Follow Kate on Twitter After acting as Hillsdale city manager since 2011, Linda Brown stepped down for medical reasons in October and will not have her contract renewed. The Hillsdale City Council voted to terminate the automatic renewal of Brown’s contract at its meeting Monday. Without council’s vote, her contract would have automatically renewed for...
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January 22, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Harry Jaffa redefined political philosophy
Harry V. Jaffa, perhaps the greatest political philosopher of the 20th century next to Leo Strauss, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 10. Jaffa, Professor Emeritus at Claremont McKenna and Claremont Graduate Schools, deeply studied not only classical political philosophy but also American political thought, Shakespeare, and the statesmanship of Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill. Through...
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January 22, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Brookhiser captures Lincoln’s essence
At the center of the Gettysburg National Cemetery stands a tall white monument with four stone figures seated at its base. The figures represent History, War, Peace, and Plenty. Atop the monument proudly stands the figure of Liberty with a sword in one hand and a wreath in the other. It is called the Soldiers’...
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January 22, 2015July 12, 2022Features
A Visit to the Rink
Hillsdale College used to have a hockey team, but it was disbanded in the ’80s. With no regulation ice arena in town, the team used to drive to Jackson, Mich. to practice. Today, the town is still without an official ice arena, but most community members could show you where everyone goes to skate: The...
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January 22, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Q&A with Fulbright scholar Evan Gage
Evan Gage, ’14 applied for the Fulbright Scholarship to Turkey after visiting the country with the Honors program. As a Fulbright scholar, Gage is employed by both the Turkish Council of Higher Education through his school, Gazios-manpaşa Üniver-sitesi, and the U.S. Department of States Bureau of Educational and Cultural Services. Working for both organizations, Gage...