Letters

Dear people who question Jackie

With regards to the Rolling Stone article about UVA - what is now up for debate: Whether Drew was a member of the fraternity. Whether Drew was a lifeguard. Whether the fraternity had a social event on the books that night. Some other inconsistencies in Jackie's story My responses, in order: Why does this matter if it occurred at the fraternity and included other fraternity members?

Open letter of support for the Black Student Union at IU-Bloomington

We stand with the people around the country calling for justice and racial equality in American society.  Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel once said, “the opposite of good is not evil, the opposite of good is indifference.” He said this to wake up the masses during the Civil Rights Movement to bring people to their feet and combat racial inequality.

The state as stay Puft Marshmallow Man

I’m usually pretty optimistic about the day after tomorrow — I’ve been dismissed more than once as a techno-utopian — but sometimes when I get depressed by NSA surveillance, drones, and the corporate state’s manufactured aura of inevitability, I need a story to cheer me up.

Saudi Arabia versus the Keystone Pipeline

Wow, I had barely recommended repealing the laws that restrict U.S.

A step forward in countering global warming

Global-warming talks in Paris next year have a better chance of reaching a productive conclusion now that the two biggest economies in the world, which also happen to be the two biggest climate polluters, have promised to curb greenhouse gases dramatically by 2030.  But the questions other nations will be asking as they analyze the forward-looking agreement reached by President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are exactly how they intend to achieve these ambitious goals and, indeed, whether they will be able to carry out their promises.  The latter question applies especially to Obama, who already faces opposition to the deal from Republican lawmakers, who will soon control both houses of Congress.

Why education reform cannot work

Think of our schools as a horse and buggy – it worked well in a different time, but times have changed.

Reclaiming the public

The battle vs. the war

Dear Democrats,We took some hits in yesterday’s (November 4, 2014)

Is Obama still relevant?

“Today I had a chance to speak with John Boehner and congratulated Mitch McConnell on becoming the next Senate majority leader,” President

Re: 'Marriage has some strings attached'

Carmen (Heredia Rodriguez's)

Republicans' new responsibility

The Republicans have regained a majority in the Senate in a chain of resounding wave election victories.

Letter to the editor: Why are we spending money on death row?

On Sept. 11, 2001, two passenger airplanes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center.

Letter to the editor: Seeing red in a blue country

Once again, Americans will go to the polls on November 4 to decide their fearless leaders for the next two years.

Letter to the editor: Stem cell research and abortion are problematic

An individual's life is a continuum.

Letter to the editor: Response: Voter turnout expected to remain low

On Friday, October 24, the Indiana Daily Student printed a story about predicted voter turnout in this year’s midterm elections.

Open Competition as 'Competition Law'

A recent story in the Wall Street Journal highlights the “growing roster of countries” that now want a say in the world’s major corporate mergers.

Leave Obama Alone

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Let's keep the conversation about equality open

Emma Watson was right to point out the bad reputation/connotation of feminism. She was also right to invite men into the conversation.

Response to 'Government spending'

I couldn't help but cringe at Cameron Gerst's recent rant against the funding of an NSF grant about bicycle dynamics.

Thinking outside the resume

When applying for summer internships, we all ask ourselves the same questions: “What do I want to do?” “Where do I want to be?” “Could I see myself working there?” And though many of us hope for it to be a fun, networking experience or a potential job