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Black History Month 2/28/2022, 6:08pm

OUR VIEW: More than a Month

By Editorial Board

More than a century ago, Carter G. Woodson traveled from his home in Washington, D.C. to Chicago, where he celebrated the 50th anniversary of emancipation with thousands of other Black Americans at Chicago Coliseum. The exhibits inside commemorated Black achievements since the abolition of slavery, and what Woodson saw inspired him to highlight and memorialize Black heritage while educating others through developing curriculum, journals and organizations dedicated to Black History.

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Opinion 2/28/2022, 10:00am

Our Stories, Our Pride

By John Lynch

OPINION: When queer representation is done wrong, it breaks my heart, but it also strengthens my desire to do it right.

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Opinion 2/24/2022, 10:00am

Torching Media Mistrust

By Joey Sills

OPINION: This is a world that is skeptical of journalists, both student and professional. We sometimes present a truth others don’t want to hear, and we’ve been punished for it. 

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Opinion 2/18/2022, 4:00pm

Emotion loading …

By Grace McCormick

I learned from the character Lloyd Braun in season 9, episode 3 of “Seinfeld,” dismissing your emotions leads to bottling up anger or resentment, and “eventually you blow … serenity now, insanity later.”

Kamryn Tomlinson, DN Design

Opinion 2/13/2022, 10:00am

Black-ing Out History

By KwaTashea Marfo

When our curriculum centers its lessons on a sanitized version of history, students are not taught how to respect and appreciate cultures different from their own, resulting in insensitivity and distrust toward people of color. 

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Opinion 2/3/2022, 12:00am

Grieving without guilt

By Maya Wilkins

My relationship with my grandmother had always been strained. You would think it would make losing her easier, but it actually made it a lot harder. 

Maggie Getzin, DN Design

Opinion 1/29/2022, 10:00am

Unearned Return

By Grayson Joslin

If Ball State accepts Theta Chi’s attempt to come back and reestablish a new chapter, Ball State’s administration will be setting a dangerous precedent for Greek Life organizations.

Alex Hindenlang, DN Design

Opinion 12/7/2021, 10:00am

One Last Lap

By Sophie Nulph

There’s nothing wrong with five, or three, or taking a gap semester and coming back to study something completely different than what you originally had planned.

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Opinion 12/2/2021, 4:00pm

Wounds at home

By John Lynch

Rittenhouse was always going to get away with murder, not because of the facts of the situation, but because of the country we live in, a system that prioritizes white innocence over the suffering of others.

In this 2017 file photo, a flag is waved outside the White House, in Washington. The Trump administration announced Friday that it was curbing legal immigration from six additional countries. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Opinion 11/18/2021, 5:00pm

Costs of War

By Richard Kann

To me, the “War on Terror” was a lost cause I didn't believe America would win. 

Maggie Getzin, DN

Opinion 11/12/2021, 4:00pm

Next to nothing

By Lila Fierek

If you plan to rely on an on-campus job to pay for college, good luck Charlie Cardinal.

Amber Pietz, DN Design

Opinion 11/5/2021, 10:00am

Puppy Love

By Sophie Nulph

Mabel has never received emotional support training, yet she knows how to communicate what she needs, and more importantly, what she thinks I need. 

Maggie Getzin, DN Illustration

Opinion 11/2/2021, 4:00pm

Remnant of the Monarchy

By Joey Sills

A system that gives so much power to a handful of individuals does not seem to be one that takes into account the popular consensus.

Maggie Getzin, DN Illustration

Opinion 10/18/2021, 11:59am

The graduation parachute

By Elissa Maudlin

 As students, we need to be aware of the possibility of the picture-perfect portraits of our futures falling apart, and we need to ask for the right instruction from our universities to combat that possibility.