National political reporter Salena Zito arrived in Hillsdale last week, but not in the way you might expect. “I don’t fly, I don’t take highways, I don’t take turnpikes,” Zito said in her speech in Plaster Auditorium on Oct. 22. “I only take back roads. If I fly or take a highway I’m going to...
Salena Zito writes daily for the Washington Examiner, weekly for the New York Post, and a monthly column for the Wall Street Journal. She was the second Eugene C. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Journalism this semester. When did your interest in journalism begin? How did you get started in the industry? My grandfather was...
For at least four straight hours on election night, Hillsdale’s radio students will broadcast live from the Searle Center. With Fox News and CNN streaming and a menu including more than 2,000 chicken wings from Wings Etc. Grill & Pub, the combined election night watch-party and broadcast marathon will run from 8 p.m. on Nov....
Pope Francis made headlines around the world last week when he seemed to endorse civil unions for same-sex couples, leading many Hillsdale Catholics to question his words and intentions. “Catholics may be rightly annoyed by the confusion caused by Pope Francis’s recent remarks, but they should not be worried,” Nathan Schlueter, who teaches courses on...
Students who attended “How Funny do Americans Talk” on the evening of Oct. 22 were in for a rare treat as impersonator and historian John “Chuck” Chalberg presented America through the eyes of H.L. Mencken. In a presentation sponsored by the History Department and the H.L. Mencken society, Chalberg introduced his audience to the journalist,...