As I get used to reaching up without accidentally punching the ceiling light in my room, I find myself thinking back to freshman year and agreeing with Fyodor Dostoevsky’s sentiment, “Low ceilings and tiny rooms cramp the soul and the mind.” Olds Residence has its charms, but you don’t need to live in a fire...
Year: 2023
Q&A: Victor David Hanson shares secret to reliability
Victor Davis Hanson is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, Buske distinguished fellow in history at Hillsdale, and the author of almost 30 books. Who won the recent Republican presidential debate? Certain people are kind of boilerplate and detract from the debate because they don’t have a realistic chance. Essentially, they’re...
Remembering Prestley Blake’s recipe for success
Stewart Prestley Blake’s rules for life were simple: don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t bed hop, work hard, and have dessert with every meal. While his stepdaughter Susan Abello doesn’t recommend following Blake’s eating habits, she attributes his success as a father, friend, business owner, and philanthropist to these core principles. Blake, who died in 2021...
Chaplain founds Student Ministries Board
Beginning this semester, a new ministry group will provide student-led, interdenominational ministry opportunities to students on campus. The Student Ministries Board, assembled by College Chaplain Adam Rick, hopes to unite students across campus with the goal of worshiping Jesus together regardless of denominational or theological backgrounds. “There is no ministry on campus that is committed...
Hillsdale Craft Supply to offer watercolor painting lesson
Hillsdale Craft Supply will host a watercolor painting lesson at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, according to the business’s Facebook page. Owner of Hillsdale Craft Supply Shelley Mangus combined her entrepreneurial endeavors with her passion for teaching. Mangus said these lessons are “a way for me to help the community and teach everyone about...




