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You should want to make money
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You should want to make money

Illustrated by Maggie O’Connor Everyone hates that awkward moment when you ask a friend what his post-grad plans are and he says some version of: “I’m not sure, we’ll see what the Lord has in store.”   This answer is a turnoff when you’re on a date and thinking about the future of the person...

Public executions are evil. So is the death penalty.
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Public executions are evil. So is the death penalty.

Courtesy | Unsplash Broadcasting anyone’s execution to the world is abhorrent and grotesque, but make no mistake: An execution being approved at all is already a tragedy.  The Department of War last week announced plans to livestream the Dec. 3 execution of Nidal Hasan, the ex-Army psychiatrist and Islamic extremist who in 2009 killed 14...

The Collegian Weekly: The Cornell Sun did. We Won’t.
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The Collegian Weekly: The Cornell Sun did. We Won’t.

Cornell University’s student newspaper was the first to publish the names of the so-called “Cornell Seven,” men named as defendants in a civil complaint that alleges rape. The Collegian will never do what the Cornell Daily Sun did. It is against our practice to publish the names of students accused of wrongdoing in lawsuits.  The...

Silence will benefit you more than music
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Silence will benefit you more than music

Illustrated by Maggie O’Connor The key to feeling relaxed, staying on top of things, and being at peace is to embrace silence.  The pace of life at Hillsdale College makes it hard to step away from the chaos and enjoy the quiet, but silence helps us develop neurons, promote relaxation, and encounter God. We must...

Jodel breeds resentment
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Jodel breeds resentment

Illustrated by Maggie O’Connor One of my biggest regrets at Hillsdale College is the amount of time I have wasted on Jodel. There is more harm than good done on Jodel and students should do their best to avoid using it. Reading defamatory posts about other people is not necessary or beneficial for anyone. It’s...