Students, alumni, and friends gather in the Searle Center Wednesday, Feb. 25 for a memorial in honor of “Saga” Steve Casai ’74. Anders Kiledal | Collegian One of Hillsdale College’s quietest characters left a profound impression on the lives he touched during his 35 years of working in its food service. Yet, “Saga” Stephen Casai...
Stephen Casai, age 64, died of a brain tumor Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. at the Hillsdale Medical Center. Known fondly by the Hillsdale College community as “Saga Steve,” Casai ’74 became a beloved figure on campus through his 35 years of working in food service. Always dressed in a suit, his constant smile and cheerful...
Professor of History Bradley Birzer’s book about the man who first used the word “conservative” to describe the contemporary understanding of the political ideology seems well-timed during these presidential primaries where so-called conservatives dominate the Republican field. In “Russell Kirk: American Conservative,” Birzer presents a biography of the famed author of “The Conservative Mind.” Kirk...
Anders Kiledal | Collegian Hillsdale students hike in Ein Gedi national park in southern Israel. When Rivekah Kidron, former adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, noticed that most tourists in Israel mainly visit its holy sites and neglect many that define the modern state, she asked Netanyahu to change her title to adviser on...
Macaela J. Bennett | Collegian His margin notes are indecipherable, but his voice is clear. Three years after former Hillsdale College Professor of English John Reist passed away, alumni reclaim pieces of him through his book collection, which contain his scrawling, exclamation points, and sloppy underlining. Reist walked around Hillsdale’s campus for almost 30 years...