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‘Behind the Stigma’ is helping campus

Lighthouse’s new “Behind the Stigma” series is an excellent idea, and judging by attendance records, Hillsdale students seem to agree. The sessions have been packed, with one in the basement of Lane Hall so full that many students sat on the ground in the aisles. At Hillsdale, there is unnecessary pressure to “have it all...

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The low cost of our higher education

Although a Hillsdale education costs nearly $100,000 over four years, Hillsdale students walk off the graduation stage with some of the lowest debt of any college students nationwide. This could not be done without the incessant work ethic of the college’s financial aid office, led by Rich Moeggenberg. On average, students at Hillsdale College graduate...

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You can be a journalist

What do Frederick Douglass, Thomas Jefferson, John Milton, Jonathan Swift, George Orwell, Ronald Reagan, and Peggy Noonan have in common? Aside from all achieving considerable renown, each began in journalism. Attendees of this week’s CCA on “American Journalism, Yesterday & Today” heard much about  journalism: How its Founding Era character both contrasts and compares with...

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A secular school with strong faith

It’s a great thing that Hillsdale isn’t a Christian college. No, the Collegian staff isn’t comprised of a horde of godless journalists. We’re a sampling of campus — a diverse mix of Catholics, Lutherans, non-denominationals, and agnostics — a wonderful blend of religious ideals. Just ask Princeton review. They said our students are the fourth...

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The CCAs that should exist

With the Rennaissance done, and a semester of enlightenment ahead of us, The Collegian offers campus 10 ideas –– rediscovered from antiquity –– for future CCA topics. 1.Why Obama is wrong It’s what we all, most of all the “Friends of the College,” really want. In all seriousness, Obama just had a terrible year with...