After an electrical fire destroyed the home of 15-year college employee, Physical Plant Enviromental Health and Safety Assistant Kelli Withrow, on March 9, the Hillsdale College community took action to aid Withrow, her son, and brother — all residents of the home at 25 Rippon Ave. No one was seriously injured in the fire, although...
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March 19, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Our campus needs a bar
Walking into a bar earlier this semester, I was pleasantly surprised to see a number of Hillsdale administrators enjoying drinks with their spouses. As they got up to leave Broad Street Downtown Market and Tavern later that night, I walked over to shake hands and say “hello” in an attempt to be polite. Following a...
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March 19, 2015July 12, 2022News
Mossey goes mad in March
Mossey Madness has begun. The event is loosely based on the annual frenzy of NCAA March Madness. Instead of college basketball teams, some of the greatest authors and thinkers in the Western tradition will vie for the winning bracket. Milton, Dostoevsky, Churchill, Aristotle, and many others are pitted against one another in the tournament brackets,...
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March 19, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Tastes of Life: From restaurant to shelter
Although Tastes of Life went out of business due to the minimum wage increase last year, the Life Challenge ministry has repurposed the building as a new women’s shelter. Life Challenge, an addiction rehabilitation center in Hillsdale, provides a spiritual, social, and professional foundation for program residents to reenter into society. Unlike state programs, Life...
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March 19, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Stop with the “swolfies”
Scrolling through Facebook and Instagram, pictures of pre-made meals and girls in sports bras staring into smudged gym mirrors litter my feed. Captions brag about how far so-and-so has come, how easy it is to prepare the entire week’s meals ahead of time, and how with a strong enough mindset, I, too, can persevere and...