Month: November 2014

It’s beautiful. It’s fun. And it gets such a dang bad rap around here. It’s snow. Now before you Floridians and Texans and Californians come after me with pitchforks or (perhaps more likely) break down crying, give me a moment. Yes, it’s cold. Yes, it’s going to take over our Hillsdale lives for several months....

Wesleyan University in Connecticut recently decreed that fraternities with on-campus houses must become co-ed residences within three years. Sadly, this is no politically-correct prank or National Lampoon movie pitch. No college woman wants to live in a frat house. Even the hardiest gal is unlikely to find an environment of perennially “up” toilet seats (or...

There are no boys and girls in the Lincoln, Nebraska public school system — only “campers” and “purple penguins” and “dogs,” greeted by “All Genders Welcome” door hangers when entering the classroom. Administrators at Lincoln Public Schools, the state’s second-largest school district, have recommended teachers use these phrases when referring to any of its more...

Sorority girls armed with Sharpie markers swarming Sigma Chis all over campus is obnoxious. When these girls haul bags full of coins into the union and march up to a table to dump them all in, it’s natural to roll your eyes. Sigma Chi Derby Days, which occurred at the end of October, and other...

A Hillsdale student can’t deny that there will be an obvious contrast between Greeks and Independents at a campus this small. About 40 percent of campus, or 600 students, are Greek here — more than enough to affect the student body significantly. Any incoming freshman can not help but feel slightly overwhelmed. I certainly was....