Last fall, poet and Hillsdale alumna Kjerstin Kauffman came as a visiting writer to share her poetry with students. Now, she’s teaching them how to write it. Every Monday, Kauffman ’08 drives from Valparaiso, Indiana to teach a three hour seminar. In addition to learning directly from her, students in the class write poetry every...
Year: 2016
Cross country ranked nationally after first race
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Freshmen and transfer members of the cross country team are already making huge impacts on both the men’s and women’s squads. Two of the top five finishers in both of last Friday’s races at the Spartan Invitational had never competed in a Chargers uniform. On the men’s side, transfer-sophomore Nick Fiene...
Trump’s immigration policy is both ignorant and despotic
Immigration, arguably the issue that won Donald Trump the Republican nomination, is perhaps the area where he is most misguided. Clearly the immigration system is failing, and Trump raises several valid points. His solutions, however, will do more harm than good. The first issue Trump raises is border security, where there is legitimate cause for...
Teaming up: Sororities and residence halls work together to create stronger teams and unite campus during homecoming week
Hillsdale College’s 100th homecoming could see a shift in the balance of power, as several residences that usually compete individually opt to team up instead. In an unprecedented show of teamwork, all three sorority houses agreed to compete as a single team, rather than against each other. Benzing and Galloway residences joined forces, and Olds...
Freshman wins gold in Ultimate Frisbee World Championships, looks to Olympics next
Freshman Jordan Monnin loves wearing jerseys from different countries’ national ultimate frisbee teams — he owns jerseys from Russia, Taiwan, New Zealand, and Canada, among others. While they are for sale across the internet and in specialty stores around the world, he did not buy them. Instead, he traded his own Team USA jerseys for...




