When Steve and Tanya Briix asked their kids if they wanted to move to South Africa, the kids had one question: Can we take the hamsters? “I said, ‘You wanna move to South Africa?’ and our kids said ‘What does that mean?’” Tanya explained, “It means you get two suitcases: one for clothes and one...
Noah Rothman spoke on Feb. 19 to students about his first book, “Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America.” Rothman is an associate editor for Commentary Magazine and a contributor for MSNBC/NBC News. He also contributes various opinion pieces to other news outlets including The New York Times and The Atlantic. Why political...
Complaints from students on a small campus are inevitable, but there’s a charitable way to resolve them, and taking to social media isn’t it. Hillsdale’s many social groups might butt heads at times, albeit in a light-hearted way. Last week, several students took to Twitter to voice snarky opinions about various communities on campus. The...
You don’t recognize the impact a person has until they’re taken away from you. At 5:30 a.m on Wednesday, Feb. 13, my lifelong friend, Corinn, was in a car wreck. Four days later, her family disconnected her from life support. When I was told the news by a close family friend, the memories of our...
“It’s gonna be smokin,’” Music Department Chair James Holleman said of the upcoming Hillcats Faculty Jazz concert. This Friday the Hillcats will jazzify the music of James Taylor in the McNamara Rehearsal Hall at 8:00 p.m. No tickets are required. The concert will feature vocalist and bassist Hank Horton, a voice and base instructor at...