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Hillsdale hunters up their game as season opens
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Hillsdale hunters up their game as season opens

Freshman Maxon Versluys (third from right) hunting with his cousins. Courtesy | Maxon Versluys Dennis “Gate Guy” Cook shot his first deer around age 16. “Grandma would cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner for all the hunters, so it made opening day kind of like a holiday,” Cook said. Cook is one of many hunting aficionados...

Gamble on: Sports betting teaches self-governance
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Gamble on: Sports betting teaches self-governance

Courtesy | Unsplash Michigan began allowing sports betting back in 2019. Since then, it has become easier and easier to participate in and has commanded massive news and media coverage. Though many raise concerns that college students ought not gamble, the students of Hillsdale College should not be barred from sports betting.  According to Seton...

McDonald delivers hope in dark times
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McDonald delivers hope in dark times

Conservative rapper Tom MacDonald released a moving single titled “CHARLIE” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. The lyrics are mournful but hopeful and MacDonald delivers a song that deserves the acclaim it received.   The song departs from MacDonald’s typical musical style which includes heavy-bass, rap, and mild profanity. “CHARLIE” is a soft acoustic ballad...