An obelisk stands about 25-feet tall in the corner left of the entrance of Hillsdale’s Oak Grove Cemetery next to the street. It towers over the other graves, bursting through the branches of a neighboring tree that was probably just a sapling when it was built. Next to these other more modest graves, the obelisk...
“If you’re reading Plato correctly, then his argument against Thrasymachus on the nature of justice falls apart,” said my professor. Not exactly how I wanted to start my philosophy oral comps—with an objection I hadn’t considered and couldn’t answer. But with enough prodding, clarification, and backtracking, I eventually reconciled “The Republic” with my written exam....
I got into my first fight in third grade. It was short but decisive: I told Donny I like-liked Emily, knowing he did too. He tried to kick me, but I grabbed his foot and tossed him to the ground. My teacher split us up and exiled me to the wall – nose-to-brick – for...
Have you ever walked the Liberty Walk? I don’t mean nodding to Margaret Thatcher and Thomas Jefferson on the way to Lane Hall; I mean all at once, checking each statue’s inscription and asking why. I didn’t until my senior year. The only statue missing from my pilgrimage was Ronald Reagan, who has been trapped...
It takes thousands of hours to master any given discipline. But not everyone, especially Hillsdale students, can devote such time to their favorite hobbies. Campus clubs and student organizations allow students to engage in the activities they love without forfeiting large amounts of time. Sophomore Stevan Bennett founded Hillsdale College’s club baseball team this year....