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Check out these links suggested by members of The Prindle Post staff: Proud to Be an American (written by a recent DePauw grad!) (Jacquelyn) Take Down the Confederate Flags, but Not the Monuments (Conner) Art no one will ever see (Conner) A Fatal Mix of Heat and Piety (Sandra) Against Students (Christiane) Ginsberg’s decision may be the … Continue reading "What We’re Reading, July 3, 2015"

While they show promise, safety-based navigational apps also create significant ethical problems.

Check out these links suggested by members of The Prindle Post staff: 18-year-old arts student creates ceramic-dispensing vending machine to question how much we value art I am an adjunct professor who teaches five classes. I earn less than a pet-sitter Shoes That Put Women in Their Place Can Mission-Driven Food Companies Avoid Selling Out? Columbia becomes … Continue reading "What We’re Reading, June 26, 2015"

Check out the articles from this week, as suggested by members of The Prindle Post staff:

Check out these links suggested by members of The Prindle Post staff: The web is not a post-racial utopia (Conner) Ruin imagery has a paradoxical (and ethically questionable) appeal (Christiane) Kalief Browder (1993-2015) (Andy) Poverty’s effects on young brains (Andy) Is it ever acceptable to default on student loans? (Andy) The link between doubting climate change and conservative … Continue reading "What We’re Reading, June 12, 2015"

Check out these links suggested by members of The Prindle Post staff: Bad chocolate science intentionally spread by a journalist (Jacquelyn) Virtual bullying enabled by Clash of Clans (Andy) The differences between prisons in Norway and the U.S. (Conner) Why is it a crime to avoid government scrutiny? (Andy) The Red Cross is failing Haiti (Jacquelyn) “I’m … Continue reading "What We’re Reading, June 5, 2015"

This post originally appeared on July 20, 2015. On my way to lunch the other day, about a week after the horrific shootings in Charleston, I found a noose suspended over an otherwise sunny sidewalk. I took it down and threw it away. I spent the rest of the day distracted. I live outside of … Continue reading "From Outrage to Integration"

The captain going down with the ship is a trope used in literature and movies, although it does stem from reality. Captain Smith’s decision to go down with the ship is focused on in Titanic during the chaotic sinking scenes, and captains of boats that are beginning to sink or could sink regularly exclaim that … Continue reading "Going Down With The Ship"

Need some reading material for this weekend? Check out these links from members of The Prindle Post staff. Why it can be so difficult to clean up (Jacquelyn) Men’s rights activists want to boycott Mad Max (Jacquelyn) In “Architecture vs. the People” Bryan Finoki analyzes “defensive design” (Christiane) Finished reading? Listen to this amazing story from NPR … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: May 15, 2015"

The NFL has definitely taken some hard knocks lately.  One of these issues that the League has struggled with over the last decade is controversy over the brain damage that can be caused by repeated concussions. Studies tend to show that repeated concussions (and sometimes repeated sub-concussive blows to the head) can potentially result in … Continue reading "The NFL’s Concussion Controversy"

Growing up with a police officer in my family, I have always felt a great deal of admiration and respect for the police force and their service and commitment to making communities safer places to live. However, I also realize that I have been blessed in that I have never had a bad encounter with … Continue reading "Tragedy Strikes in Baltimore"

Need some reading material for this weekend? Check out these links from members of The Prindle Post staff. An incredible story about a reunited mother and daughter (Carrie R.) Virginia Heffernan’s discussion of the muddied meaning of the word “mindfulness” (Rachel H.) A profile of the three powerful women who questioned Wall Street (Rachel H.) New restaurant in … Continue reading "What We’re Reading: May 8, 2015"

There are certain things about boys in relation to girls that I always assumed to be true. Boys eat more. Boys get into more fights. Boys drive more recklessly. And boys don’t do as well in school. While the first three of these claims can probably be validated by your own personal experience, the last … Continue reading "Failures in our Education System"

Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed ethics bill HEA 1002 this week in response to the recent unethical behavior of Rep. Eric Turner and former State Superintendent Tony Bennett. The newly signed bill is meant to require legislators to disclose investments over $5,000; the previous Indiana law required legislators to disclose investments over $10,000. This ensures that state legistlators cannot hide … Continue reading "Ethics in Indiana"

As a member of the graduating class (yes, I said it) and a Prindle Intern, I feel that it is my ethical duty to bring the following question to your pre-graduation attention: What, if any, responsibility do we as graduates of DePauw University, have in living ethical lives post-graduation? I raise this question because of … Continue reading "Ethical Responsibilities of DePauw Graduates"

Need some reading material for this weekend? Check out these links from members of The Prindle Post staff. Documentarians discuss the ethics of their craft (Camille V.) An Armenian-American perspective on Barack Obama and the truth about the Armenian genocide (Amy B.) Some leaders in Baltimore question the use of the word “thug” (Sarah E.) News about lethal injection from the American … Continue reading "What We’re Reading"

The rampant use of study drugs on college campuses has been the cause of extensive debate for some time now. It has become increasingly easy to acquire a prescription, and to then sell it cheaply to other students. Study drugs such as Adderall and Vyvanse have become hard to regulate and as a result, the … Continue reading "Are Legal Study Drugs still an Ethical Issue?"

Cultural appropriation is when a dominant group adapts the customs of a minority group and tries to trademark them as their own in an effort to be edgy and/or to use them to propagate stereotypes about that minority group. A popular example of this is Miley Cyrus’s infamous use of the dance style “twerking”, which … Continue reading "Cultural Appropriation in Entertainment"

With a record-setting net worth of over $700 billion, Apple has become the largest U.S. company and produces some of the most widely used technological devices in the world.  As the number of Apple product consumers increases, the need for packaging and assembly of these devices also increases.  Many people do not consider the amount … Continue reading "Apple’s Proposed Conservation Effort Raises Questions"