DePauw’s Big Mess On Campus

“It was a tough year. A perfect storm.”
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A Eulogy for St. Joseph’s College

"In addition to practical questions about how to pay off its $27 million debt and handle student transfers, more philosophical, painful ones have emerged: How did this happen? What will this do to Rensselaer? Who’s to blame?"
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Culture Q&A: George Clinton and His ‘Mothership Connection’ to Indy

“We’ve been coming to Naptown ever since the ’60s,” says Clinton. “We go way back with Indianapolis.”
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How I Spent My Unceremonious Eight-Month-Long Summer Vacation

A laid-off sports talk radio host's guide to surviving the pandemic.

Tough Sell: Thoughts on Unloading a Parent's Possessions

The fact is, our lifestyles have changed. We do not live at Downton Abbey, and there are no servants—thank heavens—to polish trays and tip silver teapots.

A Grief Revisited

In 2013, my husband and I lost suddenly lost our healthy daughter to a COVID-like virus. Don't think the same can't happen to you.
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Exclusive Q&A: Dr. Larry Einhorn on Lance Armstrong

On October 22, cycling’s governing body formally stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles due to alleged involvement in a doping scandal, and on November 1, the International Olympic Committee opened an investigation into the cyclist’s bronze-medal-winning performance in 2000.
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The Pros And Cons Of Amazon Selecting Indy For HQ2

So you're telling us there's a chance.

Philip Gulley: A Quaker Dream Home

I’m downsizing. Between the washing tub, rotary phone, and electricity-generating bike, my new house will be a little piece of heaven.

Protesting Helped Me Find My Place

As a biracial bisexual student, I have grown up in a kind of limbo. But I'm starting to find myself through the solidarity of protest.