Smartphone usage will be restricted in public schools starting next fall after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, signed House and Senate bills into law Feb. 10. House Bill 4141, passed in January, bans smartphone usage across all grades during instructional time, with exceptions for phones without internet access, students with medical and learning needs,...
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Legislature passes bills banning cellphones in schools
Public schools must restrict student cellphone usage during the school day if Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs two bills the Michigan legislature passed last month. House Bill 4141 would order public school districts or individual schools to ban wireless communication devices “on school grounds during instructional time.” Senate Bill 495 would require public schools to...
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‘Life has infinite value’: Students rally at March for Life
Senior Andrew VanDevere on freshman Theodosius Santalov’s shoulders at the March for Life. Courtesy | Áine Schroeder Crowds of college and high school students, nuns and clergymen, and even babies gather annually in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the sanctity of life “This year, at the March for Life, I saw thousands and thousands of people,...
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On America’s 250th, be a true patriot
Courtesy | Unsplash Americans have been sold a cheap kind of patriotism. We celebrate American holidays and drape our flags, but true love of country is more rare than we think. Americans, especially young Americans, do not know our history enough to love it, and we don’t love it enough to preserve it. Our 250th...
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Make the library loud again
Courtesy | Maggie O’Connor I was prepared for the campus to be destroyed by construction. But I wasn’t ready for the campus community to be collateral damage. At this point, nearly every student gathering place is under construction. The library has taken a special blow, with fewer students gathering on the top floor, “Heaven,” where...