HAYLEY ROSS | OPINION COLUMNIST Do you ever just stop and think about how lucky you are to be alive? I know a lot of you probably answered no. It does seem weird to just stop and think about yourself—what you have and what you have accomplished—and how great you have it. Sometimes it is…
Sexy is more than a dress size
MORGAN LEGEL | OPINION EDITOR What size is considered plus size? There have been a lot of articles about “plus size” models written as of late. We need to set some things straight right now. The average American woman wears a size 14. Plus-size models start at size eight. Therefore, most “plus-size” models are still…
The world needs more than journalists
MARC ALLAN | PUBLIC EDITOR The day I started working on this column, a number of my Facebook friends were passing around an article called “Why Every Business Should Hire a Journalist.” And while I agree with that premise, I was thinking just the opposite thought—that journalism needs practitioners who aren’t journalists. This semester, there…
Ending sexual assault
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to raise public awareness about sexual assault and educate communities on how to prevent it. Sexual assault is a major public health, human rights and social justice issue. It ranges from verbal sexual harassment to unwanted sexual contact. Every 107 seconds, another American is sexually assaulted. There…
RFRA: The law is misguided and insulting
CHRISTIAN HARTSELLE | OPINION COLUMNIST On Thursday morning, Gov. Mike Pence signed a new law that drew the national spotlight to Indiana. Among others, Reggie Miller, Hillary Clinton, Tim Cook, Miley Cyrus, John Green and Ashton Kutcher criticized the legislation for offering a license to discriminate on the basis of faith — particularly against Hoosiers…
RFRA: Hypocrisy at its finest
ALEXIS PRICE | OPINION COLUMNIST I suppose I can just cut right to the chase: What is the deal with Indiana’s new Religious Freedom Bill? Frankly, I do not see why there is any controversy. There are currently 19 other states with similar bills in place, and Indiana’s law is much less discriminatory, according to…
Respecting Insanity
ALEX BARTLOW | ASST. OPINION EDITOR I cut in, dribble around the boy guarding me and squeak my way to the line. I pull up, take my time, let go and, remarkably, I hear the swish that sounds like sweet music to my ears. Sure, I’m not Alex Barlow, but I can sink the occasional…
Safe and sedated?
PAIGE LISTON | OPINION COLUMNIST I have always felt extremely safe at Butler, and I think I always will. I trust the students here, and I genuinely believe that most of the student population looks out for one another. But is it naïve to continuously picture Butler as the perfect bubble where bad things never…
The awkward hello
HAYLEY ROSS | OPINION COLUMNIST You look up and there he is—that guy you met last night at that Snu senior house with the name you just can’t remember. He’s all the way at the other end of the hall, and it is just the two of you. You scramble for your phone so that…
The friend zone
ALEXIS PRICE | OPINION COLUMNIST More often than not, people encounter another individual and, by means of physical appearance, choose whether (a) this individual is attractive, and could potentially be of interest; (b) he or she seems all right, but physical attraction is low, so friendship is probable, or (c) there is no way in…