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Matt Thibault ‘19 is the Opinions Editor of the Hill News. He is an English and Psychology double major. He spent the past 3 years as a staff writer, mostly for opinions. His most common subjects have often dealt with the navigation of politics and the law, as well as international incidents. He is a member of the Track and Field team, and spends his spare time trying to juggle all of his responsibilities, well, responsibly. He has a sister who is also a senior (Hi Maddie) and two dogs, a bulldog and a corgi.
By MATT THIBAULT
STAFF WRITER
It’s a popular opinion that our generation is the “entitled generation.” People think that we’re soft, that we think we deserve everything, and that we cater too much to social media and technology. I’m…
Vermin Supreme: The Best Candidate You’ve Never Heard Of
Bear with me because we're going to explore one of the strangest candidates that you’ve never heard of. He’s no novice when it comes to running for office, and he has determination that will make you admire him and the work he does,…
Cyborgs: The New Terminator
Well, it appears that we as a species are looking to expedite the evolution process. According to The Guardian, the US Mili- tary is currently experimenting with technologies that just may bring us into the next stage of human…
Trump Pleases Few, Offends Many With Islamophic Comments
As a nation built on the foundations of acceptance and diversity, the news that I’ve heard over the past few days has been sickening and disturbing to read. Donald Trump, the Re- publican front-runner for Presi- dent (for now, at…
Twenty-First Climate Change Conference Commences in Paris
Recently, key world leaders met to discuss the single most important issue threatening our existence, climate change. This summit is being called in Le Bourget, a small town just outside of Paris. I applaud the French govern- ment…
Pablo Neruda Exhumed for Investigation
The date is September 23, 1973. In Santiago, Chile, the man who some call “the greatest poet of the 20th century,” Pablo Neruda, is dead in the hospital. According to the logs and reports from doctors, he died after a long-fought battle…
Cops in the Classroom
At the high school I went to, I never experienced having cops in the classroom, and I never had a School Resource Officer. But at Spring Valley High School in Richland County, South Carolina, the event that unfolded have left many,…
Stand Up to Standardized Testing
When I started my senior year of high school, I kept hearing the same things about college admissions over and over again, as I’m sure everyone else did as well. Focus on your essay. Take hard classes. Go visit campuses. Schedule…