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Category: Opinions

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

31 March 2026
H. William Speck
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“They are to be stoned.” Exodus 19:13, NIV Hello, fellow Jewell students! I am excited to announce that I am finally starting my own student…

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On I.C.E. Ignoring Critical Evidence

30 January 2026
Ethan Naber
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Content warning: This story addresses the killing of Alex Pretti. “The party told you,” wrote George Orwell at the end of 1984, “to reject the…

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Mayflower? I Hardly Know Her! More Tips on Holiday Argument Etiquette for a Stress-Free Thanksgiving

27 November 2025
H. William Speck
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Are you pumped to gorge yourself on both food and entertainment this upcoming National Native Day of Mourning even as hundreds of thousands of Americans…

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Smallest Hill: Let’s Stop Allowing Child Labor in the Form of Child Actors

17 November 2025
H. William Speck
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I’m watching Season Two of The Last of Us (there will be no spoilers in this piece!) over the summer with some friends, and we…

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The Smallest Hill: Why I Can’t Stand Horror Movies

7 November 2025
Eliott Labeth
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This article initially appeared in a print issue of the Monitor published Oct. 31, 2025. I’ve wasted hours of my life watching horror movies. I…

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Ghosts Aren’t Real (…and that’s okay)

7 November 2025
Alee Dickey
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This article initially appeared in a print issue of the Monitor published 31 Oct. 2025. Every October, campus gets a little weirder. Someone swears their…

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Getting Ghosted

7 November 2025
Molly Haynes
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This article initially appeared in a print issue of the Monitor published 31 Oct. 2025. It’s officially the end of October which means the spooky…

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Lecornu II: French politics feels like a fever dream

19 October 2025
Eliott Labeth
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Sébastien Lecornu was appointed Prime Minister of France on September 9, before resigning 26 days later, stating that “the conditions were not right for governing.”…

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It’s a Great Day to Die Early Due to a Heart Condition Associated with High Levels of Chronic Anger and Stress: my official letter of complaint about 200-level CTI classes

6 October 2025
H. William Speck
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This article initially appeared in a print edition of the Hilltop Monitor published on Oct. 6, 2025. We all like to complain about our classes.…

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