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Recent News
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Senior Athlete Feature: Connor Hull

13 April 2026
Samson Selleck

The Smallest Hill: Capitalism Ruined Holidays

13 April 2026
Matthew Parker

Cardinal Keyboard Day: Student Review

13 April 2026
H. William Speck
A multiplication drill, partly filled out. Image credit Chris Liverani/Unsplash.

And a one, and a two…

13 April 2026
Ethan Naber

Oops! All Purples! #5

13 April 2026
H. William Speck

New Student Organization: Celebrate Biblical Values with BJUSA, No Faculty Advisor Necessary!

31 March 2026
H. William Speck

NEWS

Issue 12 National & Global News Volume 40

Another Quagmire in the Middle East: Iran-U.S. war

31 March 2026
Matthew Parker

The New Normal: Venezuela Two Months Later

6 March 2026
Matthew Parker

The Heritage Foundation and America: what comes next? 

6 March 2026
Alee Dickey

FEATURES

Athlete Spotlights Features Issue 13 Jewell Spotlights Volume 40

Senior Athlete Feature: Connor Hull

13 April 2026
Samson Selleck

Senior Athlete Feature: Toryn Podschwit

6 March 2026
Ethan Naber

An Aurora on the Hill

17 November 2025
Matthew Parker

OPINIONS

Issue 13 Opinions The Smallest Hill Volume 40

The Smallest Hill: Capitalism Ruined Holidays

13 April 2026
Matthew Parker

Smallest Hill: Spoilers Don’t Ruin Good Stories

31 March 2026
Alee Dickey

New Student Organization: Celebrate Biblical Values with BJUSA, No Faculty Advisor Necessary!

31 March 2026
H. William Speck

SPORTS

Issue 11 National & Global Sports Volume 40

The Milan-Cortina Olympic Games: a breakdown

6 March 2026
Ethan Naber

Super Bowl Storylines

13 February 2026
Matthew Parker

Indiana University wins the CFB National Championship

30 January 2026
Matthew Parker

ARTS & CULTURE

Arts Arts & Culture Issue 13 Jewell & Local Volume 40

Cardinal Keyboard Day: Student Review

13 April 2026
H. William Speck
Photo by Jonathan Velasquez on Unsplash.

Podcasts I’ve Been Loving Lately

31 March 2026
Alee Dickey

We’re All In This Together

6 March 2026
Molly Haynes

LIFESTYLE

Advice Health & Wellness Issue 4 Lifestyle Volume 40

Advice for Surviving the Mid-Semester Slump

19 October 2025
Alee Dickey

From Snapchat to Substack and the Revivification of Blog Culture

5 September 2025
Ethan Naber

The World of Cozy (and Cheap) Hobbies 

2 May 2025
Alee Dickey

This Year's Stories

Issue 13 Oops! All Purples! Puzzles Volume 40

Oops! All Purples! #5

13 April 2026
H. William Speck

The Smallest Hill: Capitalism Ruined Holidays

13 April 2026
Matthew Parker

Cardinal Keyboard Day: Student Review

13 April 2026
H. William Speck

Multimedia

Arts & Culture Features Issue 6 Multimedia Volume 40

An Aurora on the Hill

17 November 2025
Matthew Parker

Exploring ‘BookTok’: The Good and the Bad

27 November 2024
Alee Dickey

The Hilltop Monitor 2024, Issue 16 & 17

13 March 2024
The Hilltop Monitor

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