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The Weekly: Don’t stifle hot air
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The Weekly: Don’t stifle hot air

At a book signing at UCLA over the weekend, Donald Trump Jr. shut down his own keynote address just 20 minutes after it started. When people attending the event, sponsored by the conservative activists of Turning Point USA, learned that there would be no question and answer session, they began to riot and chant “U-S-A”...

The Weekly: Students, take caution
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The Weekly: Students, take caution

Motor vehicle owners lost approximately $6 billion in theft in 2018, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Between 2016 and 2018, 229,339 vehicle thefts contained keys or fobs left in the vehicles. Despite the safeguard of the Honor Code and the general respect for others that circulates throughout the Hillsdale College student body, the honor...

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The Weekly: Correct facts, not opinions

When the Washington Post amended its obituary over the weekend from describing ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the “Islamic State’s terrorist-in-chief” to “austere religious scholar at the helm of Islamic State,” Twitter was quick to clap back with satire.  Users parodied the glaring bias with comparable blunders: “Adolf Hitler, passionate community planner and dynamic...

The Weekly: Parents are partners
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The Weekly: Parents are partners

While our parents being in town is probably the best part about Parents Weekend at Hillsdale College, it’s not what makes this time so important. Most colleges have a parents weekend, and most students’ parents will visit their school at some point during their college career. Being treated to dinner by your mom and dad...

The Weekly: Advocate for change the right way
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The Weekly: Advocate for change the right way

When Bon Appetit announced they would stop allowing students to punch in their ID numbers for meals, students were outraged. Without first asking why our food service provider made this decision, students took to Facebook to post their grievances. Events of the past year show students won’t hesitate to express concerns about perceived issues on...