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COLUMN: Shoot for the stars

By Jessica Karl · Thursday, April 14,2016 6:40 p.m.

On Tuesday English physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, Russian billionaire Yuri Milner and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg announced that they’re investing billions of dollars to send a fleet of robot spacecraft to Alpha Centuri, the nearest star system. These robots are tiny– think transformers.

COLUMN: This is your brain on drugs (according to neuroscience)

By Jay Keche · Thursday, April 14,2016 6:40 p.m.

The phrase “this is your brain on drugs” may conjure up images of eggs frying thanks to a classic anti-drugs ad campaign, but neuroscience has recently shown that this is far from the truth. A team of researchers led by Dr. David Nutt at Imperial College London recently published the first images of brains on the psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide, better known as LSD, in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

COLUMN: What is queer film?

By Josh Byron · Thursday, April 14,2016 6:40 p.m.

Like the fluid mixture of queerness, we find disruption and role-challenging in the art.

EDITORIAL: Clock runs out for Kesha in New York

By Editorial Board · Wednesday, April 13,2016 9:13 p.m.

On Wednesday, New York State Supreme Court Justice Kornreich dismissed Kesha Rose Sebert’s claims of Dr. Luke’s sexual assault due to a varying degree of unfortunate complications.

COLUMN: Women get a consolation prize on Equal Pay Day

By Maggie Eickhoff · Wednesday, April 13,2016 9:13 p.m.

The second United States memorial dedicated specifically to women was made official on this year’s Equal Pay Day, April 12. The Atlantic reports that the site is the newly renamed Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument.

COLUMN: The GOP Nominee

By Steven Aranyi · Wednesday, April 13,2016 9:13 p.m.

Come mid-July, there may not be a clear Republican presidential nominee.

EDITORIAL: Panama Papers are a bigger deal than you think

By Editorial Board · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:24 p.m.

If you haven’t heard of the Panama Papers or don’t know what they mean, then you’ve seriously misjudged the gravity of the situation. You see, it turns out that the stereotypical trope of rich people hiding away all of their money in a “Swiss bank account” is actually true, except the accounts happen to be in Panama. The world’s richest and most powerful people “invest” their money in fake business in order to avoid taxation.

Letter: Single-sex facilities

By Joe Linksy · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:17 p.m.

I was recently in a discussion regarding Indiana Senate Bill 35, which criminalizes using the wrong gendered bathroom.

Letter: Response to Therin Showalter

By David A. Crum · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:17 p.m.

Dear Therin, I read the article, “Modern American Christians ...,” and appreciated the challenge to show equal concern for all sin, not just sexual sin.

COLUMN: The American Dream

By Jacob Worrell · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:17 p.m.

I was browsing Scientific American magazine recently and came across an article with some interesting parallels to a few points I made in an opinion column earlier this year, "On the decline of American Idealism".

COLUMN: Cashing in on prized athletes is a two way street

By Daniel Kilcullen · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:15 p.m.

When high school phenomenon Thon Maker announced last week that he would enter the 2016 NBA Draft, IU basketball fans’ were forced to accept the reality of what they feared all along. Maker, a seven-foot tall player with the agility of a point guard, couldn't forego a seven-figure salary and more in sponsorship deals to attend a school like IU to work towards a degree that he will likely never need.

Letter: SB No. 35

By Victoria Gee · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:14 p.m.

I’ve recently learned about a bill that is waiting to be passed senate bill 35. I don’t think that anyone should support it because it is simply ridiculous to monitor the restroom use of others. This bill states that it would prevent transgender from using the same restroom as the one they identify with.

Letter: Senate Bill 14

By Courtney Sebo · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:14 p.m.

Most of us are familiar with the Jared Fogle case involving child exploitation and child pornography.

COLUMN: No apologies for Hiroshima

By Chris Mitchell · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:14 p.m.

The United States does not need to apologize to Japan for the atomic bombs we dropped in 1945.

Letter: Are they really pro-life senators?

By Amanda Nagy · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:13 p.m.

With the passing of HB 1337 in the Indiana Senate, our favorite governor has proven that Indiana is not pro-women.

Letter: IN Senate Bill 35

By Jamie Johanson · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:13 p.m.

As a young Christian seeking to define my identity, I have never identified myself as an LGBT activists. I have, however; identified myself as one that rejects mistreatment, injustice, and hate.

COLUMN: PrEP where we need it the most

By Tristan Fitzpatrick · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:13 p.m.

On Sunday, the reproductive and sexual health organization Advocates for Youth held the National Youth HIV and AIDS Awareness Day to increase awareness and advocacy of HIV and AIDS for young adults.

COLUMN: Poverty shouldn't be a death sentence

By Rachel Miller · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:12 p.m.

Majority of the people who have not experienced poverty do not understand that economic inequality is about much more than just a person’s net worth.

Letter: Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby!

By Jasmine Knowles · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:12 p.m.

Or perhaps let’s talk about rape, because well, they are different. Since it is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and colleges across the country are attempting to exude a Culture of Care, I want to weigh in on the topic.

Letter: Pay to pee Bill

By Haley Hawkins · Tuesday, April 12,2016 10:12 p.m.

I really need to know why Indiana legislators are so worried about who poops next to who? With everything else going on in our world, like perhaps the fact that Donald Trump may become president, I feel like who we poop beside does not need to be regulated. It is sad that I now feel very fortunate to have always been given the opportunity to use the restroom that I identify with, without any threat of facing charges for my choice.

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