Year: 2014

The Greek dramatist Menander once wrote that “time is the healer of all necessary evils.” Not all evils, however, are created equal. On this date 13 years ago, an evil of immense proportion occurred on our soil. But now, 13 years later, we can look back and reflect with greater insight and wisdom. I remember,...

Imagine a Twitter that allows you to post whatever 200-character musings cross your mind, without any culpability attached. Your username, picture, and Twitter handle are not associated with the tweet in any way. You can say anything without any apparent consequences. Welcome to Yik Yak, or as I like to call it, “mean Twitter.” Yik...

Dozens of Ukrainians, many of them students, have died since the outbreak of the Euromaidan and the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. However, Ukraine seems a world away, and news from that part of the world is often diluted by time, space, and bias. So when I met a young man from there, I jumped at the...

Both the college and community are trying to answer students’ pleas for off-campus entertainment. Yet, on a warm, Saturday evening, the sun casts shadows over empty volleyball courts and trails. The bowling alley, roller rink, and movie theater long for the laughter of Hillsdale’s students. Where are 1,400 college students who live within a few...