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Smartphones make us less humane
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Smartphones make us less humane

These days, no one looks up to the sky. No one looks at their friends. Walking from class to class, car to building, or bedroom to bathroom, we cannot help but reach for our phones. Every notification during class is an itch that only the strongest can resist scratching until dismissal. We’ve habituated ourselves so...

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It shouldn’t be so hard to find privacy on campus

College is a crazy adventure of bustling schedules. Moving away from home into one giant home shared with hundreds of other students is quite a change. Between classes, office hours, homework, studying for exams, athletics, clubs, jobs, and social life, it seems as though students have very little time to just sit back and relax...

Tamara Barnes: Students should consider college years for more than academics
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Tamara Barnes: Students should consider college years for more than academics

As a Michigan State House of Representatives candidate for District 58, which includes Hillsdale County, I have invested some time learning about Hillsdale College, particularly its relationship to the greater Hillsdale community. Having grown up near Ann Arbor, I understand the complexities of this dynamic – the benefits and drawbacks for communities that host prominent...

Resist masktopia
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Resist masktopia

According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published Sept. 11, 85% of COVID-19 patients report having worn a mask “always” or “often.” The study also found that “In the 14 days before illness onset, 71% of case-patients and 74% of control-participants reported always using cloth face coverings or other mask types when...

Dear cyclists: The Liberty Walk is not the Tour de France
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Dear cyclists: The Liberty Walk is not the Tour de France

I was walking from Christ Chapel toward Lane Hall when a speeding cyclist forced me to stop mid stride. No, I was not looking down at my phone. Yes, I was walking on the right side of the sidewalk.  I saw the cyclist in my vision and thought, “Where is he going?” Before I had...