Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” opens with an unforgivably cliché Vietnam war scene. Creedence Clearwater Revival plays in the background as men charge through a forest dodging gunfire: cheap special effects made with flashing lights. If you walk in the theater a couple minutes late, you can skip this and get straight to the point. This...
Makenna Ott is a junior from Haslett, Michigan. She is a forward on the women’s basketball team and is studying nancial management. What is your position on the Women’s Basketball team? I am a guard/forward. How long have you played basketball, and what first encouraged you to begin playing? I’ve played basketball since fourth grade....
President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by ordering the United States Embassy to move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Dec. 6, 2017. Despite predictions that Palestinian violence would explode with the president’s decision, Israel saw little violence as a result of Trump’s actions. I was in Israel over Christmas break and my...
The City of Hillsdale’s Fire Department continues to search for a new ladder truck, Fire Chief Scott Hephner confirmed at a Jan. 15 city council meeting. “Our goal was to find a truck that would serve our community,” he said. “Hopefully we would find one that would serve us for ten years.” Hephner said the...
The last lift of the swim team’s annual winter training in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, left the women dripping with sweat and shaking. But when they emerged from the gym, dreading their iminent dive into the 5,000 yard practice that would end their 10-day conditioning, their spirits skyrocketed. Drooping in the skies over the outdoor pool...