The Intercollegiate Studies Institute recognized “Russell Kirk: The American Conservative,” as this year’s best book to advance conservative principles. In September, the biography, written by Professor of History Bradley Birzer, won ISI’s Paolucci Award. According to Jed Donahue, ISI vice president of publications, historian Wilfred M. McClay said the book could begin a Kirkian movement....
About 70 people filled a classroom Tuesday for a debate the Fairfield Society held between juniors Brendan Noble and Razi Lane. Noble represented libertarianism, and Lane argued for conservatism. Junior John Gage, president of the Fairfield Society, said the issue is a hot topic on campus and deserved time for discussion. “I think the depth...
For the first time in the Hillsdale College golf team’s three-year history, the varsity team had to make cuts. The golf team played a 72-hole qualifier last week to determine the 12 players who would travel to tournaments. The roster at the beginning of this year consisted of 15 players, meaning three Chargers were placed...
After narrowly missing a regional bid last season, the Hillsdale men’s golf team is already setting their sights on this year’s regional and national tournaments. The golf team is returning a dozen players after graduating just one senior, Pat Nalepa. The Chargers’ returning squad includes six sophomores and six juniors, but lacks a senior class....
They’ve been called waste people. Offscourings. Lubbers. Bogtrotters. Rascals. Rubbish. Squatters. Crackers. Clay-eaters. Tackies. Mudsills. Scalawags. Briar hoppers. Hillbillies. Low-downers. White niggers. Degenerates. Rednecks. Trailer trash. Swamp people. But most people call them white trash. And, some would say, many of them are the supporting base of Donald Trump’s rise to prominence. These are the...