Harold and Kumar have nothing on this. I found salvation in a White Castle, when I was a freshman driving through central Ohio. These were the days when Spotify classified me as in “the top one percent of Kanye West listeners.” The days when I kept a copy of “Infinite Jest” and polaroid of myself...
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Alumna Emily Barnum now managing Benzing and Penny’s
Walk into Benzing on any given night and you just might find House Director Emily Barnum talking and laughing with a few of her residents, or you might find her washing her hands after dumpster diving to find a student’s wallet. Both are likely circumstances. Barnum is also manager of the new coffee shop,...
Petersen family chooses Charger football
Most Hillsdale College students are plenty familiar with Dean of Men Aaron Petersen. His care for the students of the college is unrivaled as he aims to “guide young men into adulthood and through the trials and joys of college life.” Hillsdale College recruited Peterson in the 90s from Catholic Central High School in Grand...
Allen antiques are still in style, despite national industry decline
About eight miles from Hillsdale College, along West Chicago Road, Hog Creek Antique Mall boasts 150 vendor booths selling everything from vintage blow dryers to Pyrex (a current favorite among collectors) to niche pieces like political buttons and clown dolls. The mall is one of several storefronts in a row of antique stores on West...
Hillsdale graduate builds education in rural Kenya
At 10 a.m., the road stretched out dusty and hot. She sat in the heat of the African sun and watched him walk to school with the tuition his mother had managed to scrounge together. It wasn’t enough; it was all the money they had to spend on clothes and other necessities. The little boy’s...