The NCAA started allowing NIL deals in 2021 and has since made them easier for athletes to receive | NCAA clipart President Donald Trump’s March 6 roundtable featuring politicians and former coaches criticized Name, Image, and Likeness deals, bringing them back into the spotlight in an effort “to save college sports,” as the president said....
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Take a page from Stanford: Hillsdale needs a matchmaking app
Courtesy | Unsplash My parents met because my dad’s little sister was best friends with my mom. My future aunt knew they had a lot in common and decided they should try going on a date. The 21st-century equivalent has arrived — in the form of an app. While Gen Z becomes increasingly frustrated with...
‘A very timely call’: Young entrepreneur takes reins of Ad Astra Coffee
Busby’s latte in competition at age 16. Courtesy | Jackson Busby Before he learned to drive, Jackson Busby learned to roast coffee. Now, at 19, he is the owner and operator of Hillsdale’s Ad Astra Coffee Roasters. Busby’s love for coffee began when he was 8. His family lived in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and he...
CHP to welcome ‘Freedom Trucks’
Matthew Spalding at the Freedom Truck Mobile Museum Debut in North Carolina last month. Courtesy | Austin Thomason A “Freedom Truck” will come to Hillsdale in April as a part of its national tour, bringing the history of America’s founding to campus during Centralhallapalooza weekend. The Freedom Trucks are a fleet of six mobile museums...
Less politics, more music: We should keep ‘ICE out’ of the Grammys
Politics was more important than music during the 2026 Grammys. Anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement sentiment suffocated the atmosphere of celebrating the hard work and talent of today’s musicians. Every person has the right to free speech and to express his beliefs, but using a platform to alienate people with differing beliefs will not cultivate a...



