Before it was Slayton Arboretum, it was just a hilly gathering of trees two friends stumbled across while looking for a place to talk and smoke. The arboretum is now a beautiful place on campus for studying, conversation, reflection, dates, parties, or group events. “The Arb” has been here for almost as long as Hillsdale...
Save the dates: Hillsdale’s Graces and Franks getting hitched
“It’s always been Frank and Grace and Frank and Grace, so Frankie is Frankie and Francis is Francis.” Seniors Grace Cool and Frankie Vitale are getting married this June. Coincidentally, their close friends, seniors Grace Mauck and Francis Lucchetti, will be getting married this January. Grace and Frankie: “I would never, ever date you again,...
Friends that run together stay together: Gary Wolfram reflects on friendship with record-breaking Kenyan runner
When Dr. Gary Wolfram, professor of economics, saw Henry Rono’s picture in the 1978 Runner’s World Magazine, he decided to move across the country to train for a year with the Kenyan runner. Forty years later, a visitor to Wolfram’s office can still see Rono’s running shoes hanging from a hook on the side of...
Dear Dale
Dear Dale, Participation is 10% of my grade for three of my classes, but I haven’t spoken once in lecture. I feel like I don’t have anything to say and I’m scared to make a fool out of myself. If I keep this up, my grade is going to drop a whole letter. Any advice?...
Quick Hits: Blake Faulkner
Blake Faulkner is the new debate coach at Hillsdale College. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What is your favorite book? For pleasure reading, Lord of the Rings. I read all the books. For intellectual challenge, my favorite book is probably Nietzsche’s Genealogy of Morals, because I like to challenge my beliefs...