Political analyst Henry Olsen will teach a course this spring at Hillsdale’s Washington, D.C. campus on political coalitions, populism and the purpose of elections. Following his one-credit course on the 2020 election this semester, Olsen will teach a three-credit course called “Politicking and Elections” to students at the Steve and Amy Van Andel Graduate School...
The race for District 5 Hillsdale County Commissioner has been called after a delay due to a write-in candidate. Brent Leininger was elected to a two-year term as county commissioner. Leininger was the only candidate on the ballot and received 3,581 votes. His write-in challenger, Namrata Carolan, received 265 votes. The Hillsdale County Clerk office...
Dear baristas, shop clerks, store greeters, and all other retail workers: please say “merry Christmas.” Workers have become hypersensitive to religious holidays, and in an effort to avoid offending someone, they have forgotten how to have a human conversation. It’s more meaningful to conclude with a personal pleasantry — which for most people in the...
I’m sure a familiar shudder ran through the bones of the student body upon receiving the most recent email from Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn: flashbacks to a panicked spring break, to choppy Zoom lectures from your bedroom at home, to isolation, over-snacking, and bad Wi-Fi. These are not the worst of evils, we are...
Jodel aims to be the social media platform “that tamed the trolls.” At Hillsdale College, however, Jodel is a toxic cesspool that poisons the student body. Students should quit the mischief and delete the app. Here is how the German-based platform works: log on, and the location of the user determines what posts the user...