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Mom was wrong: Talk to strangers
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Mom was wrong: Talk to strangers

It took Austin two minutes to replace me. As I rounded the corner in Zingerman’s Roadhouse one Sunday afternoon to complete a game of cribbage, my seat was taken by an 80-year-old man. During the span of a bathroom break, my boyfriend had selected a stranger to spend his day with. I was offended —...

Rotary Club to add new park in town
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Rotary Club to add new park in town

The park will be located between East Carleton Road and East Bacon Street, near Stock’s Mill. Christina Lewis | Collegian The Hillsdale Rotary Club will build a new “fitness park” near Stock’s Mill as long as it receives approval from the Hillsdale Planning Commission at its May 14 meeting. The new park would include pickleball...

We must cement election reforms
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We must cement election reforms

Conservative activists are happy and left-wing pundits and lawyers are furious — again. The cause, however, is more surprising than normal. The debate this time revolves not around cultural flashpoints such as wokeness in schools or men competing in women’s sports. Rather, the clash is over legal procedures and requirements relating to a more fundamental...

Minecraft movie is uninspiring
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Minecraft movie is uninspiring

‘Chicken Jockey’  COURTESY | Youtube    It is a truth universally acknowledged that a video game and a studio in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a movie.  I cannot say that “A Minecraft Movie” is a good movie. Then again, I would be lying if I told you I didn’t...

After Eden: Flex your (actual) muscles
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After Eden: Flex your (actual) muscles

Every day, Hillsdale students pass construction sites on their jaunts to and around campus. While we attend classes, sweat over deadlines, and pore over papers, Weigand Construction workers undertake a different kind of work: physical, rather than intellectual, in its focus. For their efforts, the college already has the Christ Chapel, George Roche Sports Complex,...