The trans-Atlantic arm-wrestling match between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Barack Obama has been fascinating to watch. Whatever you think of Obama’s foreign policy, it has been tough to watch their guy kick around our guy so thoroughly. I’ve been drinking more lately. The New York Times recently published a piece on its opinions...
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September 19, 2013July 12, 2022City News
Hillsdale Right to Life petitions abortion insurance
Hillsdale County’s Right to Life group met Sept. 12 to finish their plan for gathering support for a petition in favor of the Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act The group gathered at the home of Charles “Bud” Vear, president of the group, to plan their booth for the Hillsdale County Fair, where they hope to collect...
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September 19, 2013July 12, 2022Opinions
Inflate the bubble by expanding the grad program
ollege?” Seniors, surely sick of this question, often answer with “grad school.” Probe more deeply, and more answers unravel: pending applications, scheduled visits, varied fields, and elusive scholarships. The self-assured, curiosity-quelling answer of “grad school” quickly gives way to nebulous details prefaced with “maybe,” “potentially,” “I hope,” and “Lord willing and the creek don’t rise.”...
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September 19, 2013July 12, 2022Opinions
‘Getting Away with Murder’
“America is a symbol of what can be to millions of oppressed people all over the world…America symbolizes modernity, diversity and democracy, and it is these three things which are the fanatics’ worst fears.” Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, said this on Hillsdale’s campus during a 2002 CCA. The “fanatics” were radical Muslims....
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September 15, 2013July 12, 2022News
A few good women
The ladies of community service organization A Few Good Men are starting a lecture series for female students. Juniors Julie Finke and Bridget Ervin were inspired by A Few Good Men’s lecture series, “The Man in the Arena.” Finke explained that last semester, teachers and coaches addressed male students on how to combat our culture’s...