When Professor of Classical Studies Joseph Garnjobst, a small group of students, and other faculty gather to eat gelato, sip espresso, and look at great Renaissance art, they imagine they are in Italy in the summer. Actually, they gather in the Classics Reading Room of Kendall Hall, during a wet and windy Michigan March, celebrating...
Month: March 2016
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Collegiate Scholars should change more
I enjoyed telling people I’m an “honors student.” There were few compliments greater than the looks of shock, awe, and disgust I received. They told me I “didn’t seem like that type of person.” Though amused, this “type” concerned me as both a member of the program and a student at Hillsdale College. So a...
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Math core requirements to change
Future Hillsdale students will no longer have the option of fulfilling the core curriculum’s math requirement with an ACT score. At February’s faculty meeting, Hillsdale professors approved a motion to require all students take a mathematics course during their four years at the college, a change that will take effect beginning with the incoming class...
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Students seek funding for lacrosse club
The fastest game on foot may be charging into Hillsdale this spring. A group of students is in the process of establishing a lacrosse club at Hillsdale College. Sophomore Peter O’Rourke said he plans to meet with the Student Federation before the semester ends. “Lacrosse is at a very interesting moment. I’d say it’s the...