Just after 3 a.m. this morning, one of the four charter buses with Hillsdale College students on its way to the Conservative Political Action Committee hit a bump, swerved, and tilted onto two wheels – but managed to stay on the road, according to students on the buses. The bus mostly held students from other...
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February 26, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
Toy Story 4: The sequel bug strikes again
After my announcement that I had seen none of the Toy Story movies put several of my friendships in serious jeopardy, I hosted a movie marathon to fill this apparent void in my life. Despite the hype that my fellow viewers built up, I began to understand the huge influence of Toy Story in the...
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February 12, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
A rose on any other day would still be a rose
Approximately 196 million roses are grown every year for the express purpose of being used in Valentine’s Day bouquets. For florists, this is definitely the busiest day of the year. “Valentine’s Day is my one big day,” Smith’s Flowers owner Jane Stewart said. “Mother’s day is pretty big, but that’s spread out through the week.”...
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January 29, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
Chamber Choir hits the road: after early rehearsals, performance a success
Three days before Hillsdale students began classes, the chamber choir was already back at work. The Hillsdale College Chamber choir participated in the Celebration of Music Concert Series put on by Trinity Lutheran Church in Grand Rapids. They began rehearsals on Sunday, Jan. 11, and continued intense practices until the concert last Sunday. “We started...
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January 22, 2015July 12, 2022News
Michael Ward named commencement speaker
The provost’s office announced on Jan. 14 that Michael Ward will be this spring’s commencement speaker. The insightful C.S. Lewis scholar is Senior Research Fellow at Blackfriars Hall at Oxford University and Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University in Texas. He teaches his Houston Baptist students online because he is based in Oxford. He...