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Month: April 2017

Kendrick Lamar confronts his demons and haters with “DAMN.”

21 April 2017
Jake Marlay
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After releasing singles throughout April like “The Heart Part 4,” a diss track and “HUMBLE.”, the hype for Kendrick Lamar’s new album was through the roof.…

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In the deaths of Ventura and Fernandez is a prominent issue that isn’t going away

21 April 2017
Luke Lockhart
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This past year, the world of baseball tragically lost two young, promising and admired players: Yordano Ventura and José Fernández. Fans made tributes in the wake…

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Roots of Injustice, Seeds of Change: A Workshop to Benefit All

21 April 2017
Harper Vincent
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April 26, a workshop will be held to educate all who are interested and willing to learn about historical interactions between the European colonizers of…

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State of the Hill: Presidential Power in Turkey

21 April 2017
Dylan Welsch
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Sunday, April 16, the Turkish people, by a very narrow majority, voted to approve a constitutional referendum that greatly expanded the powers of the Presidency.…

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Everything you need to know about the 2017 NFL Draft

21 April 2017
Jake Marlay
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Every April, the National Football League (NFL) holds its collegiate football draft. This is a three-day event in which NFL teams add talented young college…

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Rule Changes We’d Actually Like to See

14 April 2017
Jake Marlay
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The National Football League (NFL) held its annual meeting of team owners and Tuesday, March 28, the owners voted on potential rule changes and new…

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State of the Hill: Would Sean Spicer Have Opened the Berlin Wall

14 April 2017
Luke Lockhart
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Not too long ago, there was another governmental entity that seemed to live in its own realm of truth denial and dizzying success: the Soviet…

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Student Senate Election Debate: Three Uniquely Comprised Cabinets Campaign and Debate for the 2017 Election

14 April 2017
Chandler Eaton
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Wednesday, April 12, the “Hilltop Monitor” moderated the 2017 Student Senate debate. The polls open Thursday, April 13 and continue through Easter weekend. The three…

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A Profile of Neil Gorsuch

14 April 2017
Dylan Welsch
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Image courtesy of Vanity Fair It was just over a year ago that Justice Antonin Scalia passed, leaving a vacant seat on the bench of…

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