When children wake up on Christmas morning and race downstairs, they can expect to see three things: the cookies eaten, the presents nestled under the tree, and TBS playing “A Christmas Story” on repeat. With lines recited as frequently as “Silent Night” during the holidays, the 1983 movie has become a permanent piece of Christmas...
Author: Thomas Novelly (Thomas Novelly)
Trump chooses DeVos over Arnn for Education Secretary
Despite confirmation from politicos that Arnn was on President-elect Donald Trump’s shortlist for secretary of education, Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn said he was put at ease when Trump ultimately chose Michigan native Betsy DeVos Nov. 23. “I had various discussions with various people along the way and thought [her selection] was likely,” Arnn said...
Former student remembered for the enthusiasm he brought to campus
Remembered by his peers as an exuberant member of the mock trial team, former Hillsdale College student Lucas Frerking committed suicide on Nov. 18 in his hometown of Waverly, Iowa, at the age of 23. “He loved his time at Hillsdale,” Frerking’s father, Dave Frerking, said. “He may be most famous for being one of...
Trump considering Arnn for secretary of education
As President-elect Donald Trump started filling his cabinet last week, speculation has grown around Hillsdale’s own President Larry Arnn as a potential pick for the secretary of education. In an email exchange with The Collegian, Arnn confirmed that his name has been one of many suggested to fill Trump’s administration with qualified individuals, but he...
Bryan Springer: the art department’s poster child
The average Hillsdale student walks past more than 35 posters on the way to the Grewcock Student Union from Lane Hall. But the posters that students actually stop at, read, and point at for a nearby friend to read are the work of Hillsdale’s own Artist and Teacher Bryan Springer ’94. “That’s the challenge,” Springer...




