Student Federation announced their new executive officers and independent representatives this week, after counting ballots from the campus-wide election. Officers hold their positions from January through December, and collaboratively decide where to allocate the $92,000 budget granted by the administration. Junior David Wilhelmsen was elected Student Fed president, junior Daniel Teal vice president, senior Chelsea...
Month: November 2012
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Q & A: Michael Drout
What is epic poetry? Well, nobody agrees, so this is just Drout’s definition. For me, the epic is the integration of heroic feats into a matrix of real historical, political, and cultural material. Do you consider “The Lord of the Rings” epic? Yes. The difference is it’s set into the political and cultural matrix of...
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15% of students use study drugs
When asked if they had used a prescription “study” drug that was not their own, 15.1 percent of Hillsdale College students surveyed responded in the affirmative. In a survey conducted by The Collegian, 72 of 477 students admitted to using someone else’s prescription for a drug such as Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse, or Concerta at least...
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College hires undersheriff as new security director
There’s a new sheriff in town. Well, on campus at least. The administration hired former Hillsdale County Undersheriff Bill Whorley as the new director of campus security and emergency management. Whorley has more than 30 years of law enforcement experience in Hillsdale — first as a patrol officer and then as undersheriff. Whorley was hired...
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Why President Obama won re-election:
Only five incumbent presidents in the last 100 years have lost re-election, and Gov. Romney couldn’t garner the momentum to make President Obama the sixth. Still, I was surprised that the Republican base didn’t turn out for our nominee. Romney will endure much criticism in the coming weeks, and I think it’s important to reiterate...