Month: April 2019

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Smart guys speak last: Impulsive opinions harm the truth
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Smart guys speak last: Impulsive opinions harm the truth

Last spring, before Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the 2019 Commencement, students everywhere debated his attendance heatedly. Responses ranged from “Dude, I wish I got to have the VP at my Commencement!” to “I’m skipping graduation in protest.” It seemed like everyone everywhere had a scrupulous opinion about what was ultimately — with all...

Campus at the witching hour
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Campus at the witching hour

It is almost impossible to imagine what someone might do on campus in the predawn hours on a weekday. Most dutiful Hillsdalians traffic the same few buildings and walk across the same sidewalks to the same desks in the library almost every day of the week, and then turn back to go home by 2...