Columns

Government spending in the wrong places

By Cameron Gerst · Monday, Sept. 29,2014 6:23 p.m.

Government spending is out of balance. The National Science Foundation, an independent federal agency with a budget of $7.2 billion in fiscal year 2014, spent $300,000 to research how humans interact with bicycles.

Blasting Miss America

By Claire McElwain · Monday, Sept. 29,2014 6:22 p.m.

Miss America has become a controversial conversation topic lately, and it doesn’t have anything to do with her evening wear.The newly crowned Miss America Kira Kazantsev has been accused, with pretty significant force, of extreme sorority hazing during her time as a member of the Alpha Phi sorority at Hofstra University.

Federal infiltration

By Edgar Haro · Monday, Sept. 29,2014 6:21 p.m.

It is estimated that more than 100 college campuses nationwide, including no less than five Indiana college police departments, have scored surplus war-fighting equipment through deals with the Pentagon, according to PoliticalPro.com.

Channing Patatum

By Lucas Burch · Sunday, Sept. 28,2014 1:55 p.m.

It seems every time I log onto Twitter or Facebook I see some nonsense article such as, "7 signs you're in a perfect relationship" or "Thirteen potatoes that look like Channing Tatum".

Frats take a pledge

By Jordan Riley · Sunday, Sept. 28,2014 1:37 p.m.

Sexual assault is a serious problem on college campuses across the country, and IU is no exception.

Yes means yes

By Sarah Kissel · Sunday, Sept. 28,2014 1:29 p.m.

Yes means yes.These three words, small but mighty, are the backbone

Getting a makeover

By Stephen Kroll · Thursday, Sept. 25,2014 12:51 p.m.

There are a lot of people frustrated with our government. Maybe it’s party bickering, maybe it’s a lack of transparency, maybe it’s our huge debt.

The Cuddlr creeps

By Jessica Karl · Thursday, Sept. 25,2014 12:33 p.m.

A few weeks ago, an app came out that is designed for strangers to meet and cuddle. It’s called Cuddlr.

Give me soda or give me death

By Joshua Allen · Thursday, Sept. 25,2014 11:52 a.m.

On Tuesday, the soda companies PepsiCo., Coca-Cola, and the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group announced that they, through a combination of marketing, packaging and distribution, will attempt to cut the number of calories consumed by the average American from sugary drinks by 20 percent.

What do the DOE and guns have in common?

By Andrew Guenther · Wednesday, Sept. 24,2014 4:13 p.m.

It seems that I have to keep writing columns about how over-militarized our country is, and yet no one really seems to pay attention. Well, now it seems that the government has gone as far as to give bookkeepers submachine guns.

Gimmick or act of genius?

By Riley Zipper · Wednesday, Sept. 24,2014 11:33 a.m.

Imagine watching your favorite movie in black and white and without dialogue. What would change? You would certainly notice things you hadn’t noticed before: the nuance of the actors, the subtlety of the director’s choices in lighting, staging, etc., the austerity of the colorless world in which the film exists, and many other things.Or you would get bored.This is precisely what director Steven Soderbergh did to the 1981 Spielberg classic “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”

The paradox of racial discourse

By Nancy Wu · Wednesday, Sept. 24,2014 11:29 a.m.

There has been a lot of controversy over the use of the word “redskins” – a racist slur towards Native Americans.

Assault and Pepper

By Lexia Banks · Tuesday, Sept. 23,2014 3:37 p.m.

Sam Pepper is under fire after posting an offensive “prank” video of him pinching women’s butts in public.The video features Pepper sporting a fake arm tucked inside a sweatshirt pocket.

Taking after Gamma Delta

By Emma Wenninger · Tuesday, Sept. 23,2014 1:26 p.m.

Millennials are fast becoming one of the most depressed age groups in the country, according to the American College Counseling Association, which reported in 2012 that, since 2000, there has been a 16 percent increase in mental-health visits on college campuses.

Emma Watson sets the feminism record straight

By Michael Homan · Tuesday, Sept. 23,2014 1:22 p.m.

Over the weekend a celebrity familiar with a different kind of audience took to the world stage to disrupt assumed gender binaries.Emma Watson, celebrity actress and goodwill ambassador for United Nations Women and more recently Uruguay, gave an ardent and persuasive speech at the U.N.

Ranking and raving

By Casey Farrington · Tuesday, Sept. 23,2014 1:07 p.m.

The Class of 2019’s acceptance letters have already started arriving, prompting a string of #IUSaidYes tweets (which are really quite adorable) along with one of the toughest decisions these 17- and 18-year-olds have ever made.Should they say yes back?

Scotland says no to secession

By Cameron Gerst · Monday, Sept. 22,2014 12 p.m.

On the 18th of September the people of Scotland voted to stay within the United Kingdom – 55.3 percent to 44.7 percent.

Flossing a line

By Claire McElwain · Monday, Sept. 22,2014 11:51 a.m.

Miley Cyrus has officially outdone herself.Instead of sticking to her usual habit of just offending select audiences and viewers with her disgusting mannerisms, she has now taken to offending an entire nation.While performing in Mexico last week, Cyrus allowed one of her backup dancers to grope her

Waste not

By Natalie Rowthorn · Monday, Sept. 22,2014 11:34 a.m.

I've noticed an upsetting habit among my fellow Hoosiers on campus.I see students carelessly toss plastic bottles, paper, and soda cans right into the trash daily.

'It's on us' is a slogan, not a change

By Sarah Kissel · Sunday, Sept. 21,2014 3:58 p.m.

Violence against women has dominated the news media since Ray Rice’s horrible crimes came to light.

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