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COLUMN: High school as decent college prep

By Matthew Cinkoske · Sunday, May 31,2015 5:05 p.m.

There are some necessary college lessons that you aren't prepared for in a high school class room.

COLUMN: You've got mail

By Jessica Karl · Wednesday, May 27,2015 9:34 p.m.

The millennial generation communicates with each other on a daily basis through a variety of different platforms.

COLUMN: Columbia University president's disregard for rape activist deepens

By Sarah Kissel · Wednesday, May 27,2015 9:34 p.m.

On Tuesday May 19th, Columbia student Emma Sulkowicz became an alum of her prestigious university and solidified her status as the encapsulation of collegiate rape culture.

COLUMN: #justPOTUSthings

By Maggie Eickhoff · Wednesday, May 27,2015 9:34 p.m.

On Monday, President Barack Obama tweeted from his own Twitter handle for the very first time, greeting the Twittersphere with this light-hearted hello: "@POTUS: Hi Twitter!

EDITORIAL: Dissecting Louis C.K.'s SNL Monologue

By Editorial Board · Wednesday, May 27,2015 9:33 p.m.

Saturday Night Live has long been a program that pushes the boundaries of what is considered appropriate for network television.

COLUMN: Snapchat and globalization

By Natalie Rowthorn · Wednesday, May 20,2015 9:12 p.m.

Everyone Snapchats. I Snapchat. You Snapchat. He/she/it Snapchats. There is no denying this popular app is a fun way to keep in touch with friends, entertain ourselves and send goofy selfies on the way to class. Since its launch in 2011, Snapchat users not only can send 10-second photos to their buddies, they can use Snapcash, Discover and Campus Stories. With Campus Story, I can see a photo or video a fellow Hoosier uploaded of Showalter Fountain.

COLUMN: Grand Old Party Poopers

By Jared Thompson · Wednesday, May 20,2015 9:12 p.m.

Let’s put aside for a moment the pure absurdity of the number of candidates potentially vying for the Republican nomination for President of the United States.

COLUMN: Spare the rod

By Griffin Leeds · Wednesday, May 20,2015 9:12 p.m.

Sometimes I worry the things I write as a columnist or active social media user may come off as alienating to some of the important people in my life.

Editorial: Google Drive?

By Editorial Board · Sunday, May 17,2015 6:46 p.m.

In our lifetime and the lifetimes of those before us, self-driving vehicles have seemed like an science-fiction impossibility.

Column: Millennial is might

By Matthew Cinkoske · Sunday, May 17,2015 6:41 p.m.

When I began researching topics for this article, I was struck by the amount of articles about the employment — or rather unemployment — of millennials. The millennial label itself is often used to criticize the perceived narcissism of our generation, exaggerate the differences between generations and bemoan the woes of the current job market, especially for recent college graduates.

Column: Undeserved thanks after reversed false conviction

By Nancy Wu · Sunday, May 17,2015 6:41 p.m.

Just this week, Michael Kenneth McAlister, 58, was granted an absolute pardon for his wrongfully convicted rape charges back in 1986. Apparently, he wasn’t being heard much back in the late 1980s when the conviction took place.

Column: Tsarnaev's death penalty is too costly

By Andrew Wurdeman · Sunday, May 17,2015 6:40 p.m.

On Friday, a federal jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for the bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon. He is twenty-one years old. He and his brother Tamerlan, who was killed in the ensuing police chase, planted explosives that killed three people, blew the legs off of seventeen others, and seriously injured two hundred and forty more.

Column: Facebook becomes Facenewspaper

By Jessica Karl · Wednesday, May 13,2015 8:34 p.m.

Yesterday, Facebook began to directly implant news articles onto their site, instead of making viewers go click onto another page that leads to an article.

Column: I cannot give a nod to Dad Bod

By Natalie Rowthorn · Wednesday, May 13,2015 8:34 p.m.

Ah, the Dad Bod. This new phenomenon has graced the Internet almost as swiftly as that extra chub has graced the bellies of the men sporting this apparently new body type. The trending body type refers to a man crouching on the latter half of his 30s, sitting shirtless in his living room, scratching his pudgy belly while simultaneously channel-surfing and sorting through emails on a Sunday morning.

Column: Gender's dress code

By Sarah Kissel · Wednesday, May 13,2015 8:33 p.m.

A former teacher and employee of my public school system in Indianapolis recently asked me to write a column detailing my opinion on school dress codes and uniforms.

Editorial: Study proves poor people are lazy fatties

By Editorial Board · Wednesday, May 13,2015 8:31 p.m.

The poor would be better off if they were more like Paul Ryan, but then again, most people would be better off if they were more like Paul Ryan.

Column: Everyone should run a Tough Mudder

By Tori Ziege · Sunday, May 10,2015 7:13 p.m.

I know what you're thinking: a 10.3-mile obstacle course, an ice water plunge, a mild form of tear gas and a mad dash through 10,000-volt dangling wires?

Column: Owning my emotions

By Samuel Dickman · Sunday, May 10,2015 7:13 p.m.

Since daily life is filled with constant business and hustle, it seems we are left to measure our lives in milestones.

Column: Progress towards a better Odd Future

By Madison Hogan · Sunday, May 10,2015 7:13 p.m.

I’m not saying that Odd Future, or even Tyler himself, are the perfect role models. Maybe they aren’t meant to be.

Editorial: An outbreak of ignorance and chlamydia

By Editorial Board · Sunday, May 10,2015 7:13 p.m.

A high school in Texas that preaches abstinence-only sex education has found itself with a chlamydia outbreak so severe, warning notes were sent home to inform parents about the disease’s proliferation. As of Tuesday, officials in Crane Independent School District have reported 20 confirmed cases, which amounts to about 1 in 15 students.

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