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QUICK HITS: Fred Yaniga
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QUICK HITS: Fred Yaniga

What’s one trend from the ’80s you wish would come back? The mullet. I had a proto-mullet. I played ice hockey in high school and had this long-ish hair flowing out of the back of my helmet. Those glory days are gone, and I long for them. What is the most impactful experience you’ve had?...

To call, perchance to court
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To call, perchance to court

With the rise of the internet, young people can meet through online dating services from Bumble, Tinder, and Christian Mingle to ClownDating.com, Mullet Passions, and Tall Friends. Or they can hang out ambiguously for months on end without expressing their feelings, which some experts call Hillsdating. But what if there was another option, a solution...

What’s in a name?
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What’s in a name?

We’ve all experienced that first day of school roll call struggle. You’re sitting at a desk, hearing your professor rattle off names, and then watch as they pause, begin to say the first syllable, and look up for help. One of your classmates speaks up, pronounces their uncommon name, and the day moves forward.  Junior...

Hillsdale’s funkiest adventure: The Backpage
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Hillsdale’s funkiest adventure: The Backpage

Hillsdale College is known for its strong campus culture, much of which was built by a plethora of shared jokes. From the effects of dining hall food on the digestive system to Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn’s perpetual search for the good to reflections on the phenomenon of Hillsdating, no topic is free from attack....

From Sigma Chi to Suva, Fiji: Ambassador Joseph Cella
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From Sigma Chi to Suva, Fiji: Ambassador Joseph Cella

After graduation, Hillsdale students may find themselves in Washington D.C., Chicago, or somewhere in between, but one alumnus has recently made his home on the island of Fiji. Though he lives in a tropical paradise, Joseph Cella works hard as the United States Ambassador to Fiji and four other Pacific island nations —  Kiribati, Nauru,...