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McCarthy ouster serves Democrats
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McCarthy ouster serves Democrats

The eight House Republicans who voted to end Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s speakership played directly into the hands of Democrats. Eight Republicans joined with House Democrats Tuesday to make McCarthy the first speaker in U.S. history to be voted out of office by members of his own party. These include representatives Andy Biggs of Arizona, Ken...

Free speech group gives Hillsdale warning status
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Free speech group gives Hillsdale warning status

Students rank Hillsdale College high for its commitment to free speech, but a national civil liberties group still deemed it a “warning school” in its annual college free speech rankings. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE, surveys students at more than 250 colleges and universities each year on questions of free speech....

Calli Townsend Newberry
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‘Animated by faith’: Alumna Calli Townsend Newberry ’21 dies in car accident

Calli Townsend Newberry ’21 died Tuesday, June 6, from injuries sustained in a car accident.  Newberry, 24, was a wife, mother, sports journalist, and runner. While at Hillsdale College, she participated in track and field and served as The Collegian’s sports editor. But above all, her friends, professors, and coaches remember her for the vibrant...