Approaching the circular brick walkway just outside Kendall and Lane Halls, my feet falter, uncertain which way to go. It has been two years since I came to Hillsdale, and I still hesitate at this utterly benign juncture. It’s a simple decision, of course: Which way do I go? Appropriately at these moments, I am...
Year: 2015
Women’s basketball welcomes coach
Last week, the Hillsdale Athletic Department announced the hiring of Todd Mitmesser as the new women’s basketball head coach for the 2015-2016 season. Mitmesser is coaching his first practices with the Chargers this week. After 24 years of coaching three different collegiate programs across the country, Mitmesser has found himself coaching a half hour from...
Golf team takes 9th at GLIAC tourney
This past weekend, the Hillsdale College golf team placed ninth out of 15 teams at the GLIAC Spring Invitational in Nashport, Ohio, in their last tournament of the semester. As a team, the Chargers shot a total of 621, only five strokes shy of fifth place and 22 away from first. “It was a great...
Respect the freshmen
After a long year of hard work, you’ve finally finished your last freshman-year final. You breathe the fresh spring air as you walk outside, relax on a bench, take a walk in the Arb, or go to A.J.’s Cafe 1844 to celebrate with ice cream and contemplate how best to spend your free time. But...
Hillary Clinton: Bad for women, bad for America
A 2016 Hillary Clinton presidency would be bad for women and bad for America. For all her manly pantsuits, Hillary Clinton has always embraced weak-woman stereotypes. In 1992, when Hillary publicly forgave one of Bill Clinton’s affairs, she became a bad role model for women. She didn’t have to stay with him. But doing so...