Six students placed in writing and translating competitions at the national classics competition in Pennsylvania last week. Eta Sigma Phi is a national academic honors program for classics students. The annual convention for the honorary, held in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, celebrates the study of classics with student presentations, contests, and events including the Maurine Dallas Watkins...
Year: 2024
Celebrating Easter in the eternal city
Smoke billowed up into the Mediterranean sky, just as the first stars began to pierce through the gentle dusk. Hushed, we crowded around the Paschal bonfire, candles in hand, eager for the Easter vigil to begin. Like many Hillsdale students, my Holy Saturday was one of prayer, community, and — at long last — celebration....
Petersen brothers take second, fifth at wrestling state championships
Hillsdale High School senior Stephen Petersen took runner-up at the wrestling state championships. Courtesy | Koreena Hemker During his final trip to Ford Field, Hillsdale High School senior Stephen Petersen culminated his high school wrestling career with a second-place finish at the state championships held March 1-3. The four-year member of the wrestling team and...
The pro-life case against in vitro fertilization
Tiny, lifeless children on a lab floor: Did they die from the force of the impact, or when they came to room temperature? Either way, they never knew the warmth of a womb. When several couples sued a fertility clinic in Alabama claiming the wrongful death of their frozen embryos in December 2020, the state’s...
The Owens-Daily Wire split isn’t as deep as you think
Candace Owens and conservative news organization the Daily Wire ended their relationship on March 22. Owens’s supporters immediately flooded X (formerly Twitter) to accuse the company of canceling her. Conservatives love fighting the cancellation mob. It doesn’t matter if the person is left, right, center, or from outer space. If someone is attacked for saying...




