In the wake of state orders to cancel in-person learning the Hillsdale music department and the departments of theatre and dance will either cancel or postpone all end of the year performances. Choir, orchestra, and jazz concerts will be canceled for the remainder of the year as students are unable to rehearse due to the...
Author: Aubrey Gulick (Aubrey Gulick)
Language should not fluctuate with the times
“Alumnx.” If you’ve heard of the word “Latinx,” you’ve probably guessed that this is another attempt at reworking a word to make it more gender-inclusive and politically correct. If you study Latin, you may be slightly horrified, since “alumni” is about as gender-inclusive as language gets. The point is, the moment you saw that word,...
In brief: H.L. Mencken comes to Hillsdale
Students who attended “How Funny do Americans Talk” on the evening of Oct. 22 were in for a rare treat as impersonator and historian John “Chuck” Chalberg presented America through the eyes of H.L. Mencken. In a presentation sponsored by the History Department and the H.L. Mencken society, Chalberg introduced his audience to the journalist,...
Orchestra to perform concertos, arias for Parents Weekend concert
The Hillsdale College Orchestra is bringing back the winners of last January’s Aria Competition for their annual Parents Weekend Orchestra concert. Senior Britta De Groot, a pianist, and 2020 alumnae sopranos Christa Green and Domine Clemons will perform solos alongside the orchestra on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. and again Sunday, Oct. 18 at...
China is ‘principal threat’ to U.S., expert says
The Chinese Communist Party is the greatest threat America has ever faced, according to Steven Mosher, a scholar on China and a social scientist. Mosher’s speech, which explored China as a key issue in the upcoming presidential election, was part of the Center for Constructive Alternatives conference on American foreign policy on Tuesday, Sept. 21. ...




