Opinion

EDITORIAL OPED COLUMNS LETTERS PERSPECTIVES

EDITORIAL: The College of Abandoned Arts

By Editorial Board · Wednesday, June 3,2015 7:11 p.m.

While the explanation for the College of Arts and Sciences budget shortfall falls short, the lack of financial and promotional attention to our less profession-focused school is a result of cultural disinterest.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Some abortions protect sexual abusers not sexual abuse survivors

By Jordan River Forum · Wednesday, June 3,2015 7:11 p.m.

I am glad you chose to publish an article on the Bloomington Planned Parenthood. Let me explain why. I am a survivor of childhood and adolescent sexual abuse, and I have personally experienced an abortion more than once.

COLUMN: Abroad alone in Austria

By Natalie Rowthorn · Wednesday, June 3,2015 7:11 p.m.

This isn't a first for living in Europe alone, but a temporary solitude and a bigger culture shock and raise the stakes.

COLUMN: Equality is a piece of cake

By Griffin Leeds · Wednesday, June 3,2015 7:11 p.m.

The straight, white men have always been in control. That control is now slipping more than ever, and it terrifies them.

EDITORIAL: Art imitates Instagram

By Editorial Board · Sunday, May 31,2015 5:07 p.m.

"Sometimes ritzy, high-priced art is nothing but stolen goods."

COLUMN: Hobby Lobby negative court decision could harm HIV-positive

By Eduardo Salas · Sunday, May 31,2015 5:06 p.m.

In the aftermath of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, things may be looking ominous for Americans seeking HIV medication who have intolerant religious employers.

COLUMN: Women in STEM recruitment tactics appeal to all genders

By Nancy Wu · Sunday, May 31,2015 5:06 p.m.

The University of Washington is being praised for its successes in bringing and retaining more women in information technology fields. They share some of their methods for engaging prospective female students, but the way they are framed come off as a little sexist.

COLUMN: Silk Road was paved with bad intentions

By Andrew Wurdeman · Sunday, May 31,2015 5:05 p.m.

"Even if Silk Road was made with innocent intentions – and it clearly wasn’t – the free will it gave its client would, like the drugs exchanged there, ultimately come at a cost."

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.

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