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Monastic Retreat: withdrawing from classes, drawing toward God
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Monastic Retreat: withdrawing from classes, drawing toward God

Sophomore Jack Duffy withdrew from classes a few weeks into the Fall 2017 semester. When Duffy noticed insufficiencies in his faith and with the priorities of the Lutheran Church, he turned to a place where he could quietly rest and contemplate. “I knew my relationship with Christ was not where it should’ve been — I...

Poor scholarly work obscures critical, compelling narrative
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Poor scholarly work obscures critical, compelling narrative

    As nationalists try to salvage liberalism from the grip of globalists, a Notre Dame professor says both sides labor fruitlessly, as conservative nationalism offers no substantive alternative to progressive globalism. In short, Patrick Deneen, associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, argues that liberalism — whether left-wing or right-wing...

A socialist upbringing in Israel
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A socialist upbringing in Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel ­­— A 20-year-old man in northern Israel woke up at 4:30 a.m to work in cotton fields for two years, hoping to earn his way into a university. Unlike an American with aspirations of education and a better life, Zeev Boker’s decision to enter college was not his own — his community...

Five Mich. counties begin roadside drug testing program
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Five Mich. counties begin roadside drug testing program

The Michigan State Police, in cooperation with local police departments, began a pilot roadside drug testing program on Nov. 8. The program allows police to request that motorists suspected of driving under the influence of drugs submit to an oral fluid test. The mouth swab will test for cocaine, cannabis, heroin, methamphetamine, and prescription drugs....

Kendrick should win the AMAs
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Kendrick should win the AMAs

Rappers don’t often move thematically beyond money, reputation, and women. But Kendrick Lamar does more than rap. He even called himself a writer, rather than a rapper, during an interview on the Colbert Report because his music “is more storytelling than rhyming words together.” He paints pictures in the listener’s mind. He tells the stories...