As the temperature lowers and the use of heaters and fireplaces rises, house fires become a more prevalent issue. Unfortunately, this has been the case for the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house throughout the years. On April 1, 1941, The Collegian published, “Faulty chimney insulation was thought to be the cause of a fire in...
The Hillsdale Collegian published its most inconsequential front-page headline on Feb. 28, 1951: “Home Ec Hears Decoration Talk.” How did this become a front page-worthy news story, you may ask? Unfortunately, I do not have an answer for you, but I will try to expand more on Hillsdale’s history with home economics. The Feb. 28...
The Collegian has seen its share of gossip columns, fashion columns, and currently a history column for its lucky readers, but in the 1920s, the newspaper printed a column that may top them all: The Agony Column. The Agony Column, published without a byline (adding to the agony: the author never got proper credit for...
With fashion choices ranging from heels to crocs, this campus definitely doesn’t have a dress code. The same can not be said for previous Hillsdalians. Some say, ‘don’t wear white after Labor Day,’ others say, ‘your belt must match your shoes,’ Hillsdale College said, ‘women can’t wear slacks.’ On Nov. 21, 1944, The Collegian published,...
Amid Russian doll sales, internationally-renowned song-and-dance performances, authentic Russian blini pancakes, and a showing of the Borzoi dog breed, Michigan locals immersed themselves in Eastern European culture at the sixth annual Russian Festival in Ann Arbor on Saturday. A group of parishioners from St. Vladimir Russian Orthodox Church, Ann Arbor’s local Eastern Orthodox Church, hosted...