How many weddings did you attend this summer? GH: Six. That’s what happens when you go to a Christian high school and then Hillsdale. What’s essential to alumni wedding guest outfits? GH: Wear shoes that not only look great but also feel great. Be the last girl in her heels dancing...
Author: Nicole Ault (Nicole Ault)
Orientation for international students is a remedy for homesickness
When senior Ema Karakoleva moved to Hillsdale from Bulgaria, orientation didn’t just involve navigating classrooms and meeting the deans. It meant getting used to American food, small talk, and even a different style of door knob. “Everything is different,” Karakoleva said. “Freshman year was very stressful.” This year, Karakoleva and sophomore Ritah Ogayo —...
GOAL surpasses meal-packing goal
Forty-five minutes before the noon finish time, someone hit a gong with a cry: “20,000 meals!” Approximately 130 students, capped with plastic hair nets and busy assembling meals in the Biermann Athletics Center on Saturday, cheered. In just two hours, they had reached their goal and then some: packaging 22,032 meals, more than enough to...
The Spiteri small-business tradition
John Spiteri fell in love with rock music at a J. Geils concert at Hillsdale College back in 1973. He was a junior at Hillsdale High School, working in his father’s shoe store. Seven years later, with this passion for music and a $1,000 loan, John loaded his parents’ car with records and drove to...
Trump’s protectionism promises safety, but prevents freedom
Last week, CNN reported that President Donald Trump wants to investigate effects of import subsidization and dumping on the U.S. trade deficit — and is considering an increase in tariffs, if a negative effect is found. Trump expresses no qualms about tariffs; during his campaign, he proposed a 45 percent tariff on China and a...