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This is your last Valentine’s Day. Ever.
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This is your last Valentine’s Day. Ever.

Courtesy | Unsplash Make the most of this Valentine’s Day — there won’t be one next year. Ladies, are you already planning ahead for another romantic dinner by candlelight? Forget about it. The most popular sporting event in America will have your boyfriend’s attention in a chokehold. For the first time in history, the Super...

Join the Zynsurrection
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Join the Zynsurrection

Courtesy | Unsplash There’s this new stimulant on campus. It neither stains your teeth nor burns your tongue like coffee, it doesn’t contain sickening amounts of sugar, and it doesn’t pack enough caffeine to stop a horse’s heart, like most energy drinks do. Meet Zyn: a Swedish brand of small, tobacco-free nicotine pouches that students...

Club wrestling receives first national ranking
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Club wrestling receives first national ranking

Senior Matt Riehle during last year’s national quarterfinal match. Courtesy | David Gregory The Hillsdale Club Wrestling team finished eighth in the country in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association’s Division I rankings, earning a national ranking for the first time on Jan. 4. “It wasn’t the result itself which was shocking,” sophomore John Paul Peck...

TeSlaa shines as rookie with Lions
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TeSlaa shines as rookie with Lions

Courtesy: Detroit Lions Former Hillsdale College football player Isaac TeSlaa turned heads on the Lions, in the NFL, and among many fans this season as a rookie wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, gaining a reputation as a reliable red zone threat and a highlight-producing machine. Despite limited action on offense, TeSlaa finished his rookie...

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Conservatism’s demise? Speaker explains populism within the movement

Conflict between right-wing populists and mainstream conservatives is a persistent problem, according to Daniel McCarthy, vice president of publications at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s Collegiate Network. McCarthy presented a talk Nov. 13 titled “Is Populism Conservatism’s Future…Or Its Demise?” which was hosted by the Lyceum. McCarthy said there was a civil war on the American...