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Put down your pitchforks and grow up
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Put down your pitchforks and grow up

Everyone needs to take a deep breath about homecoming week. Threatening and mobbing Student Activities Board members won’t change your ranking, cyberbullying teams won’t make you enjoy their content more, and losing your mind about meme accounts won’t make them stop posting.  As far as homecoming’s elephant — or banner — in the room: It...

Stop stealing from party houses
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Stop stealing from party houses

I can’t think of anything more obnoxious than stealing from someone who has opened their home to you. Ordinarily, I think most students would agree with me. They’d never steal from the host of a dinner party or the home of a close friend. This custom, however, seems to go out the window when an...

Central Hall | Collegian Archives
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Not everyone at Hillsdale is rich, don’t remind them

Politics, religion, and money. These are the things my mother tells me not to talk about in polite company. I’d be shocked if any of us could get through a day at this school without talking about politics and religion, but there’s no reason to bring up money as much as some people do here....

If you’re bored, you’re boring
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If you’re bored, you’re boring

Students who find themselves bored should find ways to get involved on campus. Sofia Krusmark | Collegian If living off campus has taught me anything, it’s this: things are expensive. If that’s not enough, doing stuff is also pretty pricey. I, like you may be now, was shocked by this troublesome reality. And unfortunately, there...

Give freshmen a chance
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Give freshmen a chance

Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn addresses an incoming Freshman Class. Courtesy | Marketing Department Juniors and seniors know that August brings more changes than autumn leaves and new courses. Three months of stalking the class of 2020-something’s Instagram page always leads to this, year after year: a new freshman class.  There’s got to be a...