If there’s one activity that’s particularly ill-suited for a virtual format, it’s college choir. Now, with the return of students to campus, choir is back in a different fashion than previously. All practices now take place in Christ Chapel instead of McNamara Rehearsal Hall in order to space more effectively. “The acoustics of the chapel...
When I tell outsiders that I go to Hillsdale, I’m convinced I will always get one of two responses: either an exclamation of joy because of youth involvement in movement conservatism or a blank stare. For the blank stares, I usually spit out a rendition of “small liberal arts college,” combined with “south central Michigan”...
Is it time to admit that beauty brands marketed as “natural” are not as safe as once believed? Beautycounter would say so. Beautycounter, a new popular skincare and makeup brand, has gained popularity on Hillsdale College’s campus. Marketing clean and safe products, Beautycounter is a leader in a new beauty movement. “Beautycounter is different because...
“They’re too good for me.” When the words “for me” are added, it sounds like an indication of despair. Someone is saying that they won’t push harder to be worthy of good things. But what if ‘too good’ is taken as a compliment or a challenge to be undertaken, rather than resignation? When I first...
It is my intention to prove once and for all that Hillsdale’s male dormitory raid culture is necessary for a liberal arts education. I would like to begin by saying (keep your shirts on Simpsonites), that inter-dormitory rivalries are at the heart of student culture and campus will be worse off if raids and the...