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Every week, the Prindle Intern team weighs in on an ethical issue together. Each intern is challenged to keep their response to five sentences – Ethics in 5. Click on … Continue reading "Ethics in 5: Printerns on Social Networking Ethics"

Cheney is a senior intern from Glen Ellyn, Illinois. She studies English Literature and Spanish at DePauw. Tell us about an ethics/social justice issue that is particularly important to you. … Continue reading "Prindle Intern Spotlight: Cheney Hagerup"

The recent shooting death of Walter Scott in South Carolina is rekindling a national debate about police and body cameras.  It was caught on video, and many surmise that this … Continue reading "Should police wear body cameras?"

Virginia just became the newest state to “ban the box.” State employers can no longer ask about a job applicant’s criminal record during the application process. Once they have determined … Continue reading "Asking About Criminal History on Job Applications"

Every week, the Prindle Intern team weighs in on an ethical issue together. Each intern is challenged to keep their response to five sentences – Ethics in 5. Click on … Continue reading "Ethics in 5: Printerns on Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act"

The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics is proud to announce that Christopher Hager will be the 2015-2016 Nancy Schaenen Endowed Visiting Scholar of Ethics. Dr. Hager received his bachelor’s degree … Continue reading "Frederick Douglass Prize Winner will be the 2015-2016 Schaenen Scholar"

Crystal sells itself as the best thing to happen to email since spell-check. You should communicate with empathy, and the way you communicate with empathy is trying to understand what … Continue reading "Crystal Mess? – New Email App Predicts Personality of Recipients"

Are we entitled to trust our moral judgments over the judgment of others? That is the central question taken up in this article by Ben Sherman, a philosophy professor at … Continue reading "What Should You Do in the Face of Moral Disagreement?"

The new Steve Jobs bio says Disney CEO kept Jobs’ cancer remission a secret, which he learned about just an hour before Disney announced its acquisition of Pixar. The deal … Continue reading "Disney CEO kept Steve Jobs Cancer Secret"

A judge recently ruled that gamblers need to return the $1.5 million they won at a casino from games that used unshuffled decks. The gamblers are appealing and asking a … Continue reading "Who Should Get The Winnings in a Casino Error?"

DePauw is well known for its many off-campus classes, faculty-led excursions, and high rates of students who study abroad. Whether DePauw students choose to stay on campus or venture off … Continue reading "Art of Awareness 2015 Winning Photos"

Though overwhelmingly panned in reviews (a critic from The Observer called it “utter nonsense”), Jupiter Rising was a remarkably thought-provoking film. For all of its excess, it raised some good ethical questions.

Caroline is a junior intern from Glencoe, Illinois. She studies Pyschology at DePauw and is a member of the varsity women’s soccer team. Tell us about an ethics/social justice issue that … Continue reading "Prindle Intern Spotlight: Caroline Zadina"

Two days after the DePauw Day of Inclusion, Prindle hosted the “Debrief with Desserts” event to continue the conversations started at the dialogue itself. It was a lunch hour of … Continue reading "Thoughts on the DePauw Dialogue"

Recently, Dartmouth’s president, Philip J. Hanlon, banned hard alcohol across the entire campus and implemented  mandatory four year sexual violence prevention and education programs. By banning all alcohol with a 30 … Continue reading "Dartmouth Bans Hard Liquor On Campus — What Could This Mean for DePauw?"

Natalie is a senior intern from Winnekta, Illinois. She is an English Writing major. Tell us about an ethics/social justice issue that is particularly important to you. Because I’m about … Continue reading "Prindle Intern Spotlight: Natalie Weilandt"

No matter the conflict, time keeps ticking by, and who better to measure it than museums? Here, the history collected is still a living, painful truth. In Ferguson, MO, the ashes of … Continue reading "Collecting History Now"

The other day, I took a test. It didn’t take long, just a few keystrokes and some flashing images on a computer screen. Fifteen minutes later, my results suggested something … Continue reading "Facing the Facts on DePauw’s Campus Climate"

Are you looking for an opportunity to enrich your DePauw experience and share your passions with others, while gaining valuable skills that will help you in virtually any career? As … Continue reading "Join the Prindle Intern Team!"

An Australian man was arrested and stripped of his parental rights after treating his 2-year-old daughter with cannabis oil. Adam Koessler’s daughter has been diagnosed with stage-4 neuroblastoma, which develops … Continue reading "Cannabis and Cancer"