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The weekly: The media’s treatment of Kim Yo-Jong wreaks of sexism
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The weekly: The media’s treatment of Kim Yo-Jong wreaks of sexism

News media fell for North Korea’s newest strategy for gaining soft power when a charming young woman, the sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, made her debut during the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Olympics made controversial headlines over the weekend when Kim Yo-Jung, the dictator’s sister, suddenly was chosen to...

The weekly: Newsprint tariffs hurt local journalism
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The weekly: Newsprint tariffs hurt local journalism

Upon a complaint from a single paper mill in Washington state, the U.S. Commerce Department placed tariffs of up to 10 percent on Canadian paper last month. In choosing to protect one industry over another, the U.S. government is smacking the already struggling newspaper market, as 90 percent of all newsprint in the Northeast and...

The weekly: Reserve seats for students at the CCA
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The weekly: Reserve seats for students at the CCA

  Students who register for classes should not have difficulty finding seats. This especially applies to students who are paying to attend a course that they must pass to graduate. And yet, this is exactly what happens all too often at Center for Constructive Alternatives lectures in which enrolled students must compete with campus visitors...

The Weekly: Post professors’ office hours online
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The Weekly: Post professors’ office hours online

Hillsdale College’s greatest resource is its professors. Experts in their field, our teachers on campus have a wealth of knowledge for curious scholars to tap into. But Hillsdale professors are often more than lecturers. They are mentors and counselors to many of their students, from philosophical discussions to life advice. Office hours are the prime...

The Weekly: Choose Hillsdale
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The Weekly: Choose Hillsdale

Choose life. Choose a college. Choose classes. Choose the arcana of the studentry — pencils, highlighters, book darts, and the Burton Raffel translation of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.” Choose your friends. Choose matching Under Armour leggings and never rock Filas. Choose Netflix; ditch chill. Choose a seven-hour marathon of “The Office” punctuated by...