In a recent column on Ricochet, a website of conservative commentary, an anonymous author (identified only as “Western Chauvinist”) attacked The Collegian’s opinions section for not being conservative enough. The piece — titled “Where are Hillsdale’s Touted Conservative Students?” — argues that The Collegian published too many left-leaning columns in its Sept. 12 issue. “I...
Students at Hillsdale College are always performing in the classroom and on the stage. However, sometimes the professors get a chance to showcase their talents too. On Sunday, Sept. 22, the Hillsdale College Faculty Quintet met for a recital in the Conrad Recital Hall. The quintet, comprised of Jaimie Wagner on flute, Liz Spector Callahan...
Excitement filled the Jack McAvoy Natatorium as the Hillsdale College Chargers competed for the first time this season in their annual Blue-White alumni intersquad homecoming meet. The blue team beat the white team by a narrow margin, their times being 52 minutes, 9.05 seconds to 52:47.86, respectively. The final results were compiled by adding the...
Car Seats in South Central Michigan hosted a car seat check-up on Sept. 19, in which team members determined whether attendees’ car seats met the safety requirements and gave families a new seat if theirs didn’t pass. Hillsdale County residents lined up in their cars at the Market House on West Carleton Road to get...
When junior Taryn Murphy began feverishly scribbling poems in the margins of her class notes on her homework assignment and sending them in texts to her friends, she never imagined that she would one day publish a book of poetry. In a culmination of two years’ work, Murphy self-published the first edition of her poem...