In the wake of The Princeton Review’s “Top 10 Professors” ranking, in which Hillsdale College ranked #4, Playboy issued its 2012 “Top 10 Party Schools” list. Although Hillsdale appearing on the latter list today is virtually unfathomable, it purportedly happened 50 years ago. “Several people told me we were [on the list], but no one...
At the edge of Hillsdale, where the town meets the woods, lies Oak Grove Cemetery. It is a peaceful spot, settled on rolling hills beneath oak trees that litter the ground with orange leaves in the fall and gave the cemetery its name. Oak Grove is an amalgamation of graves. Some are over a century...
If nothing else, the debates are great at demonstrating what a waste of time the two-party system has become. President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney met for the third and final debate Oct. 22 to discuss foreign policy, but nothing worthwhile occurred. Rather, the two ended up awkwardly struggling to find a...
T he popular television show “South Park” began its fall season with an episode about parents calling for a change in the rules of football to promote safety. This results in a complete overhaul of the game in which tackles are replaced with hugs, trash talk is replaced with compliments, and the overall goal is...
No one wants to criticize Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The name of the group conjures up an image of noble women working to enact policies to ensure that their innocent children will not suffer harm because of intoxicated people behind the wheel. This would be a commendable effort if it were the only objective. MADD,...