Guest speaker Cecil Bohanon, an economics professor at Ball State University in Indiana, spoke to a group of about 40 students and several professors last night about the intersection of Jane Austen’s novels, particularly Sense and Sensibility, and Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments. The English Department and Praxis co-hosted the event, “Pride and Profit:...
Month: February 2016
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Birzer builds on book success with Kirk biography
Professor of History Bradley Birzer’s book about the man who first used the word “conservative” to describe the contemporary understanding of the political ideology seems well-timed during these presidential primaries where so-called conservatives dominate the Republican field. In “Russell Kirk: American Conservative,” Birzer presents a biography of the famed author of “The Conservative Mind.” Kirk...
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Car sales and the problem with Cruz
Iowa was obviously a triumph for Ted Cruz. Poll numbers had shown him trailing Donald Trump just days before the election. He should be commended on his win. What he should not be commended on is his victory speech that seemed to rival the length of his 21 hour “filibuster” in 2013. The speech epitomized...
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Virtue doesn’t rejoice in the CCA grade challenge
When students turn in CCA papers every semester, they play Hillsdale’s version of Russian roulette. That’s because Hillsdale’s CCA paper grading system is neither reasonable nor transparent. The CCA grading system is anonymous. Students don’t know — or at least aren’t supposed to know — who grades their CCA papers. The system is also unpredictable....
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Men’s track breaks records
Junior Sergio San Jose Lorza didn’t take long to make an impact on the Hillsdale College men’s track team after transferring to Hillsdale from Spain at the beginning of the semester. At last weekend’s Hillsdale Wide Track Classic — in his first meet running for Hillsdale — Lorza broke the school record in the 60-meter...