Bon Appetit is now serving Hillsdale’s only locally-roasted coffee in the Knorr Family Dining Room. The local company, Ad Astra, is a three-year-old coffee roastery owned by U.S. Marine veteran Patrick Whalen, and his wife Kristi, a Hillsdale alumna. Patrick Whalen is the son and brother of Professors of English David Whalen and Ben Whalen...
The summer after my freshman year in high school, my family had this potent, pineapple candle that was so strong it never had to be ignited to give off its scent. Whenever we’d clean our dining room or have guests over, my mom would take the lid off the candle and let the tropical smell...
Let’s go out to the ball game. Hillsdale has lousy attendance at sporting events. Students are so busy with classes, jobs, and other commitments that they don’t pay attention to the athletic calendar unless they’re somehow involved with the athletic program. We should change that this year. At Hillsdale we often talk about the importance...
According to the Hillsdale College website, the GOAL program “promotes service above self, thereby providing unity and focus to existent campus-wide volunteer activities.” Is it really “service over self” if the reason you’re volunteering is to help your team win a campus-clout-earning competition? “Homecoming Week volunteering is about giving a marketing boost to GOAL programs,”...
The rise of remote work during COVID-19 has been detrimental to the future of office work — except in the line of flexible office space. Offices across the U.S. are still mostly empty as major employers, such as Salesforce and Twitter, announce permanent remote work options for staffers, Commercial Observer reported on Feb. 12. According...