Thanksgiving Day is over, and the Christmas season has begun — right out of the gate Friday morning (no, Thursday afternoon!) with Black Friday shopping sprees, Cyber Monday sales, and our token #GivingTuesday. The National Retail Federation estimates record spending over the weekend amounted to as much as $720 billion. For college students, the temptation...
Multiple Instagram accounts have cropped up in the last few months dedicated to publicly shaming Hillsdale students for a variety of offenses. Whether it’s a “bad” outfit, too much public affection or a myriad of videos plucked from parties or a friend’s Snapchat story, these accounts gain their following by mocking the unaware. The accounts...
Be prudent when registering for spring semester. After making it over the hill of midterms, it’s time to consider what courses to take for spring semester. If you’re an underclassmen registering, it’s important to not get caught up in the exciting prospect of electives. Rather, take time to consider the effect of your choices on...
We again find ourselves in the midst of election season and tensions are high as Republicans seek to maintain control and Democrats push for a “blue wave.” Political loyalties easily spill into our daily life and can affect how we perceive or treat other people, but this isn’t the way things should be. Hillsdale College...
This week, two international incidents dragged Americans’ attention away from the midterm election cycle and Washington, D.C. politics: the death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey, and a thousands-strong migrant caravan making its way up from Central America. Clearly intersecting with American politics, these issues remind us that...