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Opinion: Intermittent fasting is more than a fad
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Opinion: Intermittent fasting is more than a fad

Intermittent fasting requires a healthy diet. Courtesy | Alexis Daniels  Many influencers such as podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan and biomedical scientist Rhonda Patrick have popularized intermittent fasting as a way to lose weight and become healthier. Intermittent fasting has gained popularity because of its easy implementation. It simply involves narrowing the time period in...

Yes, coffee is a drug
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Yes, coffee is a drug

Some who choose not to drink coffee act like it is due to some moral virtue, while it often just comes down to preference. To elevate this preference, people sometimes like to mention that caffeine is a drug. Big whoop. We know. I’ll see you, and raise you one: caffeine is a psychotropic drug. If...

History professor publishes book on grand strategy
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History professor publishes book on grand strategy

The Spartans defeated the Athenians in the Peloponnesian War in part because their grand strategy involved using the Syracusans in a proxy war, Professor of History Paul Rahe argues in a new book published in September. “Sparta’s Sicilian Proxy War” is the fifth volume in a series that Rahe is writing on Spartan grand strategy....

City council votes unanimously to ban pets from cemeteries
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City council votes unanimously to ban pets from cemeteries

The council voted unanimously to prohibit pets from entering cemeteries in Hillsdale. Alexandra Comus | Collegian Due to citizens’ complaints about animals relieving themselves on the burial grounds, the Hillsdale City Council banned pets from cemeteries earlier this month.  On Oct. 16, the council voted unanimously to prohibit pets from entering cemeteries in Hillsdale.  In...