Many cultural whistle-blowers have diagnosed the evils of modern society, decrying our lack of principle and conviction. They prescribe a return to morality, exhorting us to clean up our act and play nice. But seldom do they tell us why, or how. One of the few authors who attempts to overcome the emptiness of the...
Month: November 2015
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The Mockingjay way: Cruz campaign ‘catches fire’ in Hillsdale County
Senior David Roberts led the Hillsdale County Cruz Crew meeting on Oct. 27 in Lane Hall. Breana Noble | Collegian Only 17 percent of those registered to vote in Hillsdale County participated in the 2012 presidential primary election. The county’s Ted Cruz for President 2016 organization aims to increase that by 500 votes, approximately 2...
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Why we print what we print
The Hillsdale Collegian Opinions page serves as a public forum. We, the Collegian editorial staff, hope to capture the “geist” of campus — and sometimes the “geist” is feisty. The opinion pieces we print are not endorsed by us. And it is up to you, our readers, to make of them what you will and...
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The culture of cross-country
This Saturday, the men’s and women’s cross-country teams will compete at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Meet at Angel Mounds State Historic Park in Evansville, Indiana. Between waking up at 6:30 a.m. for Sunday morning practices, making long drives to meets in crowded vans, and pushing one another in workouts, the men’s and women’s...
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Let ’em play, refs
For most of my life, my Sunday after-church tradition has been set: change clothes, eat lunch, and then plant myself on the couch for a day full of NFL action. Recently, however, the NFL has started to become unwatchable, as yellow handkerchiefs litter the field at obnoxious rates, all while the league is continuously forced...