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...
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...
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...
Twelve percent of Hillsdale College students asked say they have driven drunk. In a survey recently conducted by The Collegian, 55 of 480 Hillsdale College students admitted to driving while under the influence at least once. Additionally, 111 students — 23 percent — admitted to riding in a vehicle operated by an inebriated driver. These...
Why does liberty matter to you? That was the question California radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt asked young people across the United States Oct. 8, as he broadcast his show, “Libertyfest,” live from Hillsdale College. Many Hillsdale students appeared on the nationally syndicated show, each with a quote they thought best illustrated the definition...