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Another columnist peers ‘Thru the Keyhole’
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Another columnist peers ‘Thru the Keyhole’

This column has covered a lot of Hillsdale gossip sources, but a look into the archives shows that we are only scratching the surface of the college’s historic tea. On May 3, 1956, The Collegian first published the column, “Thru the Keyhole.” This scintillating news source delivered the information that everyone was dying to hear....

Life lessons in Balboa Park
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Life lessons in Balboa Park

I made sixteen dollars and fifty-two cents this spring break. And, all I did was sit on a worn-off curb and play my ukulele. Trolling around Balboa Park in beautiful Southern California, my friend Taryn and I skipped along the bold Spanish fortresses, and burned our pale shoulders in the sun we thought had abandoned...

Alumnus returns to Hillsdale, opens law firm
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Alumnus returns to Hillsdale, opens law firm

Andrew Fink ‘06 graduated from Hillsdale College 13 years ago, but echoes of his time at the ’Dale decorate his office: The G.K. Chesterton bust on the coffee table, the watercolor of Central Hall on the conference room wall. Fink’s alma mater won’t leave him. Fink is one of the few alumni who have come...

Double trouble: The Hackman twins
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Double trouble: The Hackman twins

For over a decade, freshmen twins Brian and Sarah Hackman have played together on the tennis court. This year, they get to continue playing in Hillsdale College Chargers uniforms. The two attended Wauconda High School in Island Lake, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Both were named Most Valuable Player of their tennis teams, and...