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February 27, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions

The strain of Ukraine

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Ukraine is caught between a rock and a hard place. In this case, the rock is Russia, and the hard place, Germany. According to her spokesman, German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin that “Ukraine must quickly get a government capable of acting and its territorial integrity must be preserved.” Translation: Putin...

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February 13, 2014July 12, 2022Sports

Chargers pound panthers by 31

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The Hillsdale College men’s basketball team started off its week in disappointing fashion. But they couldn’t have ended the week any better. After a tough 75-70 loss in overtime on the road against Tiffin University, the Chargers bounced back at home against Ohio Dominican University, routing the Panthers 87-56. “We played with a lot of...

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February 13, 2014July 12, 2022Culture

Art as a frame of mind

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Everyone should learn at least a little art history. The president will say I’m wrong. Unless he won’t because his public relations people won’t let him. In an address to General Electric workers on skilled manufacturing jobs and their economic viability to “make a really good living,” Obama remarked that they would probably make more...

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January 30, 2014July 12, 2022News

Record attendance on SAB trip

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The Office of Health and Recreation, a subdivision of the student activities office, organized a ski trip Jan. 25 to Bittersweet Ski Lodge. This was its second ski trip. Last year, 45 students attended, but 100 students participated in Saturday’s trip. Amanda Bigney, director of student activities, said that last year’s trip only needed Hillsdale’s...

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December 5, 2013July 12, 2022Features

Botanist grows passion

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Ben Durrington grows plants. In his room. Durrington, a sophomore from Aledo, Texas, is a biology major. He began to study botany in middle school after observing his grandparents’ gardening. He said he decided to read about the plants they were working with and it took off from there. “I got into mainly tropical plants,...