Cody Strecker is an assistant professor of theology. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. If you could have an unconventional pet, what would you choose? Growing up I always wanted a monkey, but that sounds really messy now. What are your hobbies? I love to go for distance runs and playing Lego with...
Legacy Board announces class officers, legacy board members
The Senior Class Legacy Board announced the class of 2023 class officers at its annual formal dinner on April 4. More than 100 juniors gathered in the Searle Center to hear the long-awaited results. The new class officers are as follows: President, Andrew Davidson; Vice President, Josh Barker; Secretary, Joseph Coleman; Treasurer, Beth Potwardowski, and...
Police face backlash, death threats after viral video depicts confrontation between officers and dog
The Hillsdale City Police Department is receiving threats from the public after a video went viral that depicts officers in an encounter with a dog at large on March 21. Police officers Todd Holtz and Dustin Simms encountered the dog when responding to a “disturbing the peace” complaint about Andy Dewaine Bailey, Hillsdale City Police...
Disney’s worst enemy speaks on critical race theory in schools
The best solution for defeating the Marxist-Leninist ideologies within institutions today is to lay siege to them and create alternatives, said Christopher Rufo at a lecture on Tuesday. Rufo is a senior fellow and director of the initiative on critical race theory at the Manhattan Institute. He is also a contributing editor at City...
Student-babysitters share their stories
When students come to Hillsdale as freshmen, the last thing they want is to feel like a kid. Many students, however, find themselves doing things like playing “horsey” and reading picture books—not while spending time in the dorm, but while babysitting professors’ kids. Many Hillsdale students who babysit for their professors end up developing a...




