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Senior’s band, August Hotel, releases first EP
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Senior’s band, August Hotel, releases first EP

August Hotel headlined student music festival Wombstock before its songs had been released, but junior Adam Cieply still knew all the lyrics and sang them until his throat hurt.  Senior Dean Sinclair is the drummer of the Chicago-based pop group, which released its first EP last week. August Hotel has played at Hillsdale five times:...

Whimsical scenarios, real science
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Whimsical scenarios, real science

  What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning or lost all its water at once? David Consiglio, an Oakland Community College professor and high school science teacher, may have the answer. Consiglio gave a talk about these and other questions addressed in his book “Spoiler Alert: Everyone Dies: The Lighter Side of Global Annihilation”...

Kid Rock too immoral for U.S. Senate
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Kid Rock too immoral for U.S. Senate

It’s deplorable that Kid Rock is even able to entertain the idea of running for Senate in 2018. Michiganders should want better leaders than profane public figures with a knack for political sloganeering and self-promotion. In the Atlantic article, author David A. Graham makes the case for Kid Rock’s candidacy. Graham says it comes down...