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D.C. scooters are a scourge

Deep within the furnace of my soul burns a fire roaring with rage. It is not fueled by any man, creature or idea, but by the rentable scooters that litter Washington, D.C.  These electric scooters are available on every street corner and can be easily rented on a smartphone. When a person is finished with...

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Hero of New York or Overused Arachnid? New Spider-Man represents the addiction to threadbare concepts

If only Hollywood knew that with great power comes great responsibility.  As is the case with most Marvel movies, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” released in December, was a spectacle filled with excellent animation and thrilling action sequences.  In an interesting twist, actors Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, who played the 2012 and 2002 Spider-Man, returned...

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Student Federation’s ceremonial mace purchase is wasteful

Students at Hillsdale College don’t have to travel to Washington, D.C., to experience wasteful government spending firsthand.  Last semester, the Student Federation voted to spend $4,500 on a ceremonial mace. In the abstract, maces are impressive and symbolize the importance and stature of a governmental body. In the case of Student Fed, however, the body...