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Hillsdale is a leader in promoting campus free speech
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Hillsdale is a leader in promoting campus free speech

Students at Hillsdale College enjoy the country’s best campus environment for free speech, according to a recent report which surveyed 45,000 students from 208 schools. Hillsdale College outperformed the entire field by a margin so wide that it borders on the comical, but was removed from the published results for having an overly restrictive speech...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer wins re-election over Tudor Dixon
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer wins re-election over Tudor Dixon

The Associated Press called the election for Democratic gov. Gretchen Whitmer early Wednesday morning. Courtesy | AP News Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will spend four more years in the governor’s mansion after winning 54.5% of the vote in Tuesday’s midterm election. Voters approved three ballot proposals, adding new amendments to the state constitution.  “We...

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Tower Players retell ‘Our Town’

Seventy-five years ago, The Tower Players presented a classic American tale of life, death, and humanity. This week, they will reproduce Thornton Wilder’s work “Our Town” to pay homage to those first performances.  “Our hope is that it not only honors the original Tower Players, students, and faculty, but that it honors the impulse to...

Andrew Fink: from student to legislator
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Andrew Fink: from student to legislator

Long before Republican state Rep. Andrew Fink won his re-election to the state House of Representatives on Nov. 8, his friends were canvassing Hillsdale College’s McIntyre Dormitory with a different election in mind.  They had nominated Fink as a blind date for Fall Ball, and as they went door-to-door advertising the dance, they found him...

BeReal is really more like BeFake
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BeReal is really more like BeFake

A dangerous drug is circulating. Not fentanyl, not cocaine, not even that dopamine you find when smelling good brisket. This drug is far more powerful. It’s called BeReal. A notification lights up your phone.  “Time to BeReal,” it reads. “Two minutes left to capture a BeReal and see what your friends are up to!” Once...