In the late 1960s, The Collegian premiered Campus Scene as a forum to spread social news. Separated into “Men’s News” and “Women’s News,” the column offered interesting tidbits from a variety of social groups at Hillsdale. This innocent information often included lists of new Greek pledges and advertised all-campus events. But, as Robert Frost once...
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Historic Hysteria: Sock Day
“Men will Don Gay Colors while Girls Wear Hair in Curls.” What. A. Headline. The April 21 1921 issue of The Collegian did not disappoint in its description of an extinct, but absolutely electric, Hillsdale Holiday: Sock Day. The article reads, “Some years ago, we don’t know just when, the men of Hillsdale College with...
20 signs you’re a real Hillsdale student
Aside from being admitted, paying tuition, and taking classes at Hillsdale College, there are certain qualifications that make one a tried and true Hillsdalian. Only a real Hillsdale student has experienced the following. You’ve face-planted on the ridiculously uneven sidewalk of Manning. You’ve been caught checking yourself in the extensive Heritage Room window. You...
Historic Hysteria: the history of a scathing college gossip column
“Gossip Girl”: a show that reached countless viewers, grossed millions of dollars, earned endless praise. Too bad the drama of Gossip Girl couldn’t hold a candle to the HOT tea spilled in the Collegian, circa 1938. I’m talking about “Campus Capers”: a column so juicy, so scurrilous, that even 80 years later the reader can...
Fritsche takes the helm of Hillsdale women’s basketball
With his positive attitude, first-year head coach Matt Fritsche is bringing new energy to Hillsdale College women’s basketball, players say. Fritsche will be the third coach in four years for the Chargers. He said he hopes to bring an attitude of improvement and care between players and coaches. “He makes people more confident as players,”...