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Recount for Hillsdale County sheriff confirms initial results
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Recount for Hillsdale County sheriff confirms initial results

After losing his third campaign for Hillsdale County Sheriff, candidate Jon-Paul Rutan issued a recount that ultimately confirmed the initial results.  Hillsdale County Clerk Marney Kast was in charge of the recount, which took place on September 3rd. Ultimately, the recount found minor changes but did not affect the results of the race.  “The recount...

Two students combat social media’s cancel culture
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Two students combat social media’s cancel culture

Two Hillsdale students have stopped scrolling and started posting.  Tired of seeing thoughtless left-wing posts dominating social media, senior Victoria Marshall and junior Morgan Billingsley created an Instagram account titled @letshaveaseat to provide a platform of discussion for popular social justice oriented opinions that swamp Instagram feeds amidst national political tensions. “Instagram as an app...

Hayden Park becomes hotspot for student fitness
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Hayden Park becomes hotspot for student fitness

This semester, Hillsdale College students and faculty have been adapting to the temporary closing of the George C. Roche Sports Complex.  In previous years, the Sports Complex, or “Splex,” as it’s often called, has been a staple in the lives of physically active students. Although it re-opened on Wednesday, some students have found a new...

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Letter to the Editor: Social justice is unjust

Dear Editor, Social justice is the philosophy and practice of dividing people into various demographic categories and then treating them unequally, giving unearned rewards to some and unearned punishments to others. Social justice is thus extremely unjust. In the American context, social justice consists mostly of punishing Asian and white people, while benefiting a relatively...