The recent changes to what was known as the “Honors Program” and is now known as the Collegiate Scholars have been seriously detrimental. The changes Joe Pappalardo proposed (“Collegiate Scholars should change more,” March 17), while well intentioned, would finish the job of getting rid of what is good about the program. Pappalardo suggests making...
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April 23, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Respect the freshmen
After a long year of hard work, you’ve finally finished your last freshman-year final. You breathe the fresh spring air as you walk outside, relax on a bench, take a walk in the Arb, or go to A.J.’s Cafe 1844 to celebrate with ice cream and contemplate how best to spend your free time. But...
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April 9, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Not all discrimination is valid
In light of the passage of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the ensuing controversy, it is well worth discussing whether anti-discrimination laws can ever be justified. But in such a discussion, we must distinguish between discriminating against a person and refusing to endorse an event. Any law that restricts what private citizens can and...
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October 30, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
Capital poetry
Dear Sen. Bruce Caswell, I have noticed an unfortunate trend in modern poetry toward what people call “free verse”: Poetry that is written without meter. I would like to discuss why I find this trend disturbing and what I hope you and others will do about it. To begin, the term “free verse” is in...
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March 20, 2014July 12, 2022Culture
Faculty to perform Cedar Walton’s music
Hillsdale’s faculty jazz ensemble, The Hillcats, will perform a concert Friday night at 8 p.m. in Phillips Auditorium. “The music we present at this concert or at any other concert is always very difficult,” said Teacher of Music Chris McCourry, trumpet player and leader of the group. “The idea is to present the highest quality...