The fall rush for the fraternities ended on Oct. 14. In total, the fraternities picked up 28 new members. The men’s Greek system implemented a new rush process this year that ran for an entire four weeks. Rush lasted for one week under the old system. “For a first run with this [new] program, it...
Month: October 2012
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From books to Botswana
Professor of Biology Daniel York will be spending next spring in a different ecosystem. Each semester, groups of professors go on sabbatical, which consists of one or two semesters away from teaching in order to focus on other aspects of their discipline. Currently, five Hillsdale College professors are on sabbatical leave, while another seven plan...
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Derby Days: Sigma Chi raises $3,200
Banner-painting, T-shirt signing, student-kidnapping, and auctioning off of fraternity boys. Welcome to Derby Days. Each year, the Sigma Chi fraternity hosts a week-long philanthropy event known as Derby Days. Students compete as a Greek house for points in various competitive events, designed to raise money for a chosen organization. This year, Sigma Chi hosted six...
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Q & A: Eric Gibson
Eric Gibson is the Arts and Leisure editor for the Wall Street Journal. He spoke on campus two weeks ago in a lecture titled “Strange Bedfellows: The Arts and the Media.” Gibson entered the New York City art scene in 1977, working as an art critic in various capacities for 20 years before joining the...
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Tocco Challenge raises $22,000
The competition last week marked the 10th and last Tocco Challenge in the current format at Hillsdale College. This year, Don Tocco donated over $22,000 to Hillsdale sports teams and other student groups while winning the Annual Tocco Challenge by 24.8 points. Ten years ago, Tocco had never heard of Hillsdale College. When he stumbled...