While the time for ultimate frisbee and intramural football have vanished along with the warmth of milder seasons, students are still turning to outdoor recreation for sunshine, relaxation, and exercise. But instead of hitting the fields, students are turning to hills and ski courses in the Hillsdale area. Cross-Country Skiing Former Hillsdale College Cross-Country...
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February 7, 2013July 12, 2022Opinions
The Collegian Weekly
A nurse couldn’t ascertain what caused the scratches on the patient’s hip — the adults restraining him from cutting himself with a shard of glass, or the shard itself. On another day, a young woman attacked one of her peers for “flipping her off” and “calling her a b****.” When a staff member intervened, she...
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February 7, 2013July 12, 2022Opinions
Emma Watson: the perfect commencement speaker
Emma Watson should be this year’s commencement speaker. We’d get two people for the price of one: a famous actress and, more importantly, Hermione Granger. It’s like inviting Dr. Jekyll, if he were drop-dead gorgeous, and if Mr. Hyde were my magical dream woman. Ms. Watson also fits perfectly with the values of Hillsdale College....
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February 7, 2013July 12, 2022Opinions
Republicans harass Hagel, but hurt themselves
Former Sen. Chuck Hagel performed poorly in his confirmation hearings before the Senate Committee on Armed Services last week. But the Republican Party performed worse, demanding the secretary of defense nominee adhere to a failed foreign policy strategy. The questions asked by the Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee revealed a party committed...
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February 7, 2013July 12, 2022Culture
Guns, gangs, and gas conflagrations
Men in dapper dress, a “tomato” of a doll, and a rubber-faced gangster populate the crooked city of Los Angeles in director Ruben Fleischer’s (of “Zombieland” fame) crime flick, “Gangster Squad,” which is inspired by a true story. This film ought to have been quite good, considering the source material, concept, and actors. It ought...