Month: August 2016

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Strength rejoices in the trials: Hillsdale’s hopeful Olympians
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Strength rejoices in the trials: Hillsdale’s hopeful Olympians

Millions of Americans watch as their nation’s best athletes go neck-and-neck with international Olympic competitors, but for the athletes, preparations begin long before the games officially start. This year, four Hillsdale alumni tried out for a spot on an Olympic team for the Rio games: Kayla Caldwell, ‘13 in pole vaulting, Amanda Eccleston ‘12 in...

Trump is fighting to win
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Trump is fighting to win

Republicans haven’t had a strategy to win the presidency in a long time. They have simply tried to avoid defeat. Republicans don’t play to win; they play so they don’t lose. Republicans have played defense for too long. They have nominated candidates who are indistinguishable from the Democrats. Now, Republicans finally have a candidate who...

Garnjobst’s Greek trip inspires makeover for classes
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Garnjobst’s Greek trip inspires makeover for classes

Earlier this August, deep in a beautiful, remote resort on the Peloponnese, Professor of Classics Joseph Garnjobst spent his days diving into the discussion of Greek literature and enjoying scholarly conversation with peers in an intensive course. Despite the obvious attraction that any classically educated student would feel towards such a course, there came one...

Viviano, Larsen want ‘rule of law’
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Viviano, Larsen want ‘rule of law’

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Hillsdale alumnus and Michigan Supreme Court Justice David Viviano was unanimously nominated by conservative delegates at the state Republican convention Saturday, officially securing his spot on the November ballot. “We’ve had the unified support of the Republican Party for a rule-of-law majority now in Michigan for some period of years,” Viviano...