A quarantine pipe dream has turned into a full-fledged project for three seniors. Ryan Lanier, Connor Kaeb, and Carl Miller started the website American Discourse, a collection of opinion pieces about American politics. Lanier, editor-in-chief of the website, said the goal is two-fold: to give student writers a place to publish and to promote political...
Author: Regan Meyer (Regan Meyer)
City Council tied-up on trick-or-treating, feral cats
Halloween will go on as usual in Hillsdale this year. The Hillsdale City Council addressed concerns about trick-or-treating amidst the COVID-19 pandemic but there was no debate about allowing the holiday to continue as usual. Mayor Adam Stockford said it wasn’t in the city’s jurisdiction to cancel the holiday. “It is not a city-sanctioned event,”...
Mike Rowe of ‘Dirty Jobs’ could teach Hillsdale students about the dignity of hard work
Mike Rowe is right in the middle of the action when filming his hit television show, “Dirty Jobs.” Whether it’s making fireworks or walking city sewers, Rowe is in the thick of whatever disgusting, and often demeaning, task his show is covering. The show is his ode to hard work, a way to showcase the...
Professor emeritus leaves classroom, enters campaign trail for American Solidarity Party
After the 2016 presidential primaries, Lucy Moye was less than enamored with her choices. The professor emeritus of history at Hillsdale College began to search for other political parties to support. After a bit of searching, she stumbled upon the American Solidarity Party. The American Solidarity Party, officially incorporated in 2016, is founded on the...
When Taylor Swift decided to grow up
Any musical artist with staying power has a defining album, the collection of music that defines their legacy. For Paul Simon it was “Graceland,” for Katy Perry “Firework,” and if you’d asked me this time last year, I’d have said Taylor Swift’s was “Reputation.” That’s all changed, however, with the release of her 8th...