As one of Hillsdale’s most prominent alumni, W. Robert Moore ‘21 achieved worldwide fame as a writer and photographer for National Geographic magazine. Though his travels brought him to every corner of the earth, his roots remained firmly planted in Hillsdale. Linda Moore, the public services librarian at Hillsdale College, said that W. Robert Moore...
I don’t have cancer
My ideal Friday morning is sitting in a dark hospital room waiting for an ultrasound to be over. There are few things like the luxury of a life-determining medical exam after a night of existential insomnia. As a 22-year-old male trying to land a job in the next month, I’m not prepping for a gag-inducing...
‘A Quiet Place’ pairs horror and parenthood
Getting a hand squeezed until it’s purple and refusing to breathe for 95 minutes on a Friday night is the only way to view “A Quiet Place.” If a pregnant friend is present to soak in the mother-protecting-her-young narrative, it’s a trifecta. Director John Krasinski stars as family man Lee in his new horror movie,...
Inside Hillsdale’s dorm, campus-wide games
Thatcherball. Statue golf. Naval battle. Names like these are practically institutions on Hillsdale’s campus. To balance hard, intellectual study with lighthearted entertainment, Hillsdale students play a variety of official and less-official games. While games such as the naval battle are planned, many other games, such as “assassins,” are less institutional, and students spontaneously play such...
Where the sidewalk ends
It is not only the roads in the City of Hillsdale that are cracking, but many sidewalks, too. As Hillsdale looks to invest in its infrastructure, including its nearly $2.8 million investment in roads, the city also is planning to restart its sidewalk program. After Hillsdale ended the initiative in 2011, City Manager...




