When I worked as a camp counselor at a Christian sleep-away camp in New Jersey, I never imagined my experience would help me get a job at the Supreme Court. Playing dodgeball and singing campfire songs with pre-teens might not seem related to attending office meetings in a suit with mid-level professionals — but they...
Author: Gwendolyn Hodge (Gwendolyn Hodge)
U.S. politics from across the pond
Brits seem to think there are only two candidates for the presidency. When my conversations at Oxford University turn to American politics, 9 times out of 10 I am asked: “Who are you voting for? Donald Trump or Bernie Sanders?” The European conception of American politics is slightly laughable. While these two presidential candidates seem...
Stand with Israel
Considering that a majority of Hillsdale students are interested in current events and politics, if not majoring or minoring in politics, it’s probably safe to assume that most students are familiar with the United States’ relationship with Israel. I know I am familiar with it, but then again, this is also my fourth year working...
Don’t politicize Ebola
There’s a new buzzword to add to the list of things not to shout in an airport: Ebola. Ebola has taken not only the nation but the world by storm since it began in West Africa, with what researchers believe was a single person who contracted the virus from fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family....