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Q&A: Sister Miriam James Heidland
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Q&A: Sister Miriam James Heidland

Sister Miriam James Heidland, a former Division I volleyball player, is a sister of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity.  Q: Do you still get the chance to play volleyball? A: Every now and then, yeah. When I lived in Seattle, I played in an adult league which was a lot...

The end of movie theaters is near
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The end of movie theaters is near

  The movie industry is dying. Due to widespread COVID-19 restrictions, movie theaters around the world have been forced to close their doors for almost a year. As a result, in 2020, U.S. movie theaters totalled more than $9 billion less at the box office than they did in 2019. Not only that, but back...

Hillsdale student assists on ET  research project
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Hillsdale student assists on ET research project

When junior Shane Smith started looking for a summer research internship last year, he never expected to work on a project analyzing radio signals that could provide proof of extraterrestrial life.   “I didn’t really know that there was actually a scientific community that was looking for aliens,” Smith, a physics major, said. “Usually when you...

Twitter, Google: Arbiters of free speech?
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Twitter, Google: Arbiters of free speech?

When Twitter permanently suspended then-President Donald Trump’s account on Jan. 8, one truth became evident: Big Tech has monopolistic power over the public forum in America. The ensuing crackdown on thousands of accounts following Trump’s removal saw non-establishment thinkers and groups, both conservative and progressive, removed from the main platforms of communication.  Anyone outside of...