Opinion

Death on your own terms

Brittany Maynard ended her life peacefully over Halloween weekend in what I believe was a brave and stigmatized choice that needs to be available for more patients like Maynard, if we can do it right.

Letter to the editor: Response: Voter turnout expected to remain low

On Friday, October 24, the Indiana Daily Student printed a story about predicted voter turnout in this year’s midterm elections.

Cat got your tongue?

CNN conducted a panel discussing the viral Cat Calling video made by the marketing group Hollaback, and the discussion between panelists Amanda Seales, and Steve Santagati was very disappointingly, and yet not shockingly, sexist.

To stream or not to stream?

Taylor Swift decided not to stream. When her new record was released recently, she pulled all of her songs from the popular music streaming site, Spotify.

Where feminism failed

No one really wants to talk about feminism anymore.Men and women alike brush it aside as a dusty old relic that is only relevant to the bra-burning man haters of years gone by.But feminism is still very much an issue throughout all parts of the world.

Stigmatization is dangerous and damaging

I’ve seen the bit several times at open mics and IU comedy shows. Comedian Jordan Mather-Licht jokes about a trip to Planned Parenthood and an STD scare that, thankfully, is just a scare.

I dig the Duggars

Remember the real purpose of the vote

The mid-term elections are about to begin. If you are like me you have been combing through polling data, listening to commentary and running through various scenarios all in the hopes of determining who is likely to win and who is not.

Homeless humans

While walking down Kirkwood one chilly afternoon, I saw a homeless man sitting on a bench by the corner of Kirkwood and Dunn.

The media's frequent lies

Grown men behaving as children. Women dressing provocatively.

The Republican party will empower us

Tomorrow marks the continuation of the greatest experiment of self-governance in human history.

UNC failed its students

A report titled the "Wainstein Report" uncovered 18 ears of fraudulent courses at the University of North Carolina when it was released in late October.

Be a man

This year, more frightening things than collections of creepy photos and Buzzfeed lists of the 20 Most Haunted Places in Wherever were circling the Internet.

College students need to vote democrat

It’s time for college students to stand up and defend their futures.

Fear not

There are a lot of things you could be scared about this coming Halloween.Ebola is spreading.

Religious conversation needs to be accessible

While the Veritas Forum this past Tuesday was quite an intriguing and interesting event, I believe that the entire discussion was largely lacking in accessibility to a common audience.

Live mas

It’s 2 a.m.

The wonders of IU

Ordinarily, I look out into the world for inspiration: local, national and international current events, controversies and culture compel me to start a conversation among students and citizens in Bloomington that encourages us to see ourselves in the context of the larger global picture. However, this week, I find myself most captivated by the incredible things happening right here at home.

Reevaluating our ethical values

As we’re approaching Halloween, it’s no surprise that there has been some recent controversy over the issue of costumes.

Improve trans policies

In the interest of full disclosure, it is important that I am forefront about the fact that I am an Indiana University Student Association Congressman and that my views are not necessarily representative of IUSA or associated groups.In the past month or so, I have introduced two resolutions to help transgender students across our campus.