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Should Kendrick have won the Pulitzer Prize?
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Should Kendrick have won the Pulitzer Prize?

Kendrick Lamar beat out a string quartet and a cantata to take the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for music on Monday. That’s an extra $15,000 and another notch in the Compton rapper’s belt for his Grammy-winning album “DAMN.” The Pulitzer Prize website described the rapper’s album as “a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity...

City buys more safety gear to protect law enforcement from active shooter threats
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City buys more safety gear to protect law enforcement from active shooter threats

  In response to the recent shootings across the country, the Hillsdale Police Department will purchase more safety equipment for its officers. Upgrades include body armor for defense against active shooter situations. “The equipment we are considering is additional safety equipment for the officer,” Chief of Police Scott Hephner said in an email. “This decision...

‘A Quiet Place’ pairs horror and parenthood
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‘A Quiet Place’ pairs horror and parenthood

Getting a hand squeezed until it’s purple and refusing to breathe for 95 minutes on a Friday night is the only way to view “A Quiet Place.” If a pregnant friend is present to soak in the mother-protecting-her-young narrative, it’s a trifecta. Director John Krasinski stars as family man Lee in his new horror movie,...

Ping pong supports cancer research
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Ping pong supports cancer research

Sunday afternoon found the Grewcock Student Union filled with the sounds of table tennis as Niedfeldt Residence hosted its third annual charity ping pong tournament. The proceeds went to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. The event doubled the previous year’s totals, raising around $120. The Sigma Chi  fraternity partnered with the men’s residence, letting the dorm...

I don’t have cancer
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I don’t have cancer

My ideal Friday morning is sitting in a dark hospital room waiting for an ultrasound to be over. There are few things like the luxury of a life-determining medical exam after a night of existential insomnia. As a 22-year-old male trying to land a job in the next month, I’m not prepping for a gag-inducing...