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OPINION: Indiana should turn its accidental cannabis market into a permanent one

By Spencer Schaberg · Monday, Sept. 21 6:30 p.m.

The same THC molecule Indiana criminalizes is front and center on convenience store shelves.

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OPINION: Did Merriam-Webster really need a glow-up?

By Emma Howard · Monday, Sept. 21 4 p.m.

Attempting to rizz up Gen Z, the publisher forgot what makes slang stick.

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LETTER: Where’s our representative?

By Guest writer · Sunday, Sept. 20 2:45 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Erin Houchin’s calendar of events is empty.

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OPINION: Abundance is a Band-Aid on a bullet wound

By Spencer Robinson · Sunday, Sept. 20 12 p.m.

The Abundance movement proposes a utopian vision, but it’s powerless without confronting existing inequality.

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OPINION: We repainted our lives beige: The sellable emptiness of modern minimalism

By Aditi Phadke · Sunday, Sept. 20 8 a.m.

Modern minimalism didn't simplify anything. It just made emptiness easier to sell.

OPINION: Could we be listening to too much music?

By Emma Howard · Thursday, Sept. 17 8:30 p.m.

I’ve still yet to walk to class without earbuds.

OPINION: One bite at a time

By Astrid Alomia · Thursday, Sept. 17 3:30 p.m.

The best way to prepare for the future is to stop rushing toward it.

OPINION: Love, drama and artificial intelligence

By Astrid Alomia · Thursday, Sept. 17 12 p.m.

AI can create series, but it can’t replicate human creativity.

OPINION: This will make you mad

By Sasha Burton · Wednesday, Sept. 16 5:30 p.m.

Rage bait content has negative implications for social media at large.

LETTER: The Navy's nuclear microreactor in Crane is a major milestone for Indiana

By Guest writer · Tuesday, Sept. 15 6:15 p.m.

Indiana continues contributing to national security and its own economic growth.

GUEST COLUMN: Can I trust you?

By Guest writer · Tuesday, Sept. 15 5 p.m.

We've lost the trust democracy is built on. Rebuilding it will be hard work.

GUEST COLUMN: Why AI dashboards can make us feel smarter than we are

By Guest writer · Tuesday, Sept. 15 4 p.m.

AI creates the feeling that we understand more than we do.

OPINION: Bloomington needs a Trader Joe’s

By Rebekah Arnold · Tuesday, Sept. 15 2 p.m.

Bloomington seems like the perfect location for a Trader Joe’s.

GUEST COLUMN: Hunger is starving Indiana’s future

By Guest writer · Monday, Sept. 14 2 p.m.

Generosity cannot substitute for policy.

OPINION: Our social media addiction needs to be cut at its algo-root

By Emma Howard · Monday, Sept. 14 12:30 p.m.

Meta lawsuits have left algorithms largely unscathed.

OPINION: Dirty data

By Jacob Fry · Sunday, Sept. 13 8 p.m.

A look into data centers and how they impact rural communities.

OPINION: Flock cameras aren’t ideal. Neither is crime

By Eric Cannon · Sunday, Sept. 13 6:30 p.m.

Surely, a middle-of-the-road approach exists.

OPINION: Don't give up on Perseverance

By Spencer Schaberg · Sunday, Sept. 13 4:30 p.m.

The race to return samples from Mars is about more than the rocks.

OPINION: Instagram Plus offers perks that no one asked for

By Astrid Alomia · Thursday, Sept. 10 12:30 p.m.

Instagram Plus has useful features, but do we actually need them?

OPINION: Social media made us realize the freedom of being 'cringe'

By Astrid Alomia · Thursday, Sept. 10 11:30 a.m.

Niche interests used to get side-eyes. Now they have a whole community.

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OPINION: Indiana should turn its accidental cannabis market into a permanent one

OPINION: Did Merriam-Webster really need a glow-up?

LETTER: Where’s our representative?

OPINION: Abundance is a Band-Aid on a bullet wound

OPINION: We repainted our lives beige: The sellable emptiness of modern minimalism

OPINION: Could we be listening to too much music?

OPINION: One bite at a time

OPINION: Love, drama and artificial intelligence

OPINION: This will make you mad

LETTER: The Navy's nuclear microreactor in Crane is a major milestone for Indiana

GUEST COLUMN: Can I trust you?

GUEST COLUMN: Why AI dashboards can make us feel smarter than we are

OPINION: Bloomington needs a Trader Joe’s

GUEST COLUMN: Hunger is starving Indiana’s future

OPINION: Our social media addiction needs to be cut at its algo-root

OPINION: Dirty data

OPINION: Flock cameras aren’t ideal. Neither is crime

OPINION: Don't give up on Perseverance

OPINION: Instagram Plus offers perks that no one asked for

OPINION: Social media made us realize the freedom of being 'cringe'

IU places Theta Chi on cease and desist, cites hazing

Delta Tau Delta fraternity placed on cease and desist Thursday

UPDATED: Bloomington lifts water boil advisory for Monroe County late Sunday

Monroe County homelessness increases, according to new Point-In-Time report

2 men injured in Bloomington shooting early Friday morning