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Dangers of isoation

By Editorial Board · Thursday, Sept. 4,2014 9:28 a.m.

The recent death of the American, Douglass McAuthur McCain, who was killed fighting for ISIS illustrates a crucial point that we believe has been overlooked in the public’s perception of terrorist organizations.

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Internet safety

By Stephen Kroll · Thursday, Sept. 4,2014 9:23 a.m.

When hackers stole nude photos of celebrities this past weekend, it was a crime of theft.

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The group project dilemma

By Jessica Karl · Thursday, Sept. 4,2014 9:14 a.m.

There’s not one person in this entire university that jumps for joy when the professor assigns students into groups for a project.

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Title IX guidance prompts policy changes

By Samantha Schmidt · Thursday, Sept. 4,2014 12:38 a.m.

IU is implementing system-wide changes to sexual violence policies, procedures and prevention efforts in response to recent federal guidance from the United States Department of Education.

Events Calendar

Events this weekend

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Sept. 3,2014 11:55 p.m.

Asian Fair9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday Asian Culture CenterAttendees will learn about Asian student organizations, support services available on campus and other academic resources at the outdoor fair.

Rwanda Column

Columnist maneuvers Kigali bus system

By Caroline Ellert · Wednesday, Sept. 3,2014 11:53 p.m.

KIGALI, Rwanda ? In my neighborhood, dirt roads suddenly turn into concrete.Taxi motorbikes whizz dangerously between honking cars with their passengers nonchalantly texting on the back.Fancy cars mix with women balancing baskets of fruit on their heads.Yesterday, I saw a man standing casually at the bus stop with at least a six foot saw, and no one but me seemed to be alarmed by it.It all makes for an exciting, exhilarating, adventurous and mildly terrifying commute.The bus system in Kigali, Rwanda, is nothing like the bus systems in the United States.Kigali buses are packed to the brim, with an additional seat folding out into the aisle when the bus is in motion.Bus parks contain a dozen or so buses weaving in and out, coming dangerously close to hitting each other.The scene is chaotic even early in the morning, with many people bustling about, trying to get to their correct bus.The buses are not numbered or labeled in any way, so in their replacement, a worker just hangs off of side, shouting its destination to passersby.My first day taking the bus, all I could do was say the name of my school’s sector, “Kacyiru?

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