Columns

COLUMN: The faces on our money

By Zack Chambers · Monday, April 18,2016 10:16 p.m.

Does Andrew Jackson deserve to be on the twenty dollar bill? He was a slave owner and killed countless Native Americans in his quest for Manifest Destiny. That being said, the man was so instrumental in forging our modern conception of democracy that his name is now an adjective for it: Jacksonian democracy. Perhaps the more appropriate question is whether or not he should be stripped of this placement today. The removal of past honors is a complex subject. When statues of dictators are felled in foreign countries, nearly all Americans celebrate alongside the newly liberated. However, when the glorification of controversial figures in America is brought up for review, the issue is much less two dimensional.

COLUMN: Hillary Clinton has no soul

By Therin Showalter · Monday, April 18,2016 10:16 p.m.

I don't often agree with Republicans, but when I do it's because we know that Hillary Clinton is a soulless, power-hungry politician whose presidency would hold America back from its greatest potential.

EDITORIAL: TSA crosses the line

By Editorial Board · Monday, April 18,2016 10:16 p.m.

This summer, expect more sun, Netflix marathons and security lines.

EDITORIAL: A foundation of democracy

By Editorial Board · Sunday, April 17,2016 7:23 p.m.

For Americans, our election has seemed like a miasma of a reality T.V. and struggles within political parties themselves.

COLUMN: Protect transparency in the data republic

By Hussain Ather · Sunday, April 17,2016 7:20 p.m.

Knowing is half the battle, and, when it comes to privacy and technology, the other half might be what you don’t know. In the wake of the Panama Papers leak, people have raised concerns about how much we should know about data.

COLUMN: The 'people exploit'

By Samaan Shahsavar · Sunday, April 17,2016 7:18 p.m.

When it comes to computer security, people are the gaping hole for hackers to exploit. Believe it or not, pretty sophisticated technologies exist to protect our data. The encryption algorithms available are well tested and require grossly impractical amounts of resources to breach. Virus detection and spam blocking are at all-time highs as well.

COLUMN: Both sides are playing politics

By Zack Chambers · Sunday, April 17,2016 6:10 p.m.

On Thursday Senate minority leader Harry Reid held a press conference in front of the Supreme Court building telling Republicans to do their job. This begs the question of what exactly is Senate Republicans’ job?

EDITORIAL: Lil 5 do's and don'ts

By Editorial Board · Thursday, April 14,2016 6:40 p.m.

DO: Listen to the races on the radio Even if you cannot shell out the $25 to go see the race in person—because let’s be honest, every $25 counts when you owe IU upwards of $20k—you should at least consider listening to the race on the radio.

COLUMN: Shoot for the stars

By Jessica Karl · Thursday, April 14,2016 6:40 p.m.

On Tuesday English physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, Russian billionaire Yuri Milner and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg announced that they’re investing billions of dollars to send a fleet of robot spacecraft to Alpha Centuri, the nearest star system. These robots are tiny– think transformers.

COLUMN: This is your brain on drugs (according to neuroscience)

By Jay Keche · Thursday, April 14,2016 6:40 p.m.

The phrase “this is your brain on drugs” may conjure up images of eggs frying thanks to a classic anti-drugs ad campaign, but neuroscience has recently shown that this is far from the truth. A team of researchers led by Dr. David Nutt at Imperial College London recently published the first images of brains on the psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide, better known as LSD, in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

COLUMN: What is queer film?

By Josh Byron · Thursday, April 14,2016 6:40 p.m.

Like the fluid mixture of queerness, we find disruption and role-challenging in the art.

EDITORIAL: Clock runs out for Kesha in New York

By Editorial Board · Wednesday, April 13,2016 9:13 p.m.

On Wednesday, New York State Supreme Court Justice Kornreich dismissed Kesha Rose Sebert’s claims of Dr. Luke’s sexual assault due to a varying degree of unfortunate complications.

COLUMN: Women get a consolation prize on Equal Pay Day

By Maggie Eickhoff · Wednesday, April 13,2016 9:13 p.m.

The second United States memorial dedicated specifically to women was made official on this year’s Equal Pay Day, April 12. The Atlantic reports that the site is the newly renamed Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument.

COLUMN: The GOP Nominee

By Steven Aranyi · Wednesday, April 13,2016 9:13 p.m.

Come mid-July, there may not be a clear Republican presidential nominee.

EDITORIAL: Panama Papers are a bigger deal than you think

By Editorial Board · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:24 p.m.

If you haven’t heard of the Panama Papers or don’t know what they mean, then you’ve seriously misjudged the gravity of the situation. You see, it turns out that the stereotypical trope of rich people hiding away all of their money in a “Swiss bank account” is actually true, except the accounts happen to be in Panama. The world’s richest and most powerful people “invest” their money in fake business in order to avoid taxation.

Letter: Single-sex facilities

By Joe Linksy · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:17 p.m.

I was recently in a discussion regarding Indiana Senate Bill 35, which criminalizes using the wrong gendered bathroom.

Letter: Response to Therin Showalter

By David A. Crum · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:17 p.m.

Dear Therin, I read the article, “Modern American Christians ...,” and appreciated the challenge to show equal concern for all sin, not just sexual sin.

COLUMN: The American Dream

By Jacob Worrell · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:17 p.m.

I was browsing Scientific American magazine recently and came across an article with some interesting parallels to a few points I made in an opinion column earlier this year, "On the decline of American Idealism".

COLUMN: Cashing in on prized athletes is a two way street

By Daniel Kilcullen · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:15 p.m.

When high school phenomenon Thon Maker announced last week that he would enter the 2016 NBA Draft, IU basketball fans’ were forced to accept the reality of what they feared all along. Maker, a seven-foot tall player with the agility of a point guard, couldn't forego a seven-figure salary and more in sponsorship deals to attend a school like IU to work towards a degree that he will likely never need.

Letter: SB No. 35

By Victoria Gee · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:14 p.m.

I’ve recently learned about a bill that is waiting to be passed senate bill 35. I don’t think that anyone should support it because it is simply ridiculous to monitor the restroom use of others. This bill states that it would prevent transgender from using the same restroom as the one they identify with.