When Ted Cruz announced his presidential bid last week, the media pounced on the opportunity to attack his ultra-conservative policies, Canadian heritage, and political antics. They used the opportunity to revisit a number of stories, drawing into question his qualifications and stances on issues. Attacks from liberal media outlets are hardly the beginning of Cruz’s...
Year: 2015
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Tennis team dominates at home
At their first home match of the spring season on Saturday, Hillsdale overpowered the competition with an 8-1 win over Huntington College. “We’ve been practicing hard and I think the girls were eager for competition. All courts played hard and showed a lot of heart in their wins,” coach Nicole Walbright said. Sophomore Jada Bissett and...
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The misguided outcry over Indiana’s RFRA
On March 26, Ashton Kutcher tweeted in response to the state-passed Religious Freedom Restoration Act: “Indiana are you also going to allow Christian establishments to ban Jews from coming in?” Apparently confused he added, “Or Vice Versa? Religious freedom??? #OUTRAGE.” Perhaps not all those responding to the law are such comical straw men, but many...
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Charger Chatter: Heather Lantis
Heather Lantis is a senior studying history with a minor in mathematics. She is a thrower for the women’s track team and vice president of the senior class. When did you start focusing on track? I’ve been throwing since middle school, but I’d say my junior year in high school is when I realized...
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Chess club welcomes rookies, kings, and queens
There were five wooden chess boards atop the union tables last Wednesday afternoon. When he saw them, senior Os Nakayama’s face lit up and he exclaimed, “We have chess boards — it’s a start.” One can find Hillsdale’s new club playing chess in the union Wednesday afternoons. Last Wednesday the players used wooden boards that...