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College mourns sports legend
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College mourns sports legend

All-American. All-Pro, twice. On the staff of seven NFL teams, most notably with the Indianapolis Colts, where he served as the offensive line coach for more than 10 years. These are just a few accomplishments of the well-known Hillsdale legend, Howard Mudd. After dying from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident in early August at...

2020 Cross Country season continues despite COVID-19 concerns
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2020 Cross Country season continues despite COVID-19 concerns

Although nearly every fall varsity sport has been officially canceled for the semester, the Hillsdale College men’s and women’s cross country teams will train and compete this fall. “These are definitely trying times,” Assistant Cross Country Coach R.P. White said. “I try to put myself in the shoes of the student-athletes missing out on fall...

Letter to the Editor: Studies offer a way to know God
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Letter to the Editor: Studies offer a way to know God

One of my favorite complaints concerning God is that He seems impossible to discern. He sends no phone calls, no emails, and not even a tweet or two when I could use some advice. In fact, more often than not, the Divine Person appears quite hidden. His existence cannot be proven and those who doubt...

Don’t forget the children
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Don’t forget the children

A version of this piece was originally published in Focus on the Family’s news publication The Daily Citizen. “I Can’t Breathe” It is a plea you all know. “I can’t breathe” were the final words that 46-year-old George Floyd gasped before he was murdered by a policeman on May 25. These words, rightfully, have burned...

When Taylor Swift decided to grow up
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When Taylor Swift decided to grow up

  Any musical artist with staying power has a defining album, the collection of music that defines their legacy. For Paul Simon it was “Graceland,” for Katy Perry “Firework,” and if you’d asked me this time last year, I’d have said Taylor Swift’s was “Reputation.” That’s all changed, however, with the release of her 8th...