Daily, students are reminded of the exceptional nature of Hillsdale College. From professors expecting excellence in the classroom to President Larry Arnn’s anticipation of Hillsdale being an elite institution of higher education, anything short of the best is failure. But until this school year, one area fell short of this standard of excellence: the food....
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
Put education into action
Here at Hillsdale, we receive an education for mental development and career preparation. Yet we often forget that we are also educated as U.S. citizens and that, as citizens, are obliged to use our education to act for the betterment and support of our nation. Being a citizen is foremost about action. Intellectual knowledge is...
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
Against cynicism, and other pieces of advice
We all love Hillsdale. If we don’t, we get out of here. The school is growing more selective every year. The more it stands by its mission and motto, expands the core and opposes grade inflation, the more self-selective it becomes as well. Much of the student body knows why they came here, and what...
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022News
Remembering Brittany Ames
Radiating warmth. Always willing to serve others. Diligent. Intentional. Bright. This is how the friends and even acquaintances of Brittany Ames consistently describe her. The Hillsdale College community lost a devout Catholic, an accounting and politics student, and a loyal friend on the evening of Monday, Aug. 18. Would-be senior Ames, a Tecumseh, Michigan resident,...
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September 4, 2014July 12, 2022News
Woman found dead at Suites
A woman was found dead last week in her car in the Suites parking lot surrounded by a spill of gasoline. Jeanne Marie Bryan, age 50, of Adrian, Michigan, was found unresponsive by campus security and then the Hillsdale Police Department before being pronounced dead on the scene. “Someone said that a lady was dead...