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Demilitarizing Indiana police

The events in Ferguson, Mo., surrounding the death of Michael Brown have set off a firestorm of backlash, leading to racial and political tension. This has led many to question the tactics of various police forces on a larger level.

Ferguson is the elephant in the room

What is happening in Ferguson, Missouri is “modern history,” according to Edwardsville High School senior Abigail Wilson.

Lording over us

A few nights ago I was on my way home with my roommate when she told me that our apartment locks had been changed during the day while she was shopping.

Waking the dragon

The western world has been forced to pause when confronted with the enigma that is China’s political economy.

No takesies backsies, Indiana

The legalization of gay marriage has long been a hot topic, but it has finally become a point of major debate

What's in a name

Since the 1970’s, there has been an on and off public debate about the appropriateness or

The era of the legging

Small men, big guns

The situation in Ferguson, Missouri has reached boiling point in near record time.

Engaged and exposed

It hit me like a 15-carat princess cut diamond ring. This past summer, I opened my Facebook newsfeed to pictures and videos of my college-aged friends getting engaged, or at least proposed to.

A queer moment

I will never forget the moment same-sex marriage was briefly legalized in Indiana. I was sitting at my desk at my internship in Washington, D.C., reading a bill about international trade, when my phone buzzed.It was a text from my partner, Daniel, telling me to check Twitter.

Mental healthcare in America

From David Foster Wallace to Robin Williams, we seem to be losing our artists at an alarming rate.But moreover, it's an indicator of the emphasis our country places on diagnosing and treating patients with mental health issues resulting from severe psychoses or chemical imbalances.

The backlash on Brown

Michael Su, Conservative in Residence on the IDS Editorial BoardThis issue hits home, quite literally for me, as the tragic incident of Michael Howard certainly does not speak well of my hometown.

Imaginary women

Let’s get one thing very clear, Dove soap. Every woman is a real woman.As we move through our day, it seems that whatever add campaign currently shouting at us on television or from a billboard, that has anything to do with women, offers you one of two options.A glossy model or a “real” woman.To be perfectly frank, I’m sick of all of it.

Perfect harmony

If you say you like all music except rap and country, you’re a music poser.There’s a lot of music floating around today.

A community touched

The downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 is tragic and represents a dramatic paradigm shift for American and European policymakers.

Don't let debt ruin the future

One student, during the course of their college career, can take out hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans, and work for decades paying them off.

They don't teach you everything at Ivy League schools

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Criminal TV

Charles Mozdir was found, of all things, by a tip from a television show.

Smoke gets in your eyes

Pot enthusiasts rejoice, you're winning. If only that mattered.

The ultimate sport

Ultimate is played all around the world at local, national and international levels. But it still isn’t taken seriously as a real sport.