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QUICK HITS: Jonathan Gregg
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QUICK HITS: Jonathan Gregg

What is the moment you are proudest of? The birth of my two kids. What is your favorite movie? “Life is Beautiful.” What is your favorite memory from Hillsdale? Middle of the night trips to Dutch Uncle. What is the one thing you try to impart on your students? Through the messiness and chaos and...

Running for radishes: Senior organizes fundraiser event
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Running for radishes: Senior organizes fundraiser event

Gardening and running are two of Hillsdale’s favorite activities, and senior Bryna Destefani has combined them in “Walk/Run for SPARC,” a combined 5k, 10k, and 1k scheduled for May 1 hosted by Psi Chi.  “It’ll be the perfect break during finals week. No one is going to want to do homework Saturday morning” Destefani said. ...

Womens basketball to start despite schedule changes
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Womens basketball to start despite schedule changes

The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team expected to kick off its season with two home games against Kentucky Wesleyan University and Trevecca Nazarene University this week. Both of those games were canceled, however, due to positive cases COVID-19 on the opposing teams. Now instead, the Chargers will travel to the University of Findlay in Findlay,...

Students battle for Hillsdale’s soul
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Students battle for Hillsdale’s soul

On a brisk morning in April, 1965, about 20 Hillsdale College students gathered on the steps of Central Hall with posters reading “Yes, Liberal Education,” and “Where Have All Our Teachers Gone?”  They were picketing against the college’s low professor salaries. But they were also picketing for the very soul of Hillsdale College as it...

Catholic college rejects modern technology
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Catholic college rejects modern technology

An instructor holding a foreboding plastic bag greets Wyoming Catholic College freshmen.  “Put your phone in,” the instructor says, indicating the open Ziplock.  After parting with their most-loved appendage, the students embark on a three week camping trip through the Wind River Range—or the more rugged Teton Mountains—,which they navigate using old-fashioned paper maps and...