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Integrate freshmen women into upperclassmen dorms

Hillsdale has a house divided. Well, a residence hall divided. This semester, the college allowed 30 freshmen women into New Dorm, which used to be an upperclassmen dorm. While women’s dorms have separated freshmen from upperclassmen for years, men’s dorms do not have not. Many freshmen said they would like to expand this age integration...

Hillsdale students must fight the vaccine mandate
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Hillsdale students must fight the vaccine mandate

In the 1990 film “The Hunt for Red October,” Soviet submarine captain Marko Ramius defects to the United States in the thick of the Cold War with one of the USSR’s most powerful ships.  During the harrowing mission, Ramius’ co-conspirator, Captain Borodin, dreams of arriving in the U.S. to enjoy freedom. “I will have a...

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Stick it to ’em: What stickers reveal about your personality

Where I’m from, the stickers on your Hydro Flask dictate your social standing. The more niche, the more indie, the more sophisticated the arrangement—the higher you are revered.  The Hydro Flask is a staple in the Colorado uniform. Throw in a pair of Birkenstocks and a pine tree ankle tattoo and you’ve got yourself a...

Fast food, stay far away from Hillsdale
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Fast food, stay far away from Hillsdale

In one of Hillsdale’s promotional admissions video, a young man says goodbye to his family and hops in his truck. As he drives to Hillsdale, makes his way through rolling hills and farms. He stops at a local diner to see a family praying, and drives by a small chapel as locals hang their American...

Send Spotify a message: No more sexual exploitation
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Send Spotify a message: No more sexual exploitation

Are liberals finally waking up to the internet pornography pandemic?  Two cheers to the New York Times, which recently published an incredibly disturbing and eye-opening feature by Nicholas Kristof, “The Children of Pornhub”, which produced some hand-wringing from some major credit-card companies. Who knows whether the self-examination is sincere, or merely a perfunctory statement till...