Month: September 2018

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Chargers begin season at Hilltopper Invitational
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Chargers begin season at Hilltopper Invitational

In its first tournament at West Liberty University in West Virginia, the Hillsdale College men’s tennis team began the fall season with a few individual victories at last weekend’s Hilltopper Invitational. After recognizing Bluefield State University as one of the main competitors at the tournament, freshman Brian Hackman, alongside senior John Ciraci, beat Bluefield in...

Entrepreneurship club back in action
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Entrepreneurship club back in action

After losing traction for a year or two, the officers of Hillsdale College’s Enactus club are kicking off the new school year with rebranding and a greater emphasis on the group’s connection to the campus and community. A coalition of thousands of students around the globe, Enactus invests in the campus — who identify and...

The Flawed Nature of Hardline Immigration Enforcement
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The Flawed Nature of Hardline Immigration Enforcement

Immigration has become a controversial policy debate in the modern era, and even more so with the rise of Donald Trump and nationalist populism. There are valid arguments for maintaining security along the physical border. But this only constitutes a fraction of immigration policy. In reality, a large portion of immigration enforcement requires increased scrutiny...

Pulp Michigan: ‘Pizza! Pizza!’
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Pulp Michigan: ‘Pizza! Pizza!’

Michael Lucchese ’18 often declared that “there is no good pizza east of Chicago.” He was, of course, speaking in praise of the deep-dish ball of dough and tomato chunks invented by Uno Pizza in 1943 — a midwestern icon which has clogged the Second City’s windpipes (and sewage pipes) ever since. Lucchese and his...

Don’t church shop till you drop
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Don’t church shop till you drop

It’s that time of year when Hillsdale students bring their checklist-laden, campus-touring college-search skills to the hunt for a church. College students offer plenty of reasons in defense of ecclesiastical pickiness, some of them fine: We want to toe the line of our childhood orthodoxy. Our lives are changing, and we’re desperate for solid support. ...