Aaron Tracey ’14 has dedicated himself and his work to Hillsdale’s mission — first as a student, then as an admissions counselor, and now as director of hospitality operations for the Dow Hotel and Rockwell Lake Lodge. Tracey accepted a job in the admissions office soon after graduation, and for the past four years, recruited...
Year: 2018
A&W: A juicy journey to the heart of the American burger
NEW YORK CITY, New York — We were somewhere around the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at the edge of Brooklyn when the sickness began to take hold. I remember my brother Sean saying something like “I need maybe seven Benadryl …” And I pulled over to the side of the road and found enough drugs to eradicate...
Free trade isn’t a principle, it’s a policy
For decades, the Beltway offered America an unflinching bipartisan consensus: Free trade, and all of its consequences, is an unmitigated good. Any deficiencies that might arise as are ultimately for the best. But the American people weren’t buying what Washington, D.C., was selling. President Donald Trump’s simple idea on trade is that we live in...
Christ Chapel construction faces delays
The complexity of the stonework and last winter’s cold weather delayed progress on Christ Chapel, according to Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé. Now, problems with the exterior masonry have slowed progress even further. In the past, skilled masons were more common than they are today, Péwé explained. For such a detailed building as Christ Chapel,...
Shotgun team expected to bring ‘the big guns’ on Sunday
One might wonder how the members of the Hillsdale College shotgun team have and maintain such big guns. The secret lies in the team’s intensive shooting practices paired with a strict bi-weekly weightlifting routine geared toward maintaining physical wellness. Last year, the team won the Nationals shooting competition in the Division III category for the...




