Courtesy | Unsplash The American Medical Association asserted for years that transgender surgeries for minors were “medically necessary,” according to its website. On Feb. 4, the organization officially recommended against gender transition surgeries for minors, following a growing precedent around the world. Closer to home, Michigan’s attorney general continues to defend these treatments as best...
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Behind the scenes of student-athletes
One of the many student-athletes at Hillsdale, swimmer junior Inez McNichols, comes up for air while swimming butterfly at the her 2026 conference meet. Courtesy | Hillsdale Athletic Department Junior Alyson Early swims 4,000 yards before the sun rises. “I wake up at 5:30 a.m., get ready, and then I go pick up all my...
Professor’s new album reflects the sound of the ‘North West’
Daniel Palmer started playing guitar when he was 13 years old. Since then, he’s dreamed of performing on the big stage. Today, he’s planning on releasing his first 11-song debut album “NorthWest,” fulfilling a piece of that childhood dream. “When I first started playing, I used to stand in front of the mirror and pretend...
Suites resident rescues owl in distress
Sebastian is safe at the Wildlife Rehab Center but will not return to the wild anytime soon. Courtesy | John Ahrabi When sophomore John Ahrabi trekked across campus to meet up with his cross country teammates in late November, he didn’t expect it would lead to an owl rescue mission. “I was taking a walk,...
Can American journalism be saved?
Political cartoonist A.F. Branco presented his cartoons during his speech at the CCA. Courtesy | Austin Thomason A free people needs a free press, not censorship, speakers said at this week’s Center for Constructive Alternatives seminar on “Journalism and American Democracy.” “The Founders never tired of affirming that the free press was one of the...




