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On Epstein, resist desensitization
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On Epstein, resist desensitization

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in his cell on August 10, 2019.  Courtesy | U.S. Department of Justice Imagine you’re scrolling through Instagram Reels: First, you see a Steph Curry highlight. Next, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell with a trending song. Then, a European travel reel. After that, Epstein lying on a...

My postgrad plans? Rediscover hobbies.
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My postgrad plans? Rediscover hobbies.

Courtesy | Unsplash After more than 2,800 days of formal learning over my 21 years of life, I will soon accept my diploma and say goodbye to teachers, homework, classes, and essays — likely for the rest of my life. As someone who has loved being a student and is not pursuing graduate school, this...

The Gen Alphas yearn for the snow day
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The Gen Alphas yearn for the snow day

Courtesy | Unsplash The elusive snow day: that rare glimmer of freedom that breaks up the humdrum of school. A day solidified in legend, whose traditions are like an unspoken code of childhood. A day, above all else, when possibilities abound. And unfortunately for the hundreds of thousands of kids in New York City, a...

After Eden: Cool it with the diamonds, y’all
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After Eden: Cool it with the diamonds, y’all

Courtesy | Unsplash Valentine’s is around the corner, with March on its heels. For many a Hillsdale man, that means one thing: ring by spring.  The phenomenon describes the many couples who go from boyfriend and girlfriend to fiancé and fiancée sometime in their latter years of college, especially in the final semester of senior...