In a pitch-black auditorium, from the far corner of the stage, a lone male voice says something no one expects to hear at the beginning of a musical: “I hate theater.” The voice belongs to an old man in a chair who, as the play progresses, relives fond memories of his favorite musical — Gable...
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February 26, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Big Brother should back off
Postmodern kids in a post-9/11 world, this generation worries more about what our mothers might find on Facebook than what Big Brother could discover in our inbox. That’s according to a January Pew Research poll, which shows 60 percent of young people still support the National Security Agency regardless of its controversial domestic spying program....
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February 26, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Beware the intersection of science and politics
Recently, there have been many instances of politics intersecting with the institution of the family. Between the Supreme Court’s imminent ruling on gay marriage and the controversies regarding provision for contraceptives in Obamacare, we are facing critical confrontation on the topics of marriage and reproduction. Those who follow the developments in these fields may also...
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February 26, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Galloway is the best dorm
Maybe it’s the community bathrooms. Maybe it’s the Winston Churchill quote painted on the wall. Maybe it’s the cadence runs. Maybe it’s the organ in the lobby, and maybe it’s the Thursday night Feast. It was during my first week of school freshman year that I first began to experience the joys of Galloway and...
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February 26, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
James Madison deserves a statue on campus
Hillsdale College is unique for its refusal to accept federal funding, and also for its statues. The only statue of Margaret Thatcher in North America, for example, is on Hillsdale’s campus. The college honors leaders such as Thatcher, Reagan, and Washington with statues on the school’s Liberty Walk. Positioned on the Quad, in the Union,...