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Letter to the Editor: Isaac Morrison ’14
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Letter to the Editor: Isaac Morrison ’14

Dear Editor, As the Collegian recently reported, Dr. Arnn and several Hillsdale College faculty lent their public support to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. They continue to do this despite reports of Trump’s repugnant sexual remarks and alleged actions toward many women. I believe this reflects poorly on the college. While I understand that the...

Gary Johnson is not a libertarian, but Darrell Castle is
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Gary Johnson is not a libertarian, but Darrell Castle is

As Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson slips in the polls, libertarians need a new option for president. At the beginning of September, Johnson polled about 10  percent nationally but he has slid down to 5.8 percent, according to RealClearPolitics. Libertarians should have been willing to compromise and support Johnson, but now that he cannot...

Trump leads among Hillsdale students
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Trump leads among Hillsdale students

If the election were held today, for whom would you vote? Create pie charts With 19 days until the national election, Hillsdale College students favor presidential candidate Donald Trump. Of 493 respondents, a Collegian survey found that more than 43 percent are planning to cast their ballots for the Republican Party’s nominee. That is comparable...

Faculty members endorse Trump
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Faculty members endorse Trump

Hillsdale College had the most names of any institution of higher education on a list of 156 “Scholars and Writers for America” who endorsed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in September. The college had seven faculty members on the list. After Francis Buckley, Foundation Professor at George Mason University School of Law, contacted several college...

While our presidential candidate bitter, Russia is Putin its foot on the gas
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While our presidential candidate bitter, Russia is Putin its foot on the gas

Amid all the recent drama over the Republican nominee’s burgeoning man-crush on Russian President Vladimir Putin, the actual threat of Russia is being overlooked. Russia occupies 20 percent of the Republic of Georgia, has completely annexed the Crimea peninsula, continues to unofficially support insurgency in Eastern Ukraine, and has propped up the Assad Regime in...