J.K. Rowling has made many of us question the very foundations of our childhood by announcing that she regrets her decision to pair romantically Hermione Granger with Ron Weasley. The world-renowned British author retroactively declared that Harry Potter would have made a better partner for the curly-haired genius. This hasn’t shocked most, as the chemistry...
Month: February 2014
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Creation debate needs to evolve
On Tuesday at 7 p.m., about 20 Hillsdale students congregated in the Simpson Residence lobby to watch prominent creationist Ken Ham defend the viability of his worldview against Bill Nye, famous bow-tie- wearing “science guy.” Freshman Eli West organized the event. “It’s something I really have been called to have a conversation about on this...
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Unenforced marijuana ban undermines rule of law
Despite what headlines say, marijuana is still illegal in Colorado. Colorado is in the United States, where marijuana is illegal, according to the federal Controlled Substances Act. Yes, Amendment 64 was passed in Nov. 2012, lifting Colorado’s weed ban. But under Article VI of the U.S. Constitution, federal law still trumps state law. As long...
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Listen to Wallace’s ‘This is Water’ before graduation
“This great evil — where’s it come from? How did it steal into the world? What seed, what root did it grow from? Who’s doing this? Who’s killing us? Robbing us of life and light. Mocking us with the sight of what we might have known.” So asks the protagonist, Private Witt, of Terrence Malick’s...
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Cold
Heavy snow, in addition to high winds and frigid temperatures, has challenged the city of Hillsdale’s winter maintenance crew this season. “It’s by far the most intense winter since the `70s,” said Keith Richard, Hillsdale Department of Public Services director. DPS Working Foreman Roger Paynes said the crew’s work is never finished in weather like...