A Hillsdale College mock trial team went undefeated and brought home the first place trophy, after competing Saturday and Sunday at the University of Illinois Invitational. Because of practice and frequently updating team strategies, Hillsdale’s Team 1180 scored a perfect 8-0 record, beating teams from the University of Chicago and Indiana, Northwestern, Notre Dame, and...
Author: Joshua Lee (Joshua Lee)
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Mock trial takes 1st, 2nd, 4th at MSU invite
Hillsdale College’s mock trial teams dominated among some of the best competitors in the country Saturday and Sunday, sweeping three of the top four positions. Hillsdale placed first, second, and fourth at the fourth annual Red Cedar Classic Invitational at Michigan State University. Hillsdale beat nationally acclaimed schools, including Pennsylvania State University, the University of...
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Mock trial wins 1st, 4th at year opener
At its first tournament of the year, Hillsdale College’s mock trial teams placed first and fourth in the Thunderdome Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Wheaton College hosted 21 colleges for the tournament held in the DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton, Illinois. Team “$traight Up,” captained by senior Kristiana Mork and junior Honor Perrine, scored a...
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Polls and parties: Patrick Cadell defines today’s Democrats
Patrick Caddell is an American public opinion pollster and former political film consultant in the Jimmy Carter White House. A regular Fox News contributor, Caddell has served as a consultant to various movies and television shows, including the serial drama “The West Wing.” Caddell spoke Monday in Phillips Auditorium on “The Democrat Party Today,” as...
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America can’t afford religious discrimination
Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslim refugees and immigrants last December created more than disapproval among my fellow Mormons – it brought back nightmares from our past. In early August, Trump acknowledged he has a “tremendous problem in Utah.” For a state that has been safely Republican for over fifty years, Trump is up only...