Two weeks ago, Reddit broke the stock market. An internet swarm decided they were tired of finance being a game of the elite, so they sparked a financial populist uprising. The reddit channel r/WallStreetBets decided to short-squeeze a few stocks that large hedge funds were shorting. The most notable among these stocks were GameStop and...
Category: Opinions
Post
Delete your Instagram
I distinctly remember being added to the “Hillsdale Class of 2022” Facebook page the summer after high school graduation. Hundreds of incoming freshmen were asked to introduce themselves, drop their social media handles, and get to know each other. Through this forum, I found myself following dozens of my future classmates on Instagram. I got...
Post
How to get a girlfriend at Hillsdale
Let’s face it gang, dating is hard, especially at Hillsdale, where people treat a first date with the same level of commitment as a twenty year fixed mortgage. People feel the need to run a level-three background check before even considering a 30-minute coffee date. You know so much about the person before you go...
Post
Birth control is not the only solution
Casual talk of birth control as a solution to women’s problems is abhorrent — and for a school that appreciates a proper, well-rounded education, I expected better. The Curate women’s panel on Saturday covered many topics relevant to young ladies: careers, relationships, time management, and yes, menstrual cycles. One of the breakout sessions, led by...
Post
Students debate: Did Donald Trump cause the Jan. 6 riots?
Gabriel Powell: Trump is not responsible for the lawlessness The violent riot that occured at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was reprehensible and tragic. Any individual who participated in this assault should be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. But that is where the prosecutions should end. The prosecutions shouldn’t...