Station manager Scot Bertram said he doesn’t know why the power supply unit stopped working properly, but said he had ruled out sabotage. The broken device was supposed to provide electricity to the station’s hardware. “The unit was only distributing enough power to run a fan,” Bertram said. Bringing the station’s regularly scheduled programming back...
Year: 2016
Libertarian vs. conservative students debate
About 70 people filled a classroom Tuesday for a debate the Fairfield Society held between juniors Brendan Noble and Razi Lane. Noble represented libertarianism, and Lane argued for conservatism. Junior John Gage, president of the Fairfield Society, said the issue is a hot topic on campus and deserved time for discussion. “I think the depth...
Hillsdale drops in national rankings
For the first time since 2013, Hillsdale College’s rank, according to U.S. News & World Report, dropped. The 2017 list for the best National Liberal Arts Colleges released this week shows Hillsdale at No. 83, 16 places lower than last year. Preliminary reviews of the ranking’s data and methodology indicate a lower graduation rate in...
Letter to the Editor: Anna Zemaitaitis
Very few people that don’t know me can pronounce my last name. It’s long and Lithuanian, a name that trips up professors and telemarketers alike. Despite these confusions, I plan on keeping my surname, if I marry. In the United States, retention of the maiden name has often been associated with 20th century feminism, but...
It’s time to stop complaining about Bon Appetit
Two years ago, Matt O’Sullivan ’15 raved about the change from Saga to Bon Appetit. “It’s like the food gods have come to earth and are now incarnate in the kitchen,” O’Sullivan told The Collegian. Two years later, however, meal plan complaints have returned. From criticisms about the price of each meal (between $12 and...




