Under the authority of Provost David Whalen, the rhetoric and public address department announced the topic of the Edward Everett Oratory Competition this week. Participants will respond to the prompt, “Is the Supreme Court the Final Arbiter of the Constitution?” In the competition, students write and perform a speech based on the topic in an...
In less than two minutes, freshman Nathaniel Turtel had prepared a five-minute speech spanning centuries of history based on a single quote on a yellow strip of paper. Turtel, a member of Hillsdale College’s speech team, was a finalist in two events at the Fall Michigan Intercollegiate Speech League Tournament that Hillsdale held Saturday in...
College Park project’s first residents moved into their newly built house on Manning Street in October. Hillsdale College’s Board of Trustees chairman William Brodbeck ’66 and his wife moved on Oct. 27 into their new house after starting construction on it last winter. Theirs is the first residence developed for Hillsdale’s College Park, which seeks...
Because many faculty advisers are busy or away from campus, club leaders may now request budget balance updates from Director of Student Activities Anthony Manno as well as from their advisers. At the request of Diane Philipp, vice president for student affairs and dean of women, Business Office Director Amy Massey ensured Manno is on...
The votes have been cast. Several of Hillsdale’s Greek houses recently held their presidential elections for the upcoming semester, and the presidents-elect of Delta Tau Delta, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, and Chi Omega said they are excited to lead their chapters into a new year at Hillsdale. Many of the...