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Nike
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No more Nike in the bookstore

Nike has been accused by Congress of profiting off the forced slave labor of the Uyghur Muslims in Communist-run China. Despite the company’s horrific business practices, the Hillsdale College Bookstore still sells Nike quarter-zips and hats—but it should stop. Nike is a major influence on American culture. Recently, the company’s influence has expanded into politics. ...

Impeach Biden over Afghanistan
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Impeach Biden over Afghanistan

“People were hurled everywhere,” an eyewitness of the Kabul airport explosion told Daily Mail. “Their brains were scattered.” Afghanistan has become the stage for a man-made hell on earth, courtesy of the Taliban and the Biden administration. Chaos and violence reign, aided and abetted by confusion, terror, and incompetent leadership. It’s time to root out...

Jordan Peterson
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Jordan Peterson should be the 2022 commencement speaker

The senior class should invite Jordan Peterson to deliver the college’s commencement address in May. For a school that studies the classic tradition while fighting for freedom in modern politics, Peterson is an excellent fit. A public intellectual and clinical psychologist, he speaks on eternal truths and classic texts, and applies their lessons to today’s...

Camp
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Sacrifice your summer, spend it at camp

If you returned to Hillsdale ecstatic, I’m with you. But if you came back wishing you did more with your three months of summer vacation, here’s my advice: Spend your next summer at camp.  Every May for the past three years, I’ve packed the trunk of my car to the brim and made the trek...

Orientation
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‘Look up’ during orientation

Beloved Associate Dean of Men Jeffrey “Chief” Rogers had wise words for freshmen at orientation: “Here you will learn and grow in your identity. This causes you to stop looking around and, instead, to look up.” Chief’s words struck me—but they were lost in the first few days of orientation due to the full schedule...