The day after the Michigan Senate passed a $1.8 billion corporate welfare bill, the Michigan House voted against cutting the state income tax — by less than one-half percent. Republicans control the Michigan House and Senate by wide margins and have the governorship, but when given the opportunity to help individuals or wealthy corporations, they...
Over the past two weeks, someone has written offensive language and drawn pictures on the inside of one of the stalls of the men’s restroom on the upper floor of the Grewcock Student Union. The first message was a crude jab at President Donald Trump. Maintenance painted over the graffiti and it seemed as if...
The Pink Jalapeno Poppers, a deep-track Red Hot Chili Peppers cover band, snuck into the jazz studio in the Howard Music Building late one Sunday night to rehearse for the 2015 Battle of the Bands. I was the band’s singer. Inspired by the brash vulgarity of the Chili Peppers, we removed our shirts to rehearse...
Last summer, National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines when he kneeled in protest during the U.S. national anthem. Since then, a debate has raged across the county over the place of politics in sports. Last weekend, the U.S. Soccer Federation took a strong stance against on-field political statements, announcing its new anthem rule...
When the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in December, it announced its plans to continue this trend as the economy improves, which means taking out private loans to pay for college just got trickier. Hillsdale students beware: because the college doesn’t accept federal loans, you can’t get a federal student loan with a permanently fixed...