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GUEST COLUMN: Does a city really need a brand?

By Guest writer · Sunday, Sept. 6 11:30 a.m.

Why Bloomington's brand new logo is falling flat despite its high quality.

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OPINION: Beau Bayh is running a campaign 30 years out of date

By Spencer Robinson · Sunday, Sept. 6 9:30 a.m.

Indiana Democrats double down on moderation and bet on a losing hand.

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OPINION: IU’s terminology around consent fails to support students in crisis

By Emma Howard · Thursday, Sept. 3 2:17 p.m.

It’s time to rewrite harmful narratives around consent. Especially during the Red Zone.

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OPINION: Professionally decorated dorms increase spending and decrease individuality

By Skylar Small · Thursday, Sept. 3 12:03 p.m.

Out goes handmade wall art, in comes copy-paste bed spreads.

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OPINION: I finished ‘Harry Potter,’ but its universe wasn’t finished with me

By Astrid Alomia · Thursday, Sept. 3 7:49 a.m.

Finishing a story doesn’t mean that its universe ends where the author left it.

SATIRE: My helpful homework tool

By Spencer Schaberg · Wednesday, Sept. 2 8:13 p.m.

AI is so last year.

OPINION: Breaking news, chat

By Emma Howard · Monday, Aug. 31 7:23 p.m.

Recent celebrity deaths showcase the absurdity of how news travels online.

OPINION: Get technology out of college classrooms

By Eric Cannon · Monday, Aug. 31 4:29 p.m.

Ill-equipped for higher education, students could benefit from analog courses.

Vice Chancellor Hylton: Engagement, expression and your experience at IU Bloomington

By Guest writer · Sunday, Aug. 30 5:36 p.m.

This fall, seek the truth through free expression, Vice Chancellor Lamar Hylton wrote.

OPINION: How music has transformed my college experience

By Astrid Alomia · Sunday, Aug. 30 12:01 p.m.

From freshman to sophomore year, music has shaped my emotions, memories and experiences.

OPINION: Gary is in crisis. Where is Gov. Braun?

By Spencer Robinson · Thursday, Aug. 27 8:08 p.m.

Gov. Braun celebrated in D.C., while Hoosiers struggled to rebuild.

OPINION: This semester, remember to complete your assigned reading

By Sasha Burton · Thursday, Aug. 27 9:37 a.m.

In a digital age, being able to read long-form content is increasingly important.

OPINION: Pull the wool from your eyes. Sustainability in fashion is not what you think

By Odessa Lyon · Monday, Aug. 24 12:57 p.m.

The determination of sustainability in fashion is behavior, not price tag.

OPINION: What does it mean to be a reader? BookTok is trying to sell you a definition

By Emma Howard · Monday, Aug. 17 11:17 a.m.

Please read this column it is five chili peppers spicy.

GUEST COLUMN: No, Senator, our neighbors and friends aren’t invaders

By Guest writer · Thursday, Aug. 6 4:01 p.m.

A response to a proposal and a potent historical movement.

OPINION: Home is not one place anymore

By Astrid Alomia · Thursday, Aug. 6 1:22 p.m.

International students do not leave home only once — they learn to belong in two places instead.

OPINION: How to build your own community

By Astrid Alomia · Wednesday, Aug. 5 10 a.m.

Building a community abroad takes time, courage and meaningful connections beyond simple friendships.

OPINION: Social media bans for children create a more dangerous internet for adults

By Emma Howard · Sunday, Aug. 2 11:30 a.m.

User restrictions for minors are increasing globally. They fail to hold Big Tech accountable.

OPINION: Bloomington should stay IU’s flagship campus. Sorry, Indianapolis

By Eric Cannon · Sunday, Aug. 2 9:30 a.m.

The future of higher education may resemble its past.

OPINION: What we wish we knew before attending IU

By Briana Pace , Natalie Cartmel , Odessa Lyon , Jonathan Frey and Alayna Wilkening · Thursday, July 30 12:41 p.m.

As outgoing seniors, this is what we wished we had known before going to college.

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GUEST COLUMN: Does a city really need a brand?

OPINION: Beau Bayh is running a campaign 30 years out of date

OPINION: IU’s terminology around consent fails to support students in crisis

OPINION: Professionally decorated dorms increase spending and decrease individuality

OPINION: I finished ‘Harry Potter,’ but its universe wasn’t finished with me

SATIRE: My helpful homework tool

OPINION: Breaking news, chat

OPINION: Get technology out of college classrooms

Vice Chancellor Hylton: Engagement, expression and your experience at IU Bloomington

OPINION: How music has transformed my college experience

OPINION: Gary is in crisis. Where is Gov. Braun?

OPINION: This semester, remember to complete your assigned reading

OPINION: Pull the wool from your eyes. Sustainability in fashion is not what you think

OPINION: What does it mean to be a reader? BookTok is trying to sell you a definition

GUEST COLUMN: No, Senator, our neighbors and friends aren’t invaders

OPINION: Home is not one place anymore

OPINION: How to build your own community

OPINION: Social media bans for children create a more dangerous internet for adults

OPINION: Bloomington should stay IU’s flagship campus. Sorry, Indianapolis

OPINION: What we wish we knew before attending IU

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Indiana football game-by-game predictions: Will the Hoosiers repeat last season's success?

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