A modern drama sits on the table. Your first instinct? You avoid it because it’s common knowledge that within the pages lies a trivial plot that actually passes itself off as literature. It’s unrealistic,...
Unfortunately it’s something that happens every year: students using a wide range of resources and tactics to give themselves unfair advantages on tests and assignments. Although it is safe to say that...
In 1984, 233,286 people voted in the election for Indiana’s eighth congressional district. After an extremely close race, the Indiana Secretary of State declared Rick McIntyre the winner by 34 votes,...
This summer, the right to bear arms came under public scrutiny and incited a nasty debate across partisan lines. Considering the horror of the Aurora theater massacre, it’s certainly an important...
As I searched for articles to complete my final exam project for AP Environmental Science last May, I was shocked to find out a few facts about Indiana’s contributions to water pollution. The state...
Welcome (back) to high school.
As summer vacation comes to an end, many students will welcome school back into their daily lives, seeing again friends and acquaintances whose faces have appeared...
What if I claimed the entirety of the cosmos can be formed from 12 elementary particles governed by four fundamental forces?
That’s exactly what the standard model of particle physics posits....
I guess this means goodbye. As you leave for your respective colleges and careers, following your hopes and dreams, the Class of 2013 looks to you with a sense of both thankfulness and sadness. You, the...
Since the recession began in late 2007, we have been peppered with phrases like “real-estate equity losses” and “sub-prime loan rates.” However, only recently have these “grown-up” phrases...
The Supreme Court will soon review the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin case dealing with affirmative action. In the original case, two white women sued the University of Texas at Austin for denying...
Almost three weeks ago, President Barack Obama signed a strategic partnership with Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan, in which President Obama laid down the terms for troop withdrawal and continued...
On Feb. 26, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a member of the neighborhood watch. Wearing a hoodie in the rain, Martin was carrying Skittles and a can of iced tea back...