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Hillsdale should cancel classes on Election Day

With a crippled economy, a baby formula shortage, and a crisis at the border, a lot is at stake in the upcoming midterm elections. Politicians always blabber about unprecedented times, and—for once— the politicians are correct. Inflation rates are the highest they have been in the last 40 years. Americans are worried about gas prices...

Everyone should learn how to make real chai
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Everyone should learn how to make real chai

What if I told you the chai at AJ’s and Rough Draft is not the real thing – that “chai” flavored syrup in a glass of milk is as similar to chai as slices of apple in water to apple cider? In many places, especially Hillsdale, the “chai” available for sipping is nothing more than...

Return to tradition: A Hillsdale should be the commencement speaker
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Return to tradition: A Hillsdale should be the commencement speaker

Hillsdale seniors don’t need to invite a commencement speaker. Instead, they should speak for themselves. Many students think of their graduation ceremony as the end of their time in college. It comes after they’ve completed their courses, packed their things, and prepared to say goodbye to their friends. So it’s surprising that the official term...

You do not need a new iPhone
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You do not need a new iPhone

  The new iPhone 14 can detect when you’ve been in a severe car crash, in case you aren’t aware it happened. In early September, Apple Inc. announced the release of the fourteenth iteration of its signature smartphone. What began as a simple, brick-like distant relative of the flip phone has now evolved into a...

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Proposal 3: Vote no against abortion extremism

For the opposing view, click here. Advertisements in support of Michigan’s Proposal 3 have described the measure as a “middle-ground solution.” But this proposed amendment to the state constitution would create the nation’s most extreme pro-abortion law. It would do much more than simply “restore protections” from before the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v....