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Culture Shock: With Charlie Kirk, violence goes viral
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Culture Shock: With Charlie Kirk, violence goes viral

By now, you’ve probably seen the gruesome video. Moments after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s death, up-close videos of his shooting circulated on social media, plastered across every platform. It’s the second video showing a graphic murder that has gone viral in the past month: Kirk’s shooting and the stabbing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on...

Seniors honor Emmy Sigtryggson
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Seniors honor Emmy Sigtryggson

Emmy poses with her father, Hal Sigtryggsson, at her high school graduation in 2022. Courtesy | Spencer Sigtryggsson Legacy Board establishes scholarship in her name The 2026 senior class gift will honor the memory of Emerson “Emmy” Sigtryggsson by establishing a scholarship in her name, the Legacy Board announced Sept. 11. “When we were asked...

Campus remembers Charlie Kirk
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Campus remembers Charlie Kirk

Kirk and Arnn pose for a photo at a Hillsdale event in Phoenix, Arizona, in February. Courtesy | Austin Thomason Hundreds of students, faculty, and staff mourned Charlie Kirk at a prayer vigil in Christ Chapel Wednes­day night. Almost every pew was full as attendees recited psalms, sang hymns, and joined together to pray the...

Radio Free Hillsdale Hour Plays on More than 50 Affiliates
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Radio Free Hillsdale Hour Plays on More than 50 Affiliates

Scot Bertram records at the Radio Free Hillsdale WRFH 101.7 FM studio. Courtesy | Austin Thomason  Listeners from Santa Cruz, California, to Memphis, Tennessee, can now tune into their local radio stations to hear from Hillsdale College faculty, staff, and friends, and enter into the conversations happening on campus.  The weekly Radio Free Hillsdale Hour...

Summer blockbuster: ‘Jaws’ still eats after 50 years
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Summer blockbuster: ‘Jaws’ still eats after 50 years

“Jaws” made waves in Hollywood when it premiered in June 1975. Director Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece continues to strike fear into the soul of anyone who even thinks about setting foot in the ocean.  Re-released in theaters over Labor Day weekend this year for its golden anniversary, the movie opened in second place at the box...