Laura Rahe, wife of Professor of History Paul Rahe, released a new book, “From Courtship to Marriage: Reflections for the Modern Woman,” in November 2013. “It seems to me as though theres a lot of silence in our culture about courtship and marriage,” she said. “I intended, more than anything else, to make a conversation...
Month: February 2014
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Mission trip: Hillsdale
Many colleges have an “alternative” spring break, where, instead of spending time traveling for fun, students can travel somewhere to serve people in need. Hillsdale students have decided that traveling somewhere exotic isn’t necessary to do ministry. When freshman Victoria Fassett found out that Hillsdale doesn’t have a spring break option like this, she and...
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Major power outage affects Saga
A long line of students formed outside of the cafeteria doors after Saga Inc. lost 90 percent of its capacity to produce hot food when the power went out around dinnertime on Thursday, Feb. 6. “Thank God we’ve got gas in here,” Saga General Manager Kevin Kirwan said. Staff was able to rely on gas-powered...
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College Republicans rail ObamaCare at Farm Bill signing
Hillsdale College Republicans joined a statewide effort to rally against the Affordable Care Act at Michigan State University on Feb. 7. President Barack Obama visited MSU to sign the Farm Bill Friday at the alma mater of the bill’s author, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow. In response, the Michigan GOP Campus Coordinator Justin Bis, organized fifty...
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We can save Washington
A friend recently told me that he had given up on pursuing a politics major because he was disgusted with Capitol Hill and no longer wanted any direct contact with it. Instead, he explained, he was going to pursue an economics degree and participate in politics indirectly. While a major in economics is a worthy...