When students reached for copies of The Collegian at lunch last Thursday, they grabbed nothing but air. A power outage at our printer led to a late delivery, and the 22nd edition arrived on campus shortly before dinner. Despite the delayed release, our good name still stands, as we have not failed to deliver a...
Year: 2025
Rising juniors hope to ditch dorms, few get off-campus permission
Off-campus houses on Manning Streeet. Caroline Kurt | Collegian All four of sophomore Thomas Potter’s older siblings received permission to live off campus for their junior years. Though Potter applied for permission, too, he said he already has a roommate picked out for his third year in Simpson Residence. “I was originally going to live...
Shared pilgrimage: Student and mother travel to Italy
A spontaneous text brought senior Sarah McKeown and her mom on a 10-day pilgrimage to Italy with one of America’s best-known Catholic priests over spring break. “I think in so many ways, being a senior, the trip was almost a reflection on life,” McKeown said. McKeown said her mom jumped at the opportunity when she...
Student strings shine in concert
The trio will play with the wood against the strings, rather than the bow across the strings. COURTESY | WIKIPEDIA As the first somber strains of Edward Elgar’s “Nimrod” filled Markel Auditorium on Friday, Mar. 21, the audience held its breath, poised for the music department’s first violin and viola virtuosi concert in five years....
This year, celebrate the Resurrection in Hillsdale
Given the short “long weekend” students have off for Easter, staying in Hillsdale is our best option. Since classes don’t end till noon on Friday — worthy of an opinion article of its own — students have about 80 hours total for Easter break. Hours of driving each way cuts into that break significantly, and...




