Larry Arnn and Matthew Spalding wrote a shorter, simpler Republican Party platform for presentation before the Republican National Convention in July. Arnn, Hillsdale College’s president, and Spalding, associate vice president and dean of educational programs for the Allan P. Kirby Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship, created the platform based on the original 1860...
Commercial will air on TV Thursday
Hillsdale College’s first television commercial hits home screens Thursday, emphasizing the aspects of its mission statement. The brand-building advertisement with a six-figure budget premiered online Wednesday and will raise awareness of the college, said Matt Schlientz, vice president of marketing. Focusing on freedom, moral virtue, higher learning, and religion, the commercial is meant to leave...
Dancing the summer away at Studio 55
While other students spent their summers at the beach or behind the counter of a fast-food restaurant, junior Sarah Casebeer danced away her summer vacation, teaching at a local dance camp through Studio 55. Studio 55, a dance studio in Hillsdale, hosted a variety of week-long daytime dance camps over the summer. The camps were...
Women’s tennis prepares for GLIAC swan song
Women’s tennis is preparing for a busy year leading up to Hillsdale College’s transition to the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The GLIAC fall season leaves little time to break before the spring GMAC season begins. The Chargers, however, returned to campus Aug. 22 ready to play and stronger together, coach Nikki Walbright said. “Everybody...
Football gearing up for final GLIAC season
After a strong finish to the 2015 campaign, the Hillsdale College football team is excited to return to the field. The Chargers won their final four games last season to finish 5-6. During that four-game stretch, several underclassmen emerged as talented athletes able to contribute. With 17 of last year’s 22 starters on offense and...



