Thankfully, I’m counted as a regular with Christy Maier, otherwise I may not have had a chance to meet with the academic services director last week as students swarmed her office during this registration season. As I sat down to discuss my schedule for next semester with her, it occurred to me how nice it...
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Make your bed
You stumble across the bedroom and grapple with the alarm. You manage to shut it off. As you turn back around, you’re left with the day’s first mess: a scrunched-up pile of sheets and blankets. Will it defeat you again or will you rise to the occasion? Quit making excuses and start making your bed.
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Five reasons to spend summer in Hillsdale
If there is one piece of advice I would give to any Hillsdale student it’s this: spend a summer in Hillsdale. Last summer I interned for the admissions department. I was a bit apprehensive at first. Did I really want to spend a summer in the same small town that I spent the fall, winter,...
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Biden administration’s auto regulations out of touch with reality
On April 1, President Joe Biden’s Department of Transportation raised the mileage standard of cars and light trucks to increase to 49 miles per gallon by 2026. Unfortunately, this wasn’t an April Fools’ prank: the new regulation is here to stay, and its implications will change the way Americans drive. If 49 miles per gallon...
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Ladies, stop thinking about men’s feet
I actually don’t know the last time I looked at my feet. They must be hideous. Men are known for many great things, one of which is their capacity to not care about hygiene. To be fair, insofar as men are related to monkeys, they should be expected to adhere to some sort of social...