Between November and February, students dashing from class to class bundled up from head-to-toe will throw shocked and mystified stares at sophomore Daniel Visnovsky, who strides through campus in a sweatshirt, a hat, a scarf, and shockingly, shorts. Men who wear shorts in the cold represent a localized northern U.S. campus phenomenon that garners strange...
Author: Jo Kroeker (JoAnna Kroeker)
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Leonard ’83 sworn into Colorado state House
Tim Leonard | Courtesy Tim Leonard ’83 stands with Colorado state House Speaker Dickey Lee Hullinghorst on the day he was sworn in as a state representative. Hillsdale College alumnus Tim Leonard ’83 was sworn into Colorado’s House of Representatives last week with a 76 percent majority vote following Republican incumbent John Keyser’s resignation to...
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Students reflect on Holy Land travels
Anders Kiledal | Collegian The Old City of Jerusalem, with the Dome of the Rock and Eastern Wall in the foreground, as seen from the Mount of Olives. Earlier this month, 85 Hillsdale College students and faculty members returned from Israel with their political views challenged, their expectations exceeded, and their faiths renewed. The Philos...
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The psychology of terrorism produces a vicious cycle
Following the Paris and San Bernardino attacks, the fear of terrorism has triggered America’s trauma from 9/11. Halfway around the world, Israel experiences a wave of Palestinian-executed stabbings of Jewish citizens, the “knife intifada.” The attacks trigger memories of the previous century of violence. The traumas of our past affect our perception of current threats....
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2016 Student Federation reps elected
Motivated by student-expressed frustrations with Student Federation, newly elected representatives and officers said they will focus on communicating the federation’s role in the upcoming year. After current federation representatives nominated members for official positions, the student body elected the four officers, and non-Greek students voted for their nine independent representatives on Nov. 16-20. Elected officers...