Columns

Weekly Takes

Each week, the Editorial Board meets and exchanges some or our opinions. These are a few of them from last week. 

I struggled with food insecurity

A reader talked about her experience with food insecurity. 

COLUMN: Paramore’s 'After Laughter' is the completion of its transition to pop

Paramore may have dropped the punk for pop, but it'll always have a spot in my emo heart.

Let's talk about Little 500

Four different opinions by the ditorial Board about the greatest college weekend.

Pop culture should show realistic depictions of mental illness

Media should show more nuanced view of mental health. 

The Pulitzer Prize Awards were well-deserved

By revealing sexual assault allegations, the Pulitzer winners deserve their awards.

Modern Warfare reboot will be a disappointment

Newest Call of Duty ignores what gamers want. 

COLUMN: Make Indiana better for women

Hoosier voters should support feminist policies. 

Food insecurity is a serious problem

IU can do more to help struggling students. 

Kinsey Confidential answers a question about erotic dreams and sexuality

Kinsey Confidential discusses how dreams reflect sexuality.

LETTER: Planned Parenthood helped me

A reader's personal experience with Planned Parenthood.

COLUMN: New approach to Syria is not different

Trump's recent actions in Syria will not help Syrians.

COLUMN: Boston Marathon policy should be expanded to other athletic competitions

Variation in biological sex will eliminate supposed transgender advantage. 

Stop Senate Bill 340

COLUMN: Sufjan Stevens allows listeners to live another life

Music by the Michigan-native gives the listener a few moments to check out of reality.

COLUMN: The most dangerous game: America's favorite sport comes at too high a cost

Until effective methods to prevent TBIs are developed, the NFL must change how football is played. 

Disabled actors should play disabled roles

Representation for disabled actors in media needs to increase.

Indiana needs to adapt and mitigate climate change

A bleak report for Indiana's future shows Hoosier must work to reduce climate change.

Indiana needs to change how schools are evaluated

The current accountability system fails students.

Prevent hunting of Indiana's bobcats

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources shouldn't allow the hunting of bobcats.