On Saturday morning, your parents may find out just how self-governing you really are. Meeting with professors for the bi-annual Parents Weekend conferences, they’ll brag gently about you, perhaps share an embarrassing anecdote — and ask about your grades and work ethic and overall success. Their window into your life doesn’t make you less self-governing...
Complaints from students on a small campus are inevitable, but there’s a charitable way to resolve them, and taking to social media isn’t it. Hillsdale’s many social groups might butt heads at times, albeit in a light-hearted way. Last week, several students took to Twitter to voice snarky opinions about various communities on campus. The...
Below are the results of The Collegian’s annual “Best of Hillsdale” survey. The survey was published in last week’s Student Activities Board newsletter and received 135 responses. McDonald’s Best Fast Food McDonald’s is for all the people: Big Macs for the big macs and salads for the vegans; a playland for the kiddos and flower-adorned tables...
Learn how to say “no.” For the first event of Career Services’ Senior Series, 51 students said they would be there. Only 14 showed up. Even with the guarantee of discounted drinks and a guest lecturer, nearly 40 students simply did not come, after RSVPing that they would, without explanation or warning, according to Student...
The media faces an unprecedented amount of scrutiny, due in large part to the rise of Donald Trump and his mantra “fake news” — and with good reason. Once-reliable news outlets have been tainted by partisan headlines, questionable sources, and a failure to report the facts as they stand. In its Super Bowl commercial on...