When Anthony Esolen returned my copy of Dante’s “Inferno” after signing it, I was eager to see what he had written inside. I was only a first-semester freshman when Esolen spoke at Hillsdale College in 2012 for the CCA, but I had heard much of the renowned teacher, author, and translator, and I admired his...
Year: 2015
Post
Artists among us: Brad Blackham
It’s no secret that Hillsdale College knows how to put on a show. Every year, an impressive assortment of musicians trek to campus, braving the backwater to wow the college and community with eye-popping showmanship and technical skill. But while Hillsdale’s flashiest musical moments may belong to the Aaron Carters and Broadway’s Next Hit Musicals...
Post
Hillsdale omitted from White House schools list: U.S. Department of Education calls college a ‘certificate degree granting institution’
The federal government recently released a comprehensive guide to colleges and universities in the United States—but Hillsdale College is conspicuously absent. Last week, the White House announced the new database of graduate employment and student loan statistics from every institution of higher education in the country. The “College Scorecard” is designed to help prospective students...
Post
Michigan State Police locate missing child
Nicole Ruffin, the 32-year-old suspect in the kidnapping of her 5-year-old son, was arrested on Monday in Spring Arbor after the Michigan State Police received a tip that the boy had been reunited with his father, according to MSP. Ruffin was charged with one count of custodial interference/kidnapping, which carries a one-year felony charge, and...
Post
How to win an argument
A recent Collegian editorial urged you to ‘debate with decorum’, which as a certain kind of advice is exactly what we ought to be saying to you—in order to keep society knit, we all off our neighbor’s throats, and so on. I’d like to humbly (I know!) suggest some other considerations to guide our year...