“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...
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September 25, 2014July 12, 2022Opinions
Go to football games
Every day, emails flood mailboxes with advertisements for speeches, discussions, luncheons, presentations, meetings, concerts, and recitals, among other things. Students here do not suffer from a lack of mental stimulation. But one thing students here often do lack is the collegiate combo of fresh air and school spirit, conveniently found at home football games. This...
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September 25, 2014July 12, 2022Features
Afternoon at the Donut Hut
Huddling beneath umbrellas and pulling hoodies tighter over their heads, hundreds thwarted drizzling rain and chilly temperatures Sunday afternoon to buy one of Hillsdale County Fair’s most popular treats: Donut Hut donuts. Inside the hut, 10 volunteers swiftly mix, fry, frost, and package donuts, attempting to keep up with the demand. “Walt has a way...
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September 25, 2014July 12, 2022Features
Alumnus founds Great Lakes Proud
“It started with a sticker. That was the birth of the whole thing.” Austin Holsinger, ’11, founded Great Lakes Proud, a bumper sticker brand, in March after graduating from Hillsdale College. This was not Holsinger’s first experience in entrepreneurship. While studying business and marketing management, Holsinger ran a golf club repair business and started a...