Year: 2014

Despite a prevailing college-age notion that we are ruled without consent by college authority, the administration welcomes ways to make Hillsdale better for its students, as it keeps the interests of its pupils at the heart of its mission. This week, the Collegian Opinions page features several students with ideas for improving campus. This is...

This is Hillsdale College. It isn’t uncommon for a student to double major, be in a fraternity or sorority, hold leadership within a club, play an instrument, compete on an athletic team, work an on-campus job, and do a million other things. A combination of time constraints and individual preferences sometimes requires studying and trudging...

One day this past summer when I arrived at work, several of my coworkers were laughing about a news article describing a press conference of then-gubernatorial candidate for Illinois, Bruce Rauner. To demonstrate the state’s wasteful spending, Rauner brought three caged chickens to the conference and said, “We have spent over $100,000 flying chickens into...

As the old proverb goes: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” The new air hockey table in the Grewcock Student Union was installed with great intentions, but this noisy monstrosity needs to find a new home. When students gather in Grewcock to study, eat, pray, and enjoy each other’s company, the new...

The incident occurs as usual. The dreaded fire alarm sounds through the halls. Students groan and shuffle their way to the grass. Most are bundled up for the cold, but a few wear only towels. Cigarettes glow like fireflies in the dark, illuminating the faces of those who’ve managed to convince themselves that this time...