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Hillsdale shouldn’t invite women ‘priests’ to speak
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Hillsdale shouldn’t invite women ‘priests’ to speak

Courtesy | Unsplash Hillsdale College strayed from its stated mission by inviting Helen McGowan Orr to speak on campus April 14.   According to posters around campus advertising her Drummond Lecture on “Theosis,” Orr is a Cambridge-educated, Anglican “poet, priest, and singer.” She was entrusted with two benefices by the Bishop of Ely around 2021 and...

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‘Annie Jr.’ delivers a masterclass on stage

Imagine the perfect Platonic Form of a musical. It has a star-studded cast with amazing vocals and stunning teamwork. The performers move their audience to laughter — or tears — at will. Its story is a deep and profound reflection on the human condition. The viewer leaves the theater a changed man or woman, ready to...

Minnesota is more than its politics
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Minnesota is more than its politics

The Minneapolis skyline as seen from the Stone Arch Bridge. Courtesy | Unsplash I grew up about three minutes from the stretch of road where Philando Castile, an African American man, was shot by a police officer at a traffic stop in 2016. I remember the lockdowns and the “mostly peaceful” Minneapolis riots of 2020....

Hillsdale Dining Services offers a gluten-free section in the dining hall. Courtesy | Grace Novak
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Dear Metz, focus on gluten-free

Every Hillsdale student — ever — has complained about our cafeteria.  Mostly, this is because we spoiled students need something, anything to kvetch about — and, when we’re so blessed with excellent professors, community, and fellows, what have we left to disparage apart from our food? But we’re wrong about this. Freshmen — youngsters that they...