Category: Opinions

The Facebook page Hillsdale Compliments is kind of cheesy. The number of women who apparently embody Christ’s love is maybe a tad over the top. But the site has a clear purpose, and it’s an admirable one — to make people feel good. The mission statement of Hillsdale Unfiltered, a rival Facebook page created shortly...

The NCAA restriction on caffeine riddles coaches and athletes. The NCAA lists eight restricted drug classes concerning banned drugs, gives a few examples from each class, and then leaves the athletes and school athletic departments to account for the rest – even stating that there is no complete list of banned substances. Caffeine falls under...

It’s hard to miss freshman Walker Mulley when he walks around campus. He’s lanky, walks with a distinctive lean in his gait, possesses a mop of dark curly hair that he often slicks back or parts like Maurice Moss on “The IT Crowd.” He wears three-piece tweed suits, bowties, a top hat, Doc Martin boots,...

When Lyndsey found out about her acceptance to the University of Washington, she was thrilled and filled with excitement about the four years to come. But then my 17-year-old friend from home discovered it would cost her more than $30,000 per year to be a Husky. Lyndsey’s family couldn’t foot the bill, which meant she...

During the summer of 1978, an all-state athlete from Powers Catholic High School in Flint, Mich., earned admittance to the Air Force Academy. The sky was the limit for the would-be cadet, save one minor issue: he declined the enrollment to stay near a summer girlfriend. They broke up. Still, I wonder if my father’s...