The first book I read in my middle school English class was “The Giver” by Lois Lowry. I can still picture my 6th grade classroom and my teacher, sitting on her desk, patiently answering our disbelieving questions. We found “The Giver” disturbing and a little creepy. Our teacher wrote the definition for “euphemism” on the...
The Palace Cafe closed indefinitely this past Thursday. The Cafe’s Facebook posted a status confirming their plans to close: Hillsdale social media accounts instantly picked up on the news and reactions flew. Students, professors, and Hillsdale residents alike took to the internet to express their feelings about the beloved restaurant’s closing. Some shared...
On September 26, 1944, The Collegian premiered yet another gossip column. But “Green Hat Gossip” didn’t just spread the campus tales. The author of this weekly piece was a jack of all trades, practicing investigative reporting, giving advice, and delivering some devastating insults. “Green Hat Gossip” first and foremost focused on uncovering the most classified...
What made you choose Hillsdale? I applied to Hillsdale and schools in Minnesota, and I felt that I wasn’t really valued by those schools when I had applied. I didn’t get much scholarship money, they didn’t seem to want me there. Hillsdale seemed like the option because they really cared and it was a...