Dreamers deserve better than DACA. President Donald Trump’s decision to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) restores rule of law to America’s immigration system, but Congress must pass legislation to give Dreamers—illegal aliens who came to America as children—citizenship. President Obama created DACA in 2012 after Congress refused to pass the DREAM Act, which...
Author: Joshua J. Paladino (Joshua J. Paladino)
Research sheds light on metals present in tattoo inks
Millennial Americans are getting tattoos more than any age group in the country, but a Hillsdale College student’s research project suggests some tattoo inks may contain unsafe levels of certain metals. A 2016 Harris poll found 47 percent of millennials have a tattoo, compared to only 29 percent of the population as a whole. Since...
Hillsdale should allow medical cannabis dispensaries
As I walked into the Jackson medical cannabis dispensary last weekend, I noticed behind me an old, frail woman. Her hands were shaking, and her voice was filled with tears. “The OxyContin doesn’t take away the pain,” I heard her say to the attendant. She asked the cashier for a few grams of cannabis and...
Charger golf takes second at Waltrous Memorial Invite
In the first tournament of the fall season, the Hillsdale College golf team placed second, finishing behind Grand Valley State University. The team played at the Al Waltrous Memorial Invite in Bay City, Michigan. Saginaw Valley State University hosted the event on Sept. 9-10. In the two day tournament, the team shot 578, falling 18...
Golf enters season’s first tournament
As the Hillsdale College golf team transitions to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, the players’ focus has been on earning a spot in this weekend’s tournament. Junior Joel Pietila, who made history last season with the team’s first-ever individual victory in the GLIAC Championship, battled a shoulder injury this offseason, but he said it hasn’t...




