Stephen A. “Tony” Batman has made more money than most people his age, but his biggest piece of advice for Hillsdale students at a lecture last Thursday was not to overvalue money. “There’s nothing wrong with making money, but some people make money their entire life,” Batman said. “If you ask them what is most...
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Actor Tim Allen named 2021 commencement speaker
Hillsdale’s 169th commencement speaker is none other than comedian Tim Allen. Provost Chris VanOrman announced the decision in an email on Jan. 14, after President Larry Arnn hinted at the choice at the first annual senior class Legacy Board dinner the previous evening. “We are pleased to announce that Tim Allen will address the class...
On the other hand: The struggles of being a lefty in a world gone right
The Declaration of Independence may comfort us with the promise that all men are created equal, but it failed to warn us that more than 90% of the earth’s population is right-handed. Being a lefty at Hillsdale is hard, and not in the way you may expect. Men have climbed Mount Everest. A few have...
HAIM’s new album is your new spring soundtrack
The temperature is above 40 degrees in March, the sun is shining, and absolutely no song fits the mood better than the smooth, breezy melodies of “Cruisin’” by Huey Lewis and the News feat. Gwyneth Paltrow. That is, until musical sister trio HAIM’s “Gasoline” entered the scene last month and presented itself as a serious...
In stormy times, McCormick sails away
Emma McCormick ’19 is “exactly the sort of person” to buy a sailboat, move to Florida, and live in a marina, according to Clara Johsens ’19. And that’s exactly what she did. McCormick, who majored in economics at Hillsdale and works as a financial analyst for General Motors in Detroit, grew restless working remotely during...