Sophomore Kiara Freeman awoke on a Monday morning to a text reading: “How busy are you this semester?” That afternoon she found herself with senior Mehgan Cain in a WRFH Radio Free Hillsdale meeting, where the duo joined the growing number of student shows on 101.7 FM. They recorded their first episode of comedy show...
Year: 2017
Class of 2017 sets new donation record
The class of 2017 claims 45 percent participation in alumni donations this year, the highest percentage from a recently graduated class to date. More than 2,000 alumni donated $5.2 million to Hillsdale College from July 2016 to June 2017. The officers of the class chose to partner with the 1844 Society by donating to the...
Blackwater founder advocates for privatized military
For Blackwater founder Erik Prince ’92, a government-funded military just isn’t going to be enough. “Sixteen years of war, a trillion dollars in Afghanistan, and we’re losing,” the Hillsdale alumnus said in his lecture in Searle Center on Monday afternoon. “I think as taxpayers and citizens, as parents who send our kids into difficult places,...
Founder of Catholic World News to speak on culture Thursday
Through numerous books and online news media, Phil and Leila Lawler bring Catholic evangelization to the modern era. In her blog, “Like Mother, Like Daughter,” Leila Lawler discusses everything from raising children and homeschooling, to keeping house and sharing recipes. Phil Lawler says Leila Lawler is “much more interesting” than he is, but Phil...
Simpson wins Homecoming for 7th year in a row
Simpson Residence won Homecoming’s spirit week competition for the seventh year in a row on Saturday, after finishing first at the Mock Rock dance-off. The 200-point victory pushed the team from third to first place, pushing it ahead of the Paul House, which was in first place before Mock Rock. Hillsdale College held its...




