When Lyndsey found out about her acceptance to the University of Washington, she was thrilled and filled with excitement about the four years to come. But then my 17-year-old friend from home discovered it would cost her more than $30,000 per year to be a Husky. Lyndsey’s family couldn’t foot the bill, which meant she...
Author: Bailey Pritchett (Bailey Pritchett)
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Tyler Blanski: releasing wonder from the moorings of pessimism
In Professor of Religion Michael Bauman’s course “Theology of Romantic Love,” Tyler Blanski ‘06 was one of two men in a class of 15. He was not chatty. But he wasn’t reluctant to talk either. The other male in the classroom was a silent guy. But that didn’t seem to bother Blanski. “He was the...
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Fraternities extend rush
Starting on Feb. 3, the Hillsdale College fraternities instituted a new rush system. Each rush period will last the entirety of the semester. The Inter-Fraternity Council agreed that a semester-long rush period allows fraternities flexibility in distributing bids and extends time for potential new members to familiarize themselves with members of the house. “It works...
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Q & A: Mark Steyn
You grew up in Canada. Do you live there now or in the United States? I live in New Hampshire. Basically 20 minutes south of the border. There’s two kinds of immigrants: there’s those who super assimilate and there’s others who think if you ever need to head for the exit you ought to make...
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Margot Biermann Athletic Center on track to open February 22
In 1989, Margot Biermann’s husband encouraged her to apply to Hillsdale College and she was convinced. In 1993 she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She was 44. Two years ago, Margot passed away. Shortly after, her husband Frank was interested in the college’s plan to build and remodel the...