Columns

EDITORIAL: The best cafes around Bloomington

Here are our Editorial Board's hot takes on Bloomington's best cafés.

EDITORIAL: If this headline was in cursive, would you be able to read it?

Cursive is a style that has been dying but is important for future generations. 

COLUMN: The Golden Globes prove awards shows are useless

“Green Book” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” took home awards for Best Motion Picture.

COLUMN: The Defectors: the 15 Democrats who opposed Nancy Pelosi’s speakership

While Nancy Pelosi was reelected as Speaker, not all Democrats are on board.

EDITORIAL: How to stay smart during textbook season

With school starting back up, reflect on textbook costs.

COLUMN: Time's ticking for Title IX

Here's why students should be concerned about Betsy DeVos's plan for Title IX.

COLUMN: Clean out your closet for the start of the spring semester

A new semester means new classes and new fashions. 

COLUMN: Why Jim Harbaugh is becoming the Andy Reid of college football

Harbaugh led Michigan to a 10-3 record in 2018

COLUMN: IU does not adequately represent a diverse society

IU's undergraduate population poorly represents the nation's black population.

EDITORIAL: David Rubenstein: a poor choice for commencement speaker

We are concerned that IU chose David Rubenstein as winter commencement speaker.

COLUMN: Two dead children and a wall: border security in 2019

Trump's immigration policies going into the new year are unjustified.

COLUMN: No 'female' category needed

It is inherently misogynistic to give women their own categories of praise.

COLUMN: Tom Allen faces biggest decision as coach with offensive coordinator opening

Mike DeBord’s retirement gives Allen the chance to reinvent IU’s offensive strategy.

LETTER: Response to 'PETA crossed another line'

COLUMN: Push through and be happy this winter

This time of year is supposed to be about joviality, not drudgery. 

COLUMN: Trump has no authority over birthright citizenship

Through years of precedents, Trump has less power than he thinks he has.

COLUMN: NBA is undergoing a scoring boom, college hoops could follow suit

Professional and collegiate basketball teams are scoring at historically high rates. 

COLUMN: A brief guide to some of Bloomington’s best fries

 All fries are good. Each kind is beautiful in its own way.  

COLUMN: PETA crossed another line

PETA compares awful human tragedies to sayings about animals.

Editorial board hot takes

Here are some of our writers's hot takes that never made it to columnhood.