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Letter: Pay attention to your surroundings

By Mike Farris · Tuesday, April 5,2016 8:24 p.m.

On Monday, March 28th, I got to meet a young lady driving a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee.  She drove thru a stop sign at 11th and Woodlawn and hit me.  I was driving a Kubota, you’ve seen the orange vehicles driving all over campus.  Mine had lights on and a yellow strobe light on the roof, and has a max speed of 18 mph.  She hit me in the right front wheel and passenger door, pushing me into the oncoming lane, over the curb and stopping 25 feet away on the sidewalk.  It could have been much worse; I could have been flipped, pushed into oncoming traffic or hit a pedestrian standing on the sidewalk.  I’m lucky, just bruised and very sore.  I have no idea why she did not see me, what she was doing or why she didn’t simply stop at the sign that has been there for years.  She said she was going to class, and since we are creatures of habit, she has probably been that way before. My point for all of this is that every day I see students, staff and faculty trying to do too many things at once.  Headphones, earbuds and cell phones are a major problem.  No one pays any attention to their surroundings or safety.  People walk down the middle of streets instead of being on the sidewalk two feet to the left.

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Letter: Trump opened my eyes

By Jessica Troxel · Tuesday, April 5,2016 8:24 p.m.

I must admit, I am 35 years old and have never voted. I have always believed the system is corrupt, my one vote does not count, and that nothing will change.

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LETTER: Taking advantage of the farmer's market

By Brigitte Colon · Tuesday, April 5,2016 8:23 p.m.

Bloomington’s Farmer’s Market is a place to buy local food grown by local farmers. Yes, there are special guests but this should not be the focus of this event and this is why I am responding today.

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COLUMN: Naturalness bias

By Jacob Worrell · Tuesday, April 5,2016 8:23 p.m.

Last month, a Scientific American article drew attention to a pressing social issue raised in a Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin paper published in late 2015.

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COLUMN: Misogyny is thwarting tampon technology

By Rachel Miller · Tuesday, April 5,2016 8:21 p.m.

A female engineer at Harvard named Ridhi Tariyal is working on developing a testing device that extracts menstrual blood from tampons in order to monitor various health concerns such as fertility, diseases and STI’s. This new device could change the course of women’s health forever and the possibility of this device being sold is exciting.

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COLUMN: America is obsessed with sexual sin

By Therin Showalter · Monday, April 4,2016 7:51 p.m.

Last week, Mississippi threw in its hat with 20 other states (including Indiana) by passing their own Religious Freedom Act. The bill outlines sexual morality in three parts: that marriage is between a man and a woman, sexual relations are reserved for such a marriage, and one’s gender is determined by their physical and genetic attributes at birth.

EDITORIAL: A dangerous drug bill

By Editorial Board · Sunday, April 3,2016 8:47 p.m.

We’ve all been told time and time again that drugs are bad. This hardly ever stops people from taking them though - even with strict punishments for sale, possession, and use. Not every drug is illegal.

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COLUMN: Overhauling scientific research through teaching

By Hussain Ather · Sunday, April 3,2016 8:39 p.m.

When you wonder why the United States is so far behind other first-world countries in mathematics and science, look no further than the way we teach those fields. In order to regain our competitive edge in STEM fields, we need better investment of education system, especially at the university. The scientific community needs fewer bureaucratic barriers and faulty measures of productivity, and instead, a greater focus on teaching, research and what truly makes science exciting.  Michael Snow, professor of physics at Indiana University, said he chose to work at the University to get the opportunity to teach students.

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