On Monday morning we woke up and said to each other “let’s see the President today.” After learning the leader of the free world was to host a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio, only an hour away from our small college town, we cancelled all evening plans. Despite failing to get approved for both press...
Year: 2020
Staff Profiles: Carmel Kookogey, Editor-in-Chief
Carmel Kookogey almost didn’t go to college. In fact, she almost went into fashion design. Now, however, she is finishing her senior year as the Editor-In-Chief of the Collegian. “I thought I was going to go into fashion school or do something with fashion without necessarily getting a formal education,” she said. “I realized that...
Power couple takes French department by storm
When they met at a dinner party in graduate school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jan Starczewski and Whitney Swance had no idea that that evening would lead to the beginning of the rest of their lives—not only as husband and wife, but also as future colleagues. They now work together in the Hillsdale College...
For the love of the bean
For senior Taryn Murphy, coffee is more than a drink; it’s a lifestyle. That’s why she started the Coffee Quester, an Instagram account dedicated to helping coffee connoisseurs find the best espresso in their area. As Murphy recalls, it all began on July 4, 2018 when she and her family were visiting Newport Beach, California....
I went to a Trump rally. Here’s what I saw
I was booed for the first time in my life on Monday. I hadn’t given a speech — I’m no public figure, celebrity, or politician. In the eyes of many Trump supporters I was something far worse: a reporter. Our journalism class with Pulliam Fellow Chris Bedford took a field trip to the press gallery...




