Conservatives and progressives are using the Las Vegas shooting to politicize the gun control debate. And that’s a good thing. While people on both ends of the political spectrum debate how to prevent mass shootings in the future, some have claimed the conversations are unnecessary politicizations of the tragedy. Most who decry politicization view it...
Year: 2017
Depleted women’s cross country team takes fifth at Conference Crossover
Hillsdale women’s cross country finished fifth at the Conference Crossover at Lewis University in suburban Chicago on Saturday, dropping to third in the region behind Walsh University and tenth in the nation according to the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. “We lost to Walsh by only four points,” assistant coach Samantha...
Campus parking costs 47 Taco Bell burritos
This time of year is always special. The weather cools. The colors change: Everything seems to turn orange and smell like pumpkin spice. The leaves on the trees also change color, and the campus starts to look so lovely, especially the west side of campus with its amphitheatre and its new rock-studded sidewalk. But you...
St. Anthony’s raises $13,000 in parking fundraiser
The St. Anthony’s fair parking fundraiser raked in nearly $13,000 for various church causes, making it the biggest fundraiser of the year. Charging $3 per car, church volunteers directed cars into open parking spots at the Catholic cemetery next to the Hillsdale County Fairgrounds. The fundraiser has been around for years, beginning in 1967. “St....
A portrait of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature winner
When Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature last year, most of us could hum along as the scratchy voice sung folk lyrics. If not, we pulled up Spotify, searched the laureate’s name, and familiarized ourselves with Dylan’s poetry in quick, four-minute hits. Novelist and screenwriter Kazuo Ishiguro earned the prize this year, and...




