Social conservatism, as we know it, is dead. As a self-labeled conservative, it pains me to say this, but the truth is that the days of using religion to justify public policy are over, and the election last week signified the end. Not only was President Barack Obama, the first president in American history to...
Year: 2012
Business and Beauty: The case against the cubicle
I used to like “The Office.” That is, until I found myself in a cubicle of my own and related a little too well with Jim Halpert when he says, “If this were my career, I’d have to throw myself in front of a train.” Last summer I spent three months interning for a nonprofit....
Kostrzewa works her way back to the court for regionals
Many doctors told her she would never play volleyball again. However, junior Lindsay Kostrzewa went from a student-coach at the start of the season to dressing for the games. Homecoming weekend, Kostrzewa dressed to play her first home game of the season against Lake Superior State University. The previous weekend, Kostrzewa was able to play...
Hillsdale grad wins patent award
Nick Peters ’00 recently received a 2012 Edison Patent Award from the Research and Development Council of New Jersey. Along with three other scientists at the New Jersey-based company Applied Communication Sciences, Peters was rewarded for his work in distributable quantum relay architecture. He, with his team, developed a process of transmitting quantum signals through...
Showcasing a semester of art
Hillsdale College’s art students will get a chance to show off the fruits of this semester’s work next week in the Juried Art Exhibit. Opening Dec. 4 in the Sage Center for the Arts Daughtry Gallery, the exhibit will feature student artwork from this semester’s studio courses. The artwork will be divided into six media...