“GOOOOOD MORNING HILLSDALE!” Thanks to the college’s recent acquisition of a local radio signal, that’s one of many phrases — assuming Federal Communications Commission [Nd1] compliance — that could soon resound through the air around Hillsdale’s campus. The college learned of the opportunity through Vince Benedetto, a Pennsylvania-based radio entrepreneur who heard about the college,...
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
YAF does what students should
We should never put down or insult people honestly trying to do good; I hope this premise doesn’t need much argument. If this is the case, why has Young Americans for Freedom drawn such widespread scorn upon itself? Last semester, as anyone who was on campus (or Facebook) will remember, Hillsdale’s chapter of YAF kicked...
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
Metaxas’s commencement speech misses the point
The graduating class of 2014 might not even have been there. One need only read the transcript or watch the video of Eric Metaxas’s speech at May’s commencement to realize there was only a single mention of the graduates seated before him. That mention came at the very beginning of the address. For the remainder...
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
Appreciate the changes on campus
Because of the efforts on the part of the college administration and the gifts of college donors, many aspects of our everyday experience on this campus have improved vastly. The college spent a lot of money this summer. $3.2 million went to upgrading Simpson Residence. About $3 million went to improving the Roche Sports Complex....
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
Why I’ll miss Saga
When Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé announced that Hillsdale College had ended its long relationship with Saga, Inc. in favor of Bon Appétit Management Company (Bamco), there was much rejoicing around Hillsdale College. Hillsdale’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, which had campaigned against Saga, represented this joy on its Facebook page: “The College’s decision...