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Inclusive games improve everyone’s experiences

By: Peter Miles Hamilton  Columnist March was Women’s History Month. March 31 was Transgender Day of Visibility, and April has brought in Autism Acceptance Month. As I consider this time of recognition, I cannot help but notice how poorly represented these groups are in the medium I love. Although the representation of women in gaming […]

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Game Emulation: Illegal? Not really.

By: PETER MILES HAMILTON Staff Columnist I would like to introduce everyone to a little hobby of mine: video game emulation. Game emulation is the process of using a computer program to mimic the programming of a game console, allowing the user to play video games without the use of an expensive console. Although emulating […]

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How Texas Became A Frozen Capitalist Dystopia

By: Peter Miles Hamilton Staff Columnist bremcdan@iu.edu Those of you who have been outside recently can attest that we are currently experiencing a massive cold front, bringing the coldest temperatures of winter in mid-February, astonishingly late in the season. In Indiana, we have seen large snowfalls in a short time, ice sheets covering every road, […]

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Rich people losing money is hilarious, actually

By: Peter Miles Hamilton Columnist Because all the other news is horrifically depressing, today we will be discussing what happened with stock market a couple weeks back. It was the big news story for about a week, largely overshadowing the inauguration of President Joe Biden, which is honestly a better put-down of the current president […]

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Vibe Check: Is It Okay For Trans People To Exist Yet?

BY PETER MILES HAMILTON Staff Columnist @pm_hamilton  My name was Brendan McDaniel. I used he/him pronouns, not that I ever thought much of it. With all the time I’ve had on my hands due to the COVID-19 lockdown, I guess now was as good a time as any to have a gender crisis. I’m non-binary, […]

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Navigating your online education

BY Peter Miles Hamilton Staff Writer @pm_hamilton As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to force the people of the United States to make drastic changes to daily life, the nation’s schools and other educational institutions are finding that they must also change if they wish to slow the spread of the virus.  Incoming students new to […]