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Jacobs School pride

By Claire McElwain · Monday, Oct. 6,2014 12:23 p.m.

Jacobs reigns again and although I couldn’t be more academically unaffected, I definitely couldn’t be more proud.The Indiana University Jacob’s School of Music was recently named to be the #1 music college in the United States by musicschoolcentral.com, beating out world-renowned Juilliard in New York City and multiple Ivy League institutions.

Be basic

By Natalie Rowthorn · Monday, Oct. 6,2014 12:11 p.m.

‘Tis the season to be a basic white girl.

Modern Catholics

By Sarah Kissel · Sunday, Oct. 5,2014 2:48 p.m.

A year and a half into his papacy, Pope Francis has already firmly established himself as a leader who confidently and enthusiastically rocks the boat.

Colorado students take history in own hands

By Jordan Riley · Sunday, Oct. 5,2014 2:15 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson said that the cornerstone of democracy was a well-informed electorate.

How to train your bus riders

By Lucas Burch · Sunday, Oct. 5,2014 1:41 p.m.

It’s burning hot, packed tight as can be and there’s an odor of stale sweat.

Playing hookie

By Shelby Plummer · Thursday, Oct. 2,2014 12:16 p.m.

Let’s talk Tinder; I know you use it. I know you also tell your friends that it’s only on your phone as your go-to boredom app.

Vote and party on, America

By Stephen Kroll · Thursday, Oct. 2,2014 11:47 a.m.

Election time is coming up once again, and big surprise, the American people aren’t happy.Fifty eight percent of U.S.

The feminist fashion fad

By Jessica Karl · Thursday, Oct. 2,2014 10:48 a.m.

Ever since Emma Watson’s “He for She” speech at the U.N., the topic of feminism has been on everyone’s mind.

It's not over yet

By Joshua Allen · Thursday, Oct. 2,2014 10:44 a.m.

The other day I overheard a conversation in which one of my friends said that life is just downhill from here.

Stop laughing

By Tracy Johnson · Wednesday, Oct. 1,2014 1:22 p.m.

Laughter is a wonderful thing and life would seem quite empty without it. We need our regular

Amazon's smash hit

By Riley Zipper · Wednesday, Oct. 1,2014 11:18 a.m.

Amazon’s not just for buying ten-pound bags of diarrheal gummy bears anymore.It’s new show “Transparent,” starring Jeffrey Tambor of “Arrested Development” as Maura, a male-to-female transgender woman, proves that it’s finally a top contender in the realm of video streaming services.

Waltzing around the law

By Andrew Guenther · Wednesday, Oct. 1,2014 11:15 a.m.

The Republicans in the state legislature are at it again, essentially sprinting away from ethics scandals in hordes.

Recycling needs to expand beyond campus

By Emma Wenninger · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2014 1:22 p.m.

My fellow columnist Natalie Rowthorn wrote last week about the need for easy access to recycling, or at least more awareness of the need to recycle, on campus.Her point was great, more than, and I agreed wholeheartedly with it.

Legend, wait for it...

By Tori Ziege · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2014 12:46 p.m.

It's not often you get to watch a legend, so take advantage of it.

Party until the end of time

By Michael Homan · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2014 11:54 a.m.

If you arrived in Bloomington on any given Saturday you would

The irony of Bloomingfood's unionization

By Michael Su · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2014 11:46 a.m.

A fight brews between oppressive management and underpaid workers.

Lessons to learn

By Casey Farrington · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2014 11:27 a.m.

Only one in four American millennials is “definitely” planning on voting this year, according to a Harvard University Institute of Politics poll.

There's something about the cookies

By Lexia Banks · Tuesday, Sept. 30,2014 11:18 a.m.

Back in my day, when parents brought treats to class they were usually cupcakes with confetti sprinkles.

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.

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