Hillsdale College’s Student Federation quickly approved $7,000, 58 percent of this semester’s discretionary budget, to help fund the College Republicans’ Conservative Political Action Conference trip last week. Twelve representatives voted in favor of fully funding the $7,000 proposal, five voted against it, and two abstained. Of the voting members, nine are attending CPAC: Seven voted...
Month: February 2016
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Professors weigh in on global warming
From Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in December, global climate change spurs international concern and continues to divide American public opinion despite a consensus among climate scientists. Climate change is backed by 97 percent or more of climate scientists, who attribute the earth’s warming as “very likely”...
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Women’s basketball drops sixth straight game
The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team fell to Michigan Tech 68-41 Thursday and lost hold of Northern Michigan in a 58-57 loss Saturday after the Wildcats answered a Charger layup with a last-second score of their own. “We’ve definitely improved so much these past couple weeks,” freshman forward Makenna Ott said. “We’ve been playing good...
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Art professor gives ‘Glimpse’ into his world: Daughtrey Gallery to feature Professor of Art Sam Knecht’s paintings Feb. 20-March 18
By the time a student graduates from Hillsdale College, he or she will be familiar with at least one of Professor of Art Sam Knecht’s works. His painting, “The Signing of the American Constitution,” graces the cover of the Constitution Reader used for the core Politics 101 course. But for students who want to...
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Junior dances into teaching ballroom lessons
No one is ever too old or ungraceful to learn to dance, Junior Annalise Harrison said. Based on her rapid progress over just three years, her experiences render the statement true. Harrison began social dance lessons just three years ago, but is already assistant-teaching social and ballroom dance classes at Hillsdale and competing with other...