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Checking off the bucket list:   Mrs. A goes to Ireland
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Checking off the bucket list: Mrs. A goes to Ireland

“Being Irish isn’t something you do. It’s something you are.” This is the beginning of a poem titled “What it means to be Irish” that JoAnn Arendt, lovingly known as “Mrs. A” to most on campus, has hanging in her house. Her grandfather came to the states from Ireland, and for her whole life, Arendt...

Who’s afraid of Saudi Arabia?
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Who’s afraid of Saudi Arabia?

When Trump came into office in 2016, he and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, began flirting with Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince Mohammed bin-Salman (MBS). But in the past few months the budding relationship has fallen on hard times. First, there were hard feelings when MBS had journalist Jamal Khashoggi murdered in the back room...

Faculty panel discusses impact of marijuana legalization in Michigan
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Faculty panel discusses impact of marijuana legalization in Michigan

Faculty were split on the social ramifications of marijuana legalization in Michigan during a panel discussion this week. On Feb. 5, Hillsdale’s chapter of Citizens for Self-Governance hosted a discussion panel on the legalization of marijuana. As Professors Angelica Pytel, Roger Butters, Gary Wolfram, Paul Moreno, and General Counsel for Hillsdale College Bob Norton explained...

Radio drama ‘better than live play’
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Radio drama ‘better than live play’

“I find it amusing. Men are supposed to be made out of steel or something,“ is the iconic line from Robert Harling’s well loved play “Steel Magnolias,” that had the whole audience laughing and crying on Feb. 5, when L.A. Theatre Works gave an unforgettable radio-style performance of the play at Hillsdale College. Many know...