The federal government causes people to engage in criminal activity, said Clark Neily, vice president for criminal justice with Cato Institute, in a Federalist Society speech on Wednesday. Neily’s speech highlighted the decreasing clearance rates for crimes in the U.S., the high incarceration rate, and the estrangement of the current criminal justice system from the...
Year: 2018
Red Sox seek fourth pennant since 2004
With the American League won, the Boston Red Sox are in position to win the World Series for the fourth time since 2004. As anyone who grew up hearing the stories that make up the Boston myth, the story of the Red Sox extends much further back. At the beginning of the American League in...
Highland Dance Class brings tradition, kilts to campus
“ONE, Point behind-front-behind, TWO, behind-front-behind, THREE, behind-front-behind” Highland Dance instructor Alison Plemmons calls to her class of beginner Highland dancers. Five dancers hop lightly on their right foot, concurrently tapping their left foot in front and behind their right leg in response to Plemmons’ commands. Plemmons has been teaching Highland dance, a Celtic...
Hillsdale junior brings Barstool Sports to campus
Just last January it was decided that there were enough Brads and Chads on campus to warrant a Barstool Hillsdale. Hillsdale College’s blog game exploded when junior Jake Sievers brought Barstool Sports, a comedic sports blog popular on college campuses, to Hillsdale by creating the Barstool Hillsdale Instagram and Twitter accounts. Sievers manages...
Hillsdale Hospital gives free flu vaccines
Following a 2017-18 influenza season classified as “high severity” by the Centers for Disease Control, Hillsdale Hospital is hosting a free flu-vaccine clinic in the TV room of Hillsdale College’s Grewcock Student Union this week. The hospital has offered the service annually for about four years. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, five...




