Paying for faith
Recently, taxpayers across America have expressed opposition to the fact that private schools that teach creationism are receiving tax dollars through voucher programs.
Recently, taxpayers across America have expressed opposition to the fact that private schools that teach creationism are receiving tax dollars through voucher programs.
IU Coach Randy Bloemendaal and the No. 23 men’s tennis team had a busy day Wednesday, competing against Wright State and No. 9 Kentucky.
Who would have thought that halfway through the NBA season the Los Angeles Lakers would be a mediocre, inconsistent, hollow shell of the championship team they were just three seasons ago?
The Hoosiers (10-8, 1-4) will look to fix the half-by-half inconsistency that has plagued them all season when they get another crack at No. 23 Michigan (15-3, 4-1) at 7 p.m. today in Assembly Hall.
Until late in the second half Wednesday night, the IU men’s basketball team was shooting at a higher percentage in contested 3-point shots than on free throws.
After a home loss last week to Wisconsin, the Hoosiers could not have planned for two better opponents than Northwestern and Penn State to appear next on their schedule.
I don’t know if I’ve actually witnessed more racism lately, or if I’m just more attuned to it as I mature. But in the past two or so months, I’ve seen a spike in “casual racism,” a term I’ve been using to encompass racist behaviors or observations disguised as humor or cheeky, post-racial sarcasm.

I’ve had a saying for a few years now. Bisexuals are like unicorns. You really want them to exist. But they just don’t. And there are a lot of people who won’t give up hope.
The more money that is funneled into private school tuition, the more public school districts suffer. The money lost means fewer teachers, larger classes and inferior resources. These are among the issues that plague public schools in the first place.
The film draws heavily from ghostly J-horror — “Mama’s” twisted maternal psychology, jerky body-horror, clicking vocal effects and cold color palette — but rarely unnerves as a creature feature.
Constipated emotional payoff, whether through the melodies or through the lyrics, is a constant theme of “Hummingbird” and one the listener sees mirrored on the track’s latter half.
After receiving Pitchfork’s title of Best New Track for “No Destruction,” Foxygen set a high bar for themselves to meet. This duo lets their laidback California attitudes shine through on this nine-track album and proves that 2013 may have potential to live up to the standards set by 2012.
Racism directed at Asians, often specifically the Chinese, comes in a plethora of forms I have identified across the IU campus.
IU has been relying on its students for funding like never before. With tuition and fees providing a majority of IU’s revenues, the University has been trying to attract competitive nonresidents, as described in the Nov. 6 BFC meeting as IU’s “golden goose,” and charging them triple the rates of in-state students.
Party rap is very much a part of the fabric of hip hop, and shouldn’t be completely discounted. The problem arises when the only rap in the mainstream is party rap, selling images of ignorance, decadence, drug and alcohol abuse, crime, and misogyny.
From withholding the Westboro Baptist Church, to nominating seven openly gay candidates for federal bench, to “don’t ask, don’t tell,” to the first presidential endorsement of same-sex marriage, President Obama has done a whole lot of LGBT “firsts.”
George Kuh, a Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus of Higher Education at the IU School of Education, has been awarded the 2013 Robert Zemsky award for Innovation in Higher Education.
Members of the Autism Mentoring Program watched and discussed "Temple Grandin" Wednesday night. Grandin is the first autistic person to share her life story in her book, "Emergence: Labeled Autistic".
Members of the Autism Mentoring Program watched the HBO biographical film “Temple Grandin" Wednesday night. Grandin was also the first autistic person to share her life story in her book, “Emergence: Labeled Autistic.”
Fashion columnist gives advice on shopping for new things in your own closet.