J.K. Rowling has made many of us question the very foundations of our childhood by announcing that she regrets her decision to pair romantically Hermione Granger with Ron Weasley. The world-renowned British author retroactively declared that Harry Potter would have made a better partner for the curly-haired genius. This hasn’t shocked most, as the chemistry...
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Creation debate needs to evolve
On Tuesday at 7 p.m., about 20 Hillsdale students congregated in the Simpson Residence lobby to watch prominent creationist Ken Ham defend the viability of his worldview against Bill Nye, famous bow-tie- wearing “science guy.” Freshman Eli West organized the event. “It’s something I really have been called to have a conversation about on this...
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Unenforced marijuana ban undermines rule of law
Despite what headlines say, marijuana is still illegal in Colorado. Colorado is in the United States, where marijuana is illegal, according to the federal Controlled Substances Act. Yes, Amendment 64 was passed in Nov. 2012, lifting Colorado’s weed ban. But under Article VI of the U.S. Constitution, federal law still trumps state law. As long...
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Listen to Wallace’s ‘This is Water’ before graduation
“This great evil — where’s it come from? How did it steal into the world? What seed, what root did it grow from? Who’s doing this? Who’s killing us? Robbing us of life and light. Mocking us with the sight of what we might have known.” So asks the protagonist, Private Witt, of Terrence Malick’s...
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Replace war on drugs with war of ideas
Marijuana legalization frees up police resources that have for many years been wasted on a nearly impossible to enforce prohibition policy. That should be celebrated. Actual use of the drug, however, should not be. As other states consider following Colorado and Washington state’s decision to legalize pot, parents, educators and lawmakers should actively oppose marijuana...