Marijuana legalization frees up police resources that have for many years been wasted on a nearly impossible to enforce prohibition policy. That should be celebrated. Actual use of the drug, however, should not be. As other states consider following Colorado and Washington state’s decision to legalize pot, parents, educators and lawmakers should actively oppose marijuana...
Author: Caleb Whitmer (Caleb Whitmer)
Denton, Peterson win awards at theatre festival
Seniors Anne Peterson and Katherine Denton won awards for dramaturgy and directing, respectively, at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, which Saginaw Valley State University hosted Jan. 7 to 11. “Both awards are fairly substantial,” Professor of Theatre George Angell said, “that is to say they’re rare. It’s not too often they come from...
Remembering Parke Hayes
The Voice of Charger Basketball fell silent earlier this month. A lifetime Hillsdale resident, Hillsdale College graduate, longtime radio announcer for WCSR, and active agent in local politics, Parke Hayes, 67, passed away on Jan. 10. Hayes was, in the words of one WCSR colleague, “the consummate multitasker” – a man of many hats who...
Dow Journalism Program announces Pulliam Fellow
Jonah Goldberg, syndicated columnist and editor at National Review, will spend two weeks on campus next semester as the Eugene C. Pulliam Visiting Fellow in Journalism. Goldberg will teach a one-credit class between April 6 and April 18. He will then deliver a public speech the night of April 18. “Jonah is very funny and...
Women’s cross country team places 15th at nationals
A national coaches association poll ranked Hillsdale College 15th going into the national meet. Nice job, coaches. The Hillsdale College women did indeed take 15th at the NCAA Division II cross country national meet on Nov. 23. The meet, held in Spokane, Wash., marked the first championship berth for the Charger women’s team in three...


