Freshman Maxon Versluys (third from right) hunting with his cousins. Courtesy | Maxon Versluys Dennis “Gate Guy” Cook shot his first deer around age 16. “Grandma would cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner for all the hunters, so it made opening day kind of like a holiday,” Cook said. Cook is one of many hunting aficionados...
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Mock Trial competes in last tournaments of preseason
Hillsdale College Mock Trial’s two upperclassmen teams placed third and fourth overall in their respective tournaments Nov. 15–16, with members taking home several individual awards. Upperclassmen team Mens Rea-lity Stars finished third overall at the University of Texas at Austin with a final ballot record of 8.5-3.5. They swept Boston University 3-0, went 1-2 against...
Debate team secures top finishes at University of Minnesota
Hillsdale varsity and junior varsity debate teams won first and second places in their respective brackets during last weekend’s online debate tournament hosted by the University of Minnesota. In varsity, sophomore pair Noah Woo and Jonathan Evans won the tournament overall with a 4-1 tournament record and a 2-1 final judge vote in favor. “It...
Culture Shock: Submit to Rome — watch good movies
Take it from the Bishop of Rome: Good movies offer hope amid the algorithms. “Entering a cinema is like crossing a threshold. In the darkness and silence, vision becomes sharper, the heart opens up, and the mind becomes receptive to things not yet imagined,” Pope Leo XIV said in an audience with filmmakers and actors...
Paladino reflects on time as mayor
Joshua Paladino and his family. Courtesy | Facebook After nearly a year acting as mayor of Hillsdale, Joshua Paladino ’18 isn’t sure anyone should want the job. “It’s simply that the authority attached to the mayor’s office is not worth running in a citywide election, receiving more criticism, even though you have virtually no additional...


