Amid the unceasing pressure of deadlines given by professors convinced theirs is the most important class, papers stacked up from procrastination, events for clubs, fraternities, and sororities, and meeting with friends, there is one constant: coffee. Coffee is often a lifeline, especially toward the end of the semester, for students whose spirits are broken and...
A proposed law in Iowa would require universities to hire a similar ratio of conservative and liberal professors, but Hillsdale College faculty and students said such a policy would not be conducive to a liberal arts education. The legislation, SF-288, would prevent Iowa’s three state-run universities — the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and...
Human short-term memory only has a capacity for five to seven items — like the digits of a phone number — yet expert musicians can learn and retain music they may have heard for the first time only a few minutes ago. According to Professor of Music Melissa Knecht, these feats of memory involve the...
Sung by Christians locally and around the world for generations, the words of “I Surrender All” have inspired many, from Rev. Billy Graham to talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, since a former Hillsdale College student first wrote them down. Judson Wheeler van DeVenter, a student in Hillsdale’s commercial and telegraph department from 1874-1876, according to college...
It may be the first event of its kind in Hillsdale County, but the upcoming beer and wine festival is slated to be the most popular around. The event, titled “The Most Popular Beer and Wine Festival on Earth,” will be held on May 6 at the Hillsdale County Fairgrounds in the Merchants building....