To Beard Or Not to Beard?
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www.hillsdalecollegian.com B1 29 Sept. 2011 'UDZQE\.DW\D&DYDOODUR TO BEARD OR NOT TO BEARD? (Chuck Grimmet/Collegian) Kelsey Drapkin HWF´-RVK.RF]PDQVDLG ,QPDQ\FXOWXUHVIDFLDOKDLULVVHHQDVD DJUHHZLWKWKLVSDUDGLJP Collegian Freelancer 7KHVHIRXURUPRUH\HDUVDWFROOHJHDOORZ V\PERORIWKHTXDOLW\RIDPDQ,Q(J\SWDPDQ¶V ³7KHEDVWDUGVKDYHVRPHWKLQJWRKLGH´ DQ\\RXQJPDQWRH[SHULPHQWZLWKIUHHGRPWKH\ VHQLRU/XFD'¶$QVHOPLVDLG never truly had before. '¶$QVHOPLLVQRWDORQHLQKLVFOHDQVKDYHQ ³*RGJDYHPHQEHDUGVQRWWREHVKDYHGEXWWR ³,ZRUNHGDW&KLFN¿O$ZKHUH\RXDUHQ¶W ways. Many men chose to shave for appearance EHJURZQ´VRSKRPRUH-RVK³%HDUGVO\´$GNLVVRQ DOORZHGWRKDYHDQ\PRUHWKDQDµQHDWO\WULPPHG “God gave men UHDVRQVIHHOLQJPRUHFOHDQDQGNHPSWZLWKRXWD said. PXVWDFKH¶1RZ,KDYHWKHOLEHUW\WRJURZLWDQG beards not to be face full of hair. 7KHEHDUGFXOWXUHDW+LOOVGDOH&ROOHJHLV ,¶PWDNLQJIXOODGYDQWDJH,W¶VDOLEHUW\,KDYH,W¶V ³,DOVROLNHEHLQJFOHDQVKDYHQDQGEHLQJ quite extensive. 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