Hillsdale students need to brag less and complain more. Last week a freshman wandered into the Writing Center and we fell into a conversation about how she was enjoying her time at Hillsdale. Sometime later, she mentioned getting ice cream in AJ’s and feeling terrible about it. When I protested, she said something vague about...
The Hillsdale College Chargers kicked off their regular season with a successful road trip to Springfield, Illinois for the Prairie Stars Tipoff Classic last weekend. They played the University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles on Friday, and won in overtime, 67-60. On Saturday, the Chargers beat the University of Illinois Prairie Stars, 73-62. In their...
The amendment on the ballot this week will do harm to Hillsdale’s Student Federation and the student body. This amendment would loosen qualifications for Federation officers to discourage uncontested elections. It’s original intention to modify election requirements was noble; the product that the student body is now voting on is a frankenstein. The student body...
It’s all too, too shaming. When I was 16 years old, I stole my first kiss — in public. I was walking home from Starbucks with this girl I knew from school. We were talking about something inconsequential. I liked her. And I knew from her obsessive texting habits that she liked me. So, as...
To the disappointment of cheapskate film lovers everywhere, WarnerMedia recently announced that it will discontinue FilmStruck, its streaming service for classic, foreign, and independent cinema, on Nov. 29. The stated reason: not enough subscribers. The real reason: FilmStruck was structured poorly and allowed users to blow through an infinite number of free trials. And now:...