Month: November 2018

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Slow your roll: Michigan should vote no on Proposal 1
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Slow your roll: Michigan should vote no on Proposal 1

If the polling proves accurate, Michigan voters will soon approve a recreational marijuana ballot proposal. Marijuana support has become not only socially acceptable, but in vogue, uniting conservatives, liberals, and libertarians; hip politicians and stoned citizenry. Indeed, despite federal and state bans, fans of the drug are ubiquitous — even pious Hillsdale College is home...

Chargers drop season-opening exhibition against Oakland
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Chargers drop season-opening exhibition against Oakland

Basketball season is officially underway. The Hillsdale Chargers traveled to Division I Oakland University to take on the Golden Grizzlies in an exhibition game. Although Hillsdale trailed by only two with less than a minute left, the Grizzlies still overcame with a 67-61 victory. The Chargers had 11 steals, contributing to Oakland’s 25 turnovers, but...

Senior presents museum studies project
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Senior presents museum studies project

Admissions requirements to Hillsdale College in the late 19th century included an understanding of Greek and Latin equal to that of current upper-level classics students. It’s just one of the fascinating facts Katie Hillery found while researching her senior project. Hillery, who is a double major in classics and history, presented her project in the...

The Weekly: Real Change occurs through Civil discourse
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The Weekly: Real Change occurs through Civil discourse

We again find ourselves  in the midst of election season and tensions are high as Republicans seek to maintain control and Democrats push for a “blue wave.” Political loyalties easily spill into our daily life and can affect how we perceive or treat other people, but this isn’t the way things should be. Hillsdale College...

Grad student radio show to bring prudence back to politics
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Grad student radio show to bring prudence back to politics

Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM’s new show, Citizen Talk, has made the word “prudence” its motto by going below the surface of mere hot button issues, to explore the deeper meaning of the contentious topics of the day. Two Hillsdale College graduate students, Juan Davalos and Lynette Grundvig, have hit the airwaves of Radio Free...