After the nearly 14-year-long war in Afghanistan, the IntelCenter’s Country Threat Index recently named Afghanistan the fifth- most dangerous place in the world. Even though America’s combat mission ended in Dec. 2014, keeping U.S. forces at their current level will help secure Afghanistan’s future through training and equipping the Afghan forces to deal with these...
Year: 2015
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Campus security already works
Daniel O’Dette’s recent editorial (“Campus needs better security,” April 2) provoked conversation about campus safety. While O’Dette argued that security needs to be reformed, I believe that campus security is doing an exceptional job keeping students safe. Responsibility falls on students to be aware of their surroundings, especially in public spaces like the student union...
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Coach Kuestner leads throwers
Janine Kuestner joined the Hillsdale track and field family at a perfect time. Since her arrival in September, the team has achieved the most success in its program’s long history with second-place finishes at the NCAA Division II cross-country nationals and at the indoor NCAA D-II nationals. “I feel really lucky and blessed to be...
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Charger Chatter: Ryan O’Hearn
Ryan O’Hearn is a freshman baseball player from Toledo, Ohio. Although he described himself as a utility player, he has lately been playing centerfield. What has been the most nerve-wracking or fun part of joining the team and playing collegiate baseball? I think playing with people that are five years older than me. That...
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Not all discrimination is valid
In light of the passage of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the ensuing controversy, it is well worth discussing whether anti-discrimination laws can ever be justified. But in such a discussion, we must distinguish between discriminating against a person and refusing to endorse an event. Any law that restricts what private citizens can and...