When Tori Hope Peterson ’18 was a child in the foster care system, she had no voice. Now she helps voiceless foster youth raise their own. In her debut book, “Fostered,” Petersen recounts the story of her life from her earliest memories with her mentally ill, addict mother to her current day experiences as a...
Year: 2022
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Biden’s student loan forgiveness preserves the American dream
President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan has been controversial since before it was officially announced. In 2020, Biden ran on a platform promising significantly more than the $10,000 of forgiveness that was announced on Aug. 24, initially promising to forgive all student loan debt for those students whose income was under $125,000 per year....
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Biden’s student loan forgiveness will increase the cost of college
Since 1980, college tuition has skyrocketed, rising twice as fast as inflation. In a misguided attempt to correct this trend, President Joe Biden announced a student loan forgiveness plan. This move ignores the root causes of student debt, instead leading to an increase in the cost of higher education. On Aug. 24, those with federal...
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Elon Musk is not a hero
A new toxic trend in politics is deifying any and all celebrities who annoy people in the opposite political party. But as much as Elon Musk is the enemy of the right wing’s enemy, he’s no friend to conservatives. Musk became the latest beneficiary of this weird calculus earlier this year when he offered to...
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Three radio students placed as finalists for national awards
Three Hillsdale students placed as radio finalists for the national College Broadcasters Inc. Awards on Aug. 26. “For CBI, this matches the highest number of finalists the station ever has had,” said Scot Bertram, General Manager at WRFH 101.7 FM. Finalists, Rachel Kookogey ‘22, senior Josh Barker, and sophomore Lauren Smith placed in the top...