Senior Patrick McDonald won first place in the 26th annual Edward Everett Oratory Competition, the theme of which was “Artificial Intelligence — Paradise and Paradise Lost.” McDonald was one of five finalists to deliver a 10-minute speech before an audience and panel of judges in Plaster Auditorium March 3. He argued for the wise use...
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Local church begins support group ministry
Hillsdale Free Methodist Church recently launched a support group for people struggling with various forms of addiction. The Celebrate Recovery group, which began earlier this month, meets on Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the church. Group members follow a Christ-centered version of Alcoholics Anonymous’s 12 Steps of Recovery program and have opportunities for...
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Economist presents the Biblical case for capitalism
Capitalism supports economic prosperity and is grounded in scripture, economist Anne Bradley argued in a lecture hosted by Praxis. Bradley is the George and Sally Mayer fellow for economic education and academic director at the Fund for American Studies. In the Feb. 26 talk, titled “The Biblical Case for Economic Freedom,” Bradley claimed that capitalism...
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How to beat the winter blues
Courtesy | Unsplash These past miserable, cold, and dreary Michigan days may have you feeling down in the dumps. Thankfully for the stressed Hillsdale student, there are straightforward ways to treat seasonal depression — or what is commonly coined “winter blues.” Seasonal depressive symptoms stem from a lack of sunlight, according to The University of...
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This new Hillsdale prof is a British banjo player –– and he teaches math
Goldsmith often plays banjo for his son Alfred. Courtesy | Edward Goldsmith Although he was born in London and raised in Cambridge, Edward Goldsmith thinks more fondly of America than his home country. “England is a once-great country. America is a great country, and I think my personality aligns more with American culture than it...