Andrew McCarthy is a senior fellow for the National Review Institute. He prosecuted 12 jihadists responsible for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and a plot to bomb New York City landmarks. McCarthy spoke at Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship Wednesday, Feb. 24 in Washington, D.C. A student in...
Month: March 2016
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Walsh ’09 appointed Wisconsin Chief Deputy Soliciter General
Ryan J. Walsh, a 2009 Hillsdale alumnus, was recently appointed as the Chief Deputy Solicitor General for the State of Wisconsin. Boasting an impressive resume, including a past law clerk position with recently deceased Justice Scalia, Walsh agreed to enter the world of public service. Walsh currently serves as an associate attorney of law with...
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Junior presents dinosaur research
Brontosauruses never existed. In his lecture to a diverse cross-section of campus last week, junior Matt Hoenig debunked this myth and addressed other challenges and misconceptions about paleontology. According to Hoenig, a 19th century paleontologist completed a partial Apatosaurus body with the head from another dinosaur, creating the Brontosaurus. “Our ideas about dinosaurs are constantly...
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A Few Good Men deal with the snow
In response to the last week’s snowstorm, A Few Good Men shoveled and plowed both driveways and parking lots to “see the need, meet the need,” despite the 8 inches of snow. They sent out groups of students twice in the past two weeks for to snowfalls that swept through Hillsdale. A Hillsdale College Goal...
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Mossey goes mad in March
Sixty-four authors face off for the chance to win it all in this year’s Mossey Madness, according to Public Service Librarian Brenna Wade. The second annual tournament offers prizes for correctly guessing the winners and pits authors and poets against each other. Famous poets and authors, such as C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, will contest...