The book cover for “Killing Orpheus” by Forester McClatchey. Courtesy | The University of Chicago Press Dog carcasses, bad paintings, and hiccups: Everything is game for poetry to Hillsdale alumnus Forester McClatchey ’16. After years of teaching poetry in the classroom and publishing his own in journals, McClatchey released his first volume of poetry, “Killing...
Courtesy | Unsplash Don’t kill me, Dr. Jackson: I can’t remember the last time I checked my grades. It’s not technological incompetence or fearful avoidance. Instead, it’s been my way of reaping the fruit of Hillsdale’s academic rigor and character-building. After four years, I’m happy to report that it’s worked. The median college GPA has...
Courtesy | Unsplash Valentine’s is around the corner, with March on its heels. For many a Hillsdale man, that means one thing: ring by spring. The phenomenon describes the many couples who go from boyfriend and girlfriend to fiancé and fiancée sometime in their latter years of college, especially in the final semester of senior...
The Urban Dictionary defines “ragebait” as “content deliberately created to provoke anger or frustration online.” For Simpson residents, an Instagram sketch by the off-campus house Casablanca was just that. “Hey Erik,” senior Aidan Christian says, opening a kitchen cabinet. “No bowl.” “How’s this one?” senior Erik Teder replies, walking into frame. Then Christian pours himself...
The poster for “Wake Up Dead Man.” Courtesy | Wake Up Dead Man Instagram A good priest is hard to find — that is, if Hollywood has anything to do with it. As a cradle Catholic, I’ve learned to be wary of media depictions of Catholic liturgy, clergy, and belief. Even works made with good intentions...