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The Hilltop Monitor 2023, Issue 7

28 October 2023
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Smallest Hill: The Oxford comma is necessary, beneficial and important

27 October 2023
Ethan Naber
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I quite enjoy reading and writing the English language. Some parts of English are more fun than others, of course; I always prefer to read…

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America, Israel and Palestine: How Should America Respond to the Israel-Hamas War?

27 October 2023
Alee Dickey
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On the morning of Oct. 7, around 2,200 rockets raced towards southern and central Israel. The rockets targeted sites like The Nova Music Festival where…

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“Who took my dryer balls?”: Thoughts on Jewell Laundry Services & Etiquette

13 October 2023
Mary Leniton
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There are a few—some might say many— widely held sources of complaints amongst Jewell’s student body; whether it is the persistently inconsistent, yet dependably uncomfortable,…

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The Hilltop Monitor 2023, Issue 4

29 September 2023
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AI: More than just an “essay-generator”

8 September 2023
Alee Dickey
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Gone are the days when having a robot do your homework was something out of a science fiction novel. Whether you’re using ChatGPT, Google Bard…

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YikYak Eulogy: Android Shutdown

14 April 2023
Koda Rose
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As many of you may know, our friend YikYak left the Android world on March 30, 2023. Having only recently found the infectious joy and…

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Opinion: Happy Hour at the Perch

3 March 2023
Agatha Echenique
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Since December 2022, Student Life has hosted a monthly Happy Hour at the Perch, a coffee shop in the Yates-Gill College Union. This event is…

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The Smallest Hill: The evenings are for quiet time

17 February 2023
Koda Rose
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Imagine: you have just finished a long day of lectures, classes and assignments. Finally, you get back to your dorm and you are ready to…

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