After weeks of catastrophic, sporadic blackouts across the state of Texas this February, many have cast blame upon traditional energy sources. We are told that “green” energy sources such as wind power are reliable, and that the true fault lies behind conservative energy policies in the state. However, other evidence suggests that so-called “green energy”...
The Loft student radio show broadcast live from the Grewcock Student Union during Parents’ Weekend last Friday. The show’s three hosts — junior Rachel Kookogey, senior Caleb Ramette, and sophomore Nick Treglia — discussed crazy news stories, interviewed students with their parents, and hosted game shows from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. The idea for...
If you visited the homestead “Antique Stonehope,” you would soon be surrounded by Icelandic chickens, turkeys, and, if you were really lucky, a wheat field. Assistant Professor of Biology Christopher Heckel grew up on a dairy farm in Litchfield, Michigan, but he now spends his free time raising “viking chickens” and doing other homesteading projects...
The Hillsdale College debate team won awards in both Lincoln Douglas and parliamentary debate competitions this past weekend. The tournaments, which are online due to COVID-19, were hosted by Bowling Green State University in Ohio and Ithaca College in New York, respectively. Matthew Doggett, assistant professor of rhetoric and director of debate, said the success...
Scott W. Atlas received Hillsdale College’s highest honor, the Freedom Leadership Award, at a National Leadership Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona on Feb. 18. “We’ve given it to Ronald Reagan, and we’ve given it to Margaret Thatcher, and we’ve given it to Clarence Thomas,” Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn said at the event. “That means leadership,...