Prestley Blake — founder of Friendly’s restaurant chain and friend of Hillsdale College — died in a Florida hospital last week at the age of 106. Blake, a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist, donated a large part of his estate in Somers, Connecticut, to the college. The property, which includes a replica of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello,...
Feet shuffle, fans roar, and a man in Hillsdale blue-and-white leaps for an impressive dunk — Hillsdale is up two points, and the crowd goes wild. In the excited uproar, everyone missed a small ‘click’ from under the basket. Junior Anthony Lupi says the moment was “the most surreal feeling.” As a photographer for the...
The “no compelled speech doctrine” was designed to nip tyranny and authoritarianism in the bud, according to Richard Duncan, a professor of law at the University of Nebraska College of Law. In a virtual talk hosted by the Federalist Society on Feb. 4, Duncan explained the meaning of the doctrine and detailed several major cases...
The Hillsdale College women’s basketball team fell to Malone University on Thursday, 78-64, and Ohio Dominican University on Monday, 87-69. Head coach Charlie Averkamp said he thought the Chargers put their best foot forward in the second half of the game against Malone despite losing their lead right before halftime. “We came ready to play...
With head coach John Tharp’s 450th win, and a career week from senior guard Connor Hill, the Chargers finished 3-0 on the road to push their win streak to 13 games. Hill scored 21 points against Malone on Thursday, and followed it with 23 points against Walsh on Saturday, each new career highs. Along with...