When morning classes let out at Hillsdale College, a surge of students crosses the quad to head for lunch. As the majority of this exodus walks in front of the library on the way to the Grewcock Student Union, too often the smell of cigarette smoke suffocates an uninvolved passerby. Regularly, loitering students puffing cigarettes...
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February 19, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Exempt athletes from Physical Wellness
As an active member of the Hillsdale College Track and Field team, I think I speak for all athletes who attend Hillsdale College when I say that Physical Wellness Dynamics is an unnecessary and potentially harmful course requirement for varsity sport members. Upon my arrival at Hillsdale last year, I was dumbfounded to find out...
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February 19, 2015July 12, 2022Features
From Wheels to Spiels
Sitting in a Claremont beauty shop, three ladies got an unexpected treat when Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak handed them each a flower from a nearby florist. Just a bit earlier, President Larry Arnn and Sajak were eating lunch in a California restaurant when those ladies recognized a celebrity at the table. Arnn said...
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February 19, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Let us not suffer our addictions in silence
Secrets: We all have them. They can consume your life and even threaten it. Mine nearly stole my life. And that’s when I decided they could no longer remain secret. When many of us think of addiction, we immediately picture substance abuse, such as alcohol or illegal drugs. But as I’ve come to realize, nearly...
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February 19, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Notes from the underwarm
I am a cold man…. I am a wintry man. I am a hypothermic man. My boots are caked in salt residue, but I won’t tell anyone. The salt can eat through the leather, and I won’t even care! Why should I? I never owed the boots anything. I don’t owe anything to anyone, especially...