Month: February 2019

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‘Thank u, next’: Grande’s latest album is the dose of realism our Instagram captions needed
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‘Thank u, next’: Grande’s latest album is the dose of realism our Instagram captions needed

Following an absolutely electric release of two singles complete with elaborate music videos to promote her new album, the long-awaited release of Ariana Grande’s “thank u, next” dropped Friday, Feb. 8. Grande described the album as a “friendship anthem,” revealing a new focus on friendship, appropriate given the tumultuous love life of the past year....

Chargers swept in season-opening doubleheader
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Chargers swept in season-opening doubleheader

The 2019 season is one of high expectations for the Hillsdale College Chargers. The Chargers opened their search for another conference title last weekend with a doubleheader against the Wayne State University Warriors in Johnson City, Tennessee. While it wasn’t all bad for the Chargers, they struggled to find their rhythm in many areas of...

Letter: AEI’s Charles Murray’s unwarranted conclusions
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Letter: AEI’s Charles Murray’s unwarranted conclusions

On Wednesday, Charles Murray of the American Enterprise Institute visited campus to speak about one of his books, “Coming Apart,” and the effects modern politics have had on America’s social classes. A few things struck me during Murray’s lecture. First, Dr. Murray struck me as not fully honest in response to Associate Dean of Men...

Hillsdale needs more 42 Unions, fewer townhouses
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Hillsdale needs more 42 Unions, fewer townhouses

As February draws to a close, Hillsdale is still adjusting to the multitude of changes brought to campus last year. If one were to describe life in the Dale in 2018 with one word, that word would most likely be: “construction.” The past twelve months saw the erection of Christ Chapel, the completion of the...

Who’s afraid of Saudi Arabia?
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Who’s afraid of Saudi Arabia?

When Trump came into office in 2016, he and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, began flirting with Saudi Arabia and the Crown Prince Mohammed bin-Salman (MBS). But in the past few months the budding relationship has fallen on hard times. First, there were hard feelings when MBS had journalist Jamal Khashoggi murdered in the back room...