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Democratic presidential hopefuls (L-R) Senator of Minnesota Amy Klobuchar, Senator of New Jersey Cory Booker, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, Senator of Vermont Bernie Sanders, Former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator of Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren, Senator of California Kamala Harris, Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang, Former Representative of Texas Beto O'Rourke and Former housing secretary Julian Castro speak during the third Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by ABC News in partnership with Univision at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas on September 12, 2019. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

opinion 9/13/2019, 4:07pm

Brutally Honest: Petty energy

By Sophia Carson

The 2020 presidential race is already underway, with the third Democrat debate Thursday night. This was the first time all 10 candidates were on the same stage, and this was something many people, including myself, were happy to see. Having two different nights for all the candidates was exhausting and confusing. Going in, I hoped to hear more about gun control regulations and medicare. While immediately off the bat, Medicare was brought up, gun control was only briefly mentioned. Not only that, all I felt I got out of last nights’ debate was a lot pettiness.

Students guide a trolley to the entrance of Brayton/Clevenger hall August 14, 2019, outside LaFollette Complex. Students under the premium plan were the first to move in to their residence halls. Rohith Rao, DN

opinion 9/6/2019, 10:00am

Odds and Ends: A freshman year fable

By Blake Chapman

As I begin my second year at Ball State it is clear to me now that these stressors never truly evaporate, but that does not mean tactics to repress them are nonexistent. So for any freshman out there currently flying by the seat of their pants without a semester plan, you are not alone. Relax, sit up straight and do not take this advice with a grain of salt, it might just save your education or even your health.

This time series shows carbon monoxide associated with fires from the Amazon region in Brazil from Aug. 8-22, 2019. Made with data collected from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) on NASA's Aqua satellite, the images map carbon monoxide at approximately 18,000 feet (5,500 meters) altitude. Each "day" in the series is made by averaging three day's-worth of measurements. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

opinion 9/3/2019, 3:06pm

Open-Minded: The Amazon is not in its prime

By Sophie Nulph

The Amazon is on fire, as most people know by now. However, most people are completely unaware that these fires have been happening all year — in fact, there have already been 70,000 individual fires, according to National Geographic and Brazil's National Institute for Space Research. 

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opinion 9/2/2019, 12:00pm

Unspoken: The other white meat

By Demi Lawrence and Jake Helmen

Getting your protein from animals is just so 2000s nowadays, and Burger King is keeping up with this trend. On August 8, the fast food chain announced it would start serving a meatless, plant-based patty called the Impossible Whopper for a limited time at more than 7,000 locations across America. I decided to try this new plant-based patty out.

Sophie Nulph worked as an intern for Current Publishing in Hamilton County, Indiana during the summer of 2019. She wrote news and features about various cities around the county, such as Westfield, Carmel and Fishers. Sophie Nulph, photo provided.

8/26/2019, 12:00pm

Open-Minded: Critical currents

By Sophie Nulph

Growing up in Westfield, Indiana, I knew we had a newspaper but I never read it. I usually just watched the local news in Indianapolis – which I don’t really constitute as “local” – and read about global events online.  But, this summer I had the amazing opportunity to intern for one of those newspapers I never really read – the Current. 

Elena and her fellow study abroad students visited Harajuku, Tokyo while on her study abroad. Harajuku is also known as the fashion district. Elena Stidham, photo provided.

opinion 8/20/2019, 12:00pm

Loud and Clear: 6 things I learned from studying abroad

By Elena Stidham

This June I was given the wonderful opportunity to study abroad in Japan. I have always wanted to go, and after I took my first Japanese language class, I thought it would be even more rewarding to be able to experience the culture and practice my new skills. 

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Opinion 8/9/2019, 12:00pm

Unspoken: Summertime blues

By Demi Lawrence

This summer, I decided to go into the great unknown, and in all honesty, it sucked. But I learned more than ever that it is the small, redeeming moments you have to latch onto to make the mundane, everyday moments seem a little more worth it.

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Opinion 6/25/2019, 12:00pm

Unspoken: Homophobia in the archdiocese

By Demi Lawrence

On June 23 a letter posted to the Cathedral High School website by the school’s Board Chairman Matt Cohoat and President Rob Bridges explained that after 22 months of discussion with Archbishop Charles C. Thompson, it would be no longer employing a teacher in an open, same-sex marriage.

Police secure the main entrance to UNC Charlotte after a shooting at the school that left at least two people dead, Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek)

Opinion 5/28/2019, 12:00pm

Chai: School is not a war zone

By Adam Valdman

I feel lucky because I was not killed in a school shooting. In 2019, students attending the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado, Savannah State University in Georgia, and many more were not.

The view of the fire that engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The fire burned for 12 hours and destroyed the spire and rose windows on the cathedral. (TNS)

opinion 4/16/2019, 12:00pm

Loud and Clear: Hellfire

By Elena Stidham

“Like fire. Hellfire.”  These lyrics from the song “Hellfire,” from the movie “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” scorched into my brain the moment I found out the Notre Dame in Paris, France was burning.