Who run the world: Scripture or tradition? It’s a question church leaders and laymen still ask 500 years after Martin Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses, a watershed moment that led to the Reformation and the claim that Scripture alone, and not the authority of popes and church fathers, defines faith. The question of Scripture’s...
The syllabus is standard for an entry-level writing class: the students read memoirs and analyze George Orwell’s essay on the “6 Rules for Writers.” They write rhetorical analyses and personal essays, and they take midterms and finals. But they do all this in what is called the “fishbowl,” a cluster of classrooms with glass walls...
When freshman Marina Bone browsed through her pictures from this semester’s equestrian competition, she realized her team was doing Hillsdale College proud, right down to their ribbons. “The colors of ribbons we win are always red, white, and blue — for first, second, and fourth places,” Bone said. “We always think that’s funny, because it’s...
Alpha Tau Omega will host its first ping pong tournament Saturday, Dec. 2, at 11 a.m. in the Grewcock Student Union. “I noticed the traffic at the ping pong table has increased this semester, so I thought it would be a fun way to play for a good cause,” Steve Sartore, ATO’s philanthropy...
Ellen Bryant Voigt, a poet who has been nominated for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, among others, read her work and lectured on the poetry of Randall Jarrell last Wednesday and Thursday as part of the Visiting Writers program. Her work includes “Kyrie,” “The...