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James Madison belongs on the Liberty Walk
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James Madison belongs on the Liberty Walk

Hanging in the back of the Kirby Center’s Van Andel Room is a small painting of George Washington and James Madison by retired Hillsdale College art professor Sam Knecht. They stand in the halls of the Philadelphia state house, the first to arrive at the Constitutional Convention. Madison’s five-foot, four-inch frame stands in stark contrast...

Elizabeth James designs own major, interns at Pentagon
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Elizabeth James designs own major, interns at Pentagon

When senior Elizabeth James sat down for lunch at her Pentagon internship, she didn’t plan on explaining the allegory of the cave to her division boss. “He’s one of the most intimidating people you’ll ever meet in your life,” James said. “I was convinced he wouldn’t like me. He comes in and everyone sits up...

Bon Appetit needs better dietary options
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Bon Appetit needs better dietary options

I come from the land of avocados, gluten-free religiosity, and juice cleanses: the state of California. During my first year at Hillsdale, I became accustomed to the options offered in the Knorr Family Dining Hall. When I returned to the land flowing with pH water and coconut oil the following summer, my body and mind...

William Goldman: An ‘Inconceivable’ Man
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William Goldman: An ‘Inconceivable’ Man

There is a shortage of perfect writers in this world; it is a pity to lose one more. Brides still recite his lines at the altar; journalists take his advice to “follow the money”; Hollywood wannabes console themselves with his confession that “nobody knows anything.” William Goldman, the beloved writer behind the “The Princess Bride”...

Hillsdale student first to qualify as finalist for Marshall Scholarship
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Hillsdale student first to qualify as finalist for Marshall Scholarship

This fall, Senior Gill West became the first Hillsdale student to qualify as a finalist for the British Marshall Scholarship, which CBS News calls the most prestigious graduate scholarship in America. The Marshall Scholarships help students from the United States attend any university in the U.K. in memory of the Marshall Plan’s assistance in rebuilding...