As Hillsdale College approaches the end of its 170th anniversary as an institution of higher learning, few controversies have plagued campus like the Great Rebellion of 1866. Today, students complain about visiting hours, but in 1866, students protested the administration’s rule against the admittance of females into student groups. The Great Rebellion started when Hillsdale...
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September 25, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
Becoming human beings versus human doings
To the double major who takes 18 credits, runs four student organizations, and works three jobs, I ask: How do you do it? I know how I did it once: sleep deprivation, rushing about, ignoring exhaustion, yet never letting that forced smile fall from my face. It’s not worth it. Our culture, especially at Hillsdale,...
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September 25, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
Every baby should be royal
“Kate Middleton is pregnant with her second child,” announced Vogue Daily last Monday. Headlines in London papers and the news bulletins around the world all read the same. Prime Minister David Cameron congratulated the happy couple: “I’m delighted by the happy news that they’re expecting another baby.” It seems fairly normal until you realize that...
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September 25, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
How math helps me answer life’s greatest questions
“Euclid alone has looked on Beauty bare.” This line, written by American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, expresses a sentiment contrary to what many Hillsdale students may think. The popular belief that mathematics is pure calculation ignores the beauty of logic to which Millay alludes. This logic, critical to our liberal arts education, pervades all...
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September 25, 2014July 12, 2022Features
Moody: Pumpkin to Golden Carriage
On Monday morning, Hillsdale County Fair visitors passed by two of Ed Moody’s squash-like grinning guardians. The pumpkins, one of which weighs more than 630 pounds, greeted fair-goers in front of the floral exhibit near the fair’s entrance. Set upon bales of hay, they stood taller than their sculptor, prompting passersby to stop, stare, and...