If there’s one thing I love, it’s wasting my time, which is why I just adore the library’s new printing policy. For those of you who don’t know, the process of printing at the library has, like my grandma, developed a new wrinkle. Card scanners have been installed on all library printers, and, at first...
Under the guise of banning “conversion therapy,” Christian sexual ethics just became illegal in Canada–and similar laws are coming to the United States. Conversion therapy is a widely discredited and outdated practice that attempts to “cure” people of homosexuality via behavioral therapies like electric shock treatment. Almost nobody in the West uses this technique anymore....
The balance of power in Washington, D.C., shifted with the announcement last week of Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement. The impending confirmation hearing for his replacement will determine a new balance between Republicans and Democrats. Although recent historical precedent may predict a brewing political battle, particularly when the Senate is 50-50, reality is...
After years of toying with society and all its users, Mark Zuckerberg has revealed his most sophisticated fantasy yet: the Metaverse. What would have been a Black Mirror episode five years ago has become our reality. Our social media-saturated society is the teaser for Zuckerberg’s fantasy. But instead of boomerangs and status updates, we’ll soon...
Several businesses in Hillsdale have decided to close or change their hours due to the snow storm that started on Feb. 2. John Spiteri, owner of Checker Records coffee, described how they are dealing with the situation. “We are playing it by ear and closing early today,” Spiteri said on Wednesday. “We will see what...