Hardly anyone on campus remembers that Hillsdale College once had its own close encounter with a UFO — and that’s why the college should put up a plaque to commemorate this extraterrestrial event. On March 21 1966, several women living in the McIntyre residence noticed unusually bright lights floating over the Slayton Arboretum around 10:30...
Category: Opinions 2017
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, On April 27, 2017, The Collegian published an opinion piece that encouraged Hillsdale to secularize. The article entitled “The Importance of Identity: Why Hillsdale College Should Consider Secularization” explained the reasons to secularize if Hillsdale wishes to continue its pursuit of truth. Secularizing Hillsdale would be a mistake. Free Will Baptists founded Hillsdale....
Parking fees discourage car registration
Starting this fall, all students must pay $50 to register vehicles on campus. Additionally, the fine for parking unregistered vehicles on college property has increased from $35 to $75. As of Tuesday, Hillsdale does not have statistics for the number of students who have paid the fee and registered their cars this semester. According to...
Remove Margaret Sanger’s bust from Smithsonian
The National Portrait Gallery has an exhibit entitled ‘Struggle for Justice’, stands a bust honoring Sanger for her work in sex education and for the establishment of the American Birth Control League. A surface look at her history shows Sanger worked to advance both racist and eugenic beliefs, and was deeply involved with both the...
Americans less safe with more troops in Afghanistan
“The American people are weary of war without victory. Nowhere is this more evident than the war in Afghanistan. The longest war in American history: 17 years,” President Donald Trump said in a speech on August 21st, piquing the interest of anti-war Americans across the political spectrum. Trump continued, however, openly admitting to flip-flopping on...