Some senior theses are due before spring break this year, and Hillsdale College seniors are hard at work on their papers. “My thesis is about privatizing unemployment insurance, and why it is terrible under government control,” said Mike McDonald, a senior economics major. McDonald is exploring how unemployment insurance contributes to unemployment in general, especially...
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February 27, 2014July 12, 2022Features
Bringing the gods to life
What happens when an Irish Catholic priest heads west to 1864 Colorado to evangelize an American Indian tribe? In sophomore Caleb Eatough’s recently published book, “The Western Gods,” that priest falls in love with an American Indian goddess named Eithne, and other gods retaliate. “Sometimes things don’t really have a realistic solution,” Eatough said. “The...
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February 27, 2014July 12, 2022Features
The house that Reynolds built: 140 years later
When Lorenzo Reynolds heard the fire alarm, he ran the mile from his lawn to his insurance office in downtown Hillsdale. The building in flames, he hurried inside to recover his books. An explosion threw him out of a second story window and into the street, where he was resuscitated and carried back to...
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February 27, 2014July 12, 2022News
Outstanding Senior Man and Woman
Interviews compiled by Micah Meadowcroft and Ramona Tausz: Viktor Rozsa is from Chelsea, Mich., and majoring in physics and mathematics. He was a resident assistant in Niedfeldt and Koon residences, served on Student Federation for two years, played cello with the orchestra throughout his Hillsdale career, sang with both choirs on campus, and was involved in...
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February 27, 2014July 12, 2022News
Breaking the Code
All new Hillsdale students sign the Honor Code in an effort to create a campus free of crimes that plague other college campuses. Recent thefts, however, indicate that students should be more cautious. The Suites and the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house in particular, have seen an increase in burglary. Director of Campus Security Bill...