Secrets: We all have them. They can consume your life and even threaten it. Mine nearly stole my life. And that’s when I decided they could no longer remain secret. When many of us think of addiction, we immediately picture substance abuse, such as alcohol or illegal drugs. But as I’ve come to realize, nearly...
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September 25, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
Becoming human beings versus human doings
To the double major who takes 18 credits, runs four student organizations, and works three jobs, I ask: How do you do it? I know how I did it once: sleep deprivation, rushing about, ignoring exhaustion, yet never letting that forced smile fall from my face. It’s not worth it. Our culture, especially at Hillsdale,...
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October 10, 2013July 12, 2022Opinions
Book Review: What Lincoln can teach us about character
With the recent federal government shutdown, America is in a state of economic and political crisis. Yet crises are nothing new to American history. In 1858, a then-future president stood before the state Republican convention in Illinois and proclaimed, “[Agitation] will not cease, until a crisis shall have been reached…a house divided against itself cannot...
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April 11, 2013July 12, 2022Culture
‘Wounds that Will Not Heal:’ racial preference policies in America
Recently the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case regarding race-based admissions at the University of Texas. This case has the potential to radically alter or even eliminate racial preference policies in higher education, and for the better, according to Russell K. Nieli, author of “Wounds That Will Not Heal: Affirmative action and our...