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Sociology department tailors program to students
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Sociology department tailors program to students

One of the smallest majors in both course offerings and student enrollment will only be listed on one diploma at this spring’s commencement: sociology. Senior Cal Abbo, the only senior in the sociology major graduating this semester, entered the major late. Beginning with the intention of studying politics, Abbo first declared a psychology major before...

We should still say ‘Merry Christmas’
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We should still say ‘Merry Christmas’

Dear baristas, shop clerks, store greeters, and all other retail workers: please say “merry Christmas.” Workers have become hypersensitive to religious holidays, and in an effort to avoid offending someone, they have forgotten how to have a human conversation. It’s more meaningful to conclude with a personal pleasantry — which for most people in the...

College dedicates Phillips bust
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College dedicates Phillips bust

Hillsdale College would not be the same without the contributions of former College President J. Donald Phillips, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn said Tuesday.  At the dedication of the bust of Phillips, created by alumnus and sculptor Isaac Dell ’18, several spoke of Phillips’ immense contribution to the college, specifically how those contributions still...

Review: ‘Irreversible  Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters’
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Review: ‘Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters’

Doctors in the United States observed a four-fold increase in adolescent girls receiving gender transition surgeries from the year 2016 to 2017. In Great Britain, the increase for the last decade was an astounding 4,400%. In her book released in August, “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters,” Wall Street Journal reporter Abigail Shrier...

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Sorority-style spring rush is more effective than the fraternity system

Hillsdale has some well- known rivals — protestant versus Catholic, conservative versus libertarian, Simpson Residence versus everyone else — but one lesser-known competition is found within the Greek system of recruiting.  Sororities have a more effective system than fraternities, proven by the highest number of members, highest retention rates, and most Hillsdale-centric policies.  Spring rush...