In the fall of 2020, Gabe Kramer ’20 woke up every day at 5 a.m., drank his coffee, packed his lunch, and went up the hill to start studying for the day. Now, Kramer wakes up at 5 a.m., drinks his coffee, packs his lunch, and heads to the dirt factory. Equipped with his steel-toed...
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Human nature: Students steal succulents at senior class dinner
At the senior Legacy Dinner on Jan. 13, the Legacy Board invited students to wine and dine with College President Larry Arnn. Unfortunately, the beauty of the night was diminished by a handful of seniors who stole the dining table centerpieces. The tables were decorated with succulents which the event coordinators had borrowed from a...
Against too much order
“Beyond Order” is about the dangers of too much security and control, according to Jordan B. Peterson in the introduction to his bestselling book “Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life,” released on Mar. 2. While his first book, “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos,” explored the dangers of venturing without the requisite...
Arnn, Spalding appointed to White House ‘1776 Commission’ on patriotic education
Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn and Matthew Spalding, vice president of Hillsdale’s Washington operations, will produce a report on “patriotic education” as members of a new presidential panel. President Trump announced the appointment of Arnn as chairman of the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission and Spalding as its executive director on Dec. 18. Spalding said he...
The Collegian: Heralding Truth, Gossip, and Barrett’s Beta pin
Campus-wide humiliation was a rational—and weekly—fear for Hillsdale students of the mid-20th century. “T’other day little Miss Rhea Horst took a tumble in front campus right in front of Dunne and Bradley. All present modestly turned the other way as Rhea got up and betook her blushing self off to a 1:30. It was a...