On April 14, The Guardian published a letter from former high ranking government officials all over Europe that urged the European Union to reject any Middle Eastern peace plan from the U.S. that would exclude Palestine. For the past several months, Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has been in charge of creating this Middle Eastern peace...
Chamber Choir: A concert of firsts and lasts
The Hillsdale College Chamber Choir performed the world premiere of “Three Sunsets” by Steven Lebetkin, a choral work based on Lewis Carroll’s poetry, at the Annual Spring Concert at College Baptist on April 13. The concert featured poignant numbers written in the 20th and 21st centuries. Fitting for Lenten Season, the repertoire included “Agnus Dei”...
CHP Showdown leaves students ‘deafened by sublime noise’
Punk music and Bruno Mars were blaring in equal measures from Grange Hall at the Hillsdale County fairgrounds on Friday night. One student played guitar hard enough that her hand bled onto her instrument. “It’s the most punk rock thing I’ve ever done,” freshman Jane O’Connor said. At CHP showdown last weekend, eight student bands...
The Weekly: Thank You, Mr. Brodbeck
After decades of faithfully serving on the Hillsdale College Board of Trustees as both a member and its chairman, Bill Brodbeck ’66 is stepping down to retire. His wisdom and guidance led the college through tumultuous events and years of success, and his influential work will never be forgotten. Mr. Brodbeck has helped shape the...
Notre Dame teaches us to grieve in the face of providence
When Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire on Monday, my life entered slow-motion. I sat in the television viewing room of Grewcock with a small group of students and professors watching CNN replay a clip of the cathedral’s spire falling. “Have you ever been there?,” said one of the professors. “Yeah, last spring break,” I...




