Pi Beta Phi won this semester’s scholarship cup with a GPA of 3.523, contrary to the announcement at last week’s convocation. Sigma Chi also won with a GPA of 3.257, contrary to the announcement. The problem arose from a miscommunication between administrative offices, said Registrar Douglas McArthur. At convocation, administrators announced Kappa Kappa Gamma was...
Year: 2019
Visit the ordinary tombs, too
An obelisk stands about 25-feet tall in the corner left of the entrance of Hillsdale’s Oak Grove Cemetery next to the street. It towers over the other graves, bursting through the branches of a neighboring tree that was probably just a sapling when it was built. Next to these other more modest graves, the obelisk...
Visiting Writers Program: Somerville passes torch
When Professor of English John Somerville took over the English department’s Visiting Writers Program in the 1990s, he took on a job he never would have anticipated. Twenty-five years later, however, he called the job “a surprise and a joy.” Beginning in the fall of 2019, Associate Professor of English Dutton Kearney will take over...
Alien sightings, mail from Ronald Reagan, and run-ins with the FBI
Graduates of the classes of 1959 and 1969 converged on campus for their sixtieth and fiftieth reunions this week. The alumni spent their time touring campus, reuniting with old friends, and reminiscing about a simpler time when McIntyre was called New Dorm and women couldn’t wear pants on campus. Gifts from the Gipper ...
Charger Chatter: Syd San Juan
Q: What’s challenged you the most at Hillsdale? SSJ: The most challenging part for me was last semester. I was sick and I missed every single day of class after the first two weeks. Dealing with that and constantly copying notes from people—plus the course-load—was very challenging. Time management has also been very challenging. You...




