One of the best parts of Hillsdale College is its exemplary professors. Not only do they make themselves available for office hours, invite us to their homes for dinner, and remember our names without fail, but they also possess undeniable expertise. The college has worked tirelessly to hire professors who will excel in the classroom...
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March 5, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Benjamins Tentamine Gaudet
Imagine your favorite professor in their undergraduate years. Presumably, their dedication to studying surpassed even the most intelligent students in their class. One Hillsdale student, however, seems to have matched scholarly enthusiasm of his professors. Senior Joshua Benjamins recently completed his senior history thesis, an exhaustive 163-page document accompanied by 75 pages of optional translation...
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March 5, 2015July 12, 2022News
Polyglotism and praxeology: Gage translates von Mises
In many circles on campus, Ludwig von Mises remains one of the most well-respected economists and philosophers. His ideas have influenced many of the faculty and students, including Will Gage, a junior studying Spanish and German, who is now translating a previously untranslated excerpt of one of Mises’ books. Gage learned that one of Mises’...
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March 5, 2015July 12, 2022Sports
Baseball drops 3 of 4 in opening series
The Hillsdale Chargers baseball team lost three of four games against the Bellarmine University Knights this weekend in Louisville, Kentucky. The Chargers’ lone win of the weekend came in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader, when the Chargers knocked off the Knights 5-4 in a seven inning affair. The win came on the back of...
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March 5, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ and the sincerity of subtext
Last week’s highly enjoyable Tower Players production of The Drowsy Chaperone was a surprising exploration of how individuals understand art and apply it to their own lives. The frame narrator, a character known only as Man in Chair (played by the engaging, ever effervescent junior Matthew Sauer) walks the audience through his beloved recording of...