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As non-essentials closed to save lives, ‘essential’ abortion doctors end lives
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As non-essentials closed to save lives, ‘essential’ abortion doctors end lives

If our nation’s governors want to save lives during the COVID-19 outbreak, they must start by closing abortion clinics. In my home state of Tennessee, Gov. Bill Lee closed all non-essential businesses in his April 2 stay-at-home order to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China last November. Abortion services,...

International Club discusses European politics, cheese
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International Club discusses European politics, cheese

How do you govern a country with 500 cheeses?  On Monday, the International Club hosted an event to discuss how European nations can maintain their distinct languages and cultures, without disturbing the current balance of power.  The speakers, Marie-Claire Morellec, chair and professor of French, and Assistant Professor of Spanish Todd Mack, discussed current events...

Alumna teaches folk dance in Ukraine
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Alumna teaches folk dance in Ukraine

Colleen Prince was 11 years old when she attended her first Ukrainian dance camp at a diaspora community in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. Today, she’s teaching and learning folk dance in Ukraine with her Fulbright scholarship. Prince, who graduated from Hillsdale in May 2019, moved to Ostroh in west Ukraine in September to teach English language at...