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OPINION: The politics of school lunch: Trump’s budget bill puts low-income students at risk

By Makayla Prible · Wednesday, March 12,2025 11:05 a.m.

Trump’s budget resolution threatens school meal programs, jeopardizing children’s health and politicizing the lunchroom.

GUEST COLUMN: The NCAA’s duplicity

By Guest writer · Sunday, March 9,2025 11:44 a.m.

The NCAA’s exclusionary policy against trans athletes contradicts its commitment to inclusivity and fairness.

OPINION: Indiana must adopt a more conservative approach to education

By Eric Cannon · Sunday, March 9,2025 11:41 a.m.

The Statehouse endangers the schoolhouse.

OPINION: Debating the meaningless has meaning to it

By Joaquin Baerga · Wednesday, March 5,2025 2:12 p.m.

Healthy debate on “meaningless” topics is good and often necessary.

OPINION: Neil Gaiman and his apology prove the myth of the nice guy

By Leila Faraday · Tuesday, March 4,2025 11:45 a.m.

It is dangerous to assume the best of “nice guys.”

OPINION: Department of Education sports a loss for collegiate women’s sports

By Eric Cannon · Tuesday, March 4,2025 11:21 a.m.

Millions of dollars depend on a single word.

OPINION: National parks and Forests are not for sale

By Ainsley Foster · Tuesday, March 4,2025 11:16 a.m.

National Parks Service sends a message of distress amidst Trump’s mass layoffs.

OPINION: Tensions rising between Elon Musk and Sam Altman mean bad news for AI ethics

By Meghana Rachamadugu · Monday, March 3,2025 8:41 a.m.

The feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman goes further than the mere boardroom.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: IU Libraries is here to help for all your research needs

By Guest writer · Thursday, Feb. 27,2025 10:46 a.m.

IU Libraries provides research resources, including databases and the Learning Commons Research Desk.

OPINION: Throwback culture is equally nostalgic and problematic

By Meghana Rachamadugu · Thursday, Feb. 27,2025 10:45 a.m.

Revisiting older pop culture is a lesson in social norms and economics.

OPINION: Let Joan Didion rest in peace: The problem with posthumous publications

By Makayla Prible · Thursday, Feb. 27,2025 10:44 a.m.

The release of Joan Didion’s diary raises ethical questions about privacy versus legacy.

OPINION: The return of hot takes

By IDS staff · Thursday, Feb. 27,2025 10:30 a.m.

The opinion desk discussed Bloomington's food and restaurants this week.

OPINION: To love your week, fill your calendar

By Eric Cannon · Sunday, Feb. 23,2025 11 a.m.

Curate your week with experiences worth replaying.

OPINION: The streaming wars persist — what comes next for entertainment?

By Meghana Rachamadugu · Thursday, Feb. 20,2025 7:42 p.m.

Here are some predictions for how we consume entertainment.

OPINION: The Democrats must stand for something

By Eivin Sandstrom · Wednesday, Feb. 19,2025 9:45 p.m.

Democrats’ commitment to billionaire donors leaves them without direction after the election.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Federal employees are not the enemy

By Guest writer · Wednesday, Feb. 19,2025 5:12 p.m.

Federal workers have been demonized by the Trump administration.

OPINION: Myth and Fear: Trump’s baseless deportation operation

By Max Moore · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2025 11:59 a.m.

Trump’s mass deportations are not helpful to Americans.

OPINION: Romanticizing life is as easy as making a soundtrack for it

By Meghana Rachamadugu · Tuesday, Feb. 18,2025 10:39 a.m.

Making playlists is one of my favorite ways to reflect on the year.

OPINION: Don't lose hope

By Ainsley Foster · Monday, Feb. 17,2025 2:35 p.m.

There is no hate stronger than love.

OPINION: Trump’s tariff hullabaloo

By Eric Cannon · Sunday, Feb. 16,2025 1:35 p.m.

Hullabaloo (n): a loud, continued noise or mixture of noise.

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