Along with the new crop of incoming freshmen, several new faces have made their way into Hillsdale College’s illustrious faculty. Seven professors, specializing in studies ranging from psychology and physics to English and history, have joined the ranks of those who seek to understand and convey certain truths, each in their own unique way. Professor...
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September 14, 2012July 12, 2022News
Off the record
My greatest fear as an intern reporter was the I.T. guy. He wanted me to play on the office softball team, and although I like baseball, I didn’t think that spending my Saturday mornings on a dusty softball field in the hot, D.C. sun with a bunch of people that I didn’t even know sounded...
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September 14, 2012July 12, 2022Opinions
America’s response to 9/11: An unmitigated failure
Nationalism isn’t patriotism, and patriotism is more than bald eagles and American flags, sung to the beat of a Toby Keith song. The United States’ response to the tragedy of 9/11, although it appealed to our emotional desire for revenge, was an unmitigated failure. Not only has the government failed to achieve victory, but it...
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September 14, 2012July 12, 2022Opinions
America’s response to 9/11: A commendable effort
If you attack us, we will destroy you. That’s the message the United States sent to the world after the 9/11 attacks. The response to 9/11 wasn’t perfect—but it was necessary, and it was good. Our society isn’t militaristic; we value peace. Unfortunately, we often choose to forget history and hope that through appeasement and...
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September 14, 2012July 12, 2022Sports
Cross Country preps for Lansing
Hillsdale’s cross-country season officially begins tomorrow, Sept. 14, in East Lansing, Mich. But last week the coaches ran their athletes against each other in an intrasquad time trial. On Sept. 7, Hayden Park played host to the Blue-White meet, the second intramural competition in three weeks for both men’s and women’s cross country teams. Both...