When Lorie Nichols’ phone rings, she knows that answering it might put a life in her hands. Sometimes a call comes in the middle of the night, a last grasp at life from a suicidal person who listens to a deeper instinct, or a desperate plea for assistance from the person’s friend. A member...
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Charlie Kirk and TPUSA aren’t conservative, as real conservatives already knew
The cat’s out of the bag: Charlie Kirk and his Turning Point USA posse are sham conservatives best known for publicly walking around in diapers. That shouldn’t have been hard to figure out, but it took an internal memo from a rival campus youth organization to kick off a real discussion. Political infighting has become...
Dead greens and heavy winds: A recipe for disaster at the U.S. Open
Phil Mickelson shocked commentators and fans at the U.S. Open on Saturday after a missed putt on hole 13, when he ran over to the still-rolling ball and jabbed it toward the hole. That move is common to weekend golfers, but it’s a two-stroke penalty according to the rules of golf. After a day...
Hillsdale College approaches $1 billion net valuation
Hillsdale College is approaching $1 billion in net worth. The college has more than $1 billion in assets and $100 million in liabilities, according to Patrick Flannery, vice president of finance and the treasurer of Hillsdale College. “We have a lot of assets compared to liabilities. It continues to prove that we’re very strong financially,”...
Hillsdale Chargers win G-MAC baseball championship
The Hillsdale College baseball team won its first G-MAC tournament championship on Saturday after beating Kentucky Wesleyan University 15-2. A combination of hot bats and great pitching led the Chargers to their championship crown. “[Sophomore pitcher] Joe Hamrick threw one of the best games of his career. He only let up two runs,” senior outfielder...




