Phyllis Westerfield Niedfeldt, who provided funds for the construction and maintenance of the dorm which bears her name, died on Oct. 31 at the age of 92. She supported the men who called Niedfeldt Residence their home since it was built in 1990. According to those who knew her, she frequently thought about “the dorm.”...
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Student-produced documentary premieres, tells the story of college’s role in the Civil War
A student-made documentary on Hillsdale College and the Civil War premiered to a standing-room-only audience on Tuesday night. “This is a story that needed to be told for the last hundred years since documentaries have been around,” said Buddy Moorehouse, a professional filmmaker who oversaw the film’s production. “I’m so proud that they were the...
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Professors weigh in on chances of overturning Roe v. Wade
Hillsdale professors disagreed over the likelihood that the Supreme Court of the United States will overturn its Roe v. Wade decision as it takes up cases this term involving abortion rights. “You have five justices who would not have decided Roe the way it was originally decided,” Assistant Professor of Politics Adam Carrington said, “but...
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COVID-19 levels remain low
One student is in 10-day isolation as of Monday after testing positive for the COVID-19 virus. Since the beginning of the semester, 98 students have tested positive and 97 have recovered. Associate Professor of Biology Jeffrey L. Van Zant said the projected number of COVID-19 deaths in America by Dec. 1 is “750,000 and increasing.”...
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Survey: students express comfort exercising free speech
Students at Hillsdale College are more comfortable disagreeing with their professors than the students at any other college or university, according to the 2021 College Free Speech Rankings from RealClearEducation. In the survey, 73% of Hillsdale students said they are comfortable publicly disagreeing with their professors. This is the highest ranking of all 159 colleges...