Is most contemporary Christian music on the level of the song “How He Loves,” which explains that “Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss”? After nearly four years of experiencing vigorous discussions about various worship practices within Christianity, I’d say that many students would answer “yes.” Since we focus on tradition here, it makes...
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March 5, 2015July 12, 2022Opinion
Don’t be afraid of on-campus jobs
When I came to Hillsdale, I didn’t intend to have any on-campus jobs. I planned on doing school from August to May and then focusing on work in the summers. I upheld this philosophy throughout my freshman year, and remember fondly long, dark, cold fall and winter evenings spent in my tiny room in Olds,...
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October 2, 2014July 12, 2022Opinion
Explore the connections inherent in all knowledge
I’m an English major who is hardly ever happier than when analyzing a poem and who would never tire of rereading parts of “Gilead.” But rather than taking as many English classes as possible, I have taken classes in history, politics, and philosophy. I’ve found it a fruitful approach among many possible rewarding courses of...
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October 3, 2013July 12, 2022Opinion
The irony of the Liberia’s short history
At the conclusion of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” several characters sail away for the African colony of Liberia. But what happened after that? Resettlement, or colonization, of former slaves had gained traction in the Antebellum period, and prominent supporters included Henry Clay and President Abraham Lincoln. After the war, however, colonization efforts faded,...