteen months too late, Donald Trump has once again displayed his expertise for headline manipulation.

COLUMN: Corporal punishment should be illegal

By Therin Showalter · Monday, Sept. 5,2016 6:19 p.m.

Thank you, conservative Indiana, for giving this woman a legally credible defense for using corporal punishment on her seven-year-old son with a coat hanger.

COLUMN: It's time to cast trans actors in trans roles

By Becca Dague · Monday, Sept. 5,2016 6:18 p.m.

Like most things, the issue of diversity in Hollywood is multi-faceted and full of nuance. So despite my own endorsement of relentless pursuit of a good story, I draw the line at taking away someone else’s voice.

COLUMN: Follow the money

By Zachary Chambers · Monday, Sept. 5,2016 6:17 p.m.

If you break down tuition, we're paying about $1,600 for every lecture we attend. It's time to trim the fat.

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