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English department to switch from MLA to Chicago
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English department to switch from MLA to Chicago

Hillsdale College’s English department is switching from the Modern Language Association style guidelines to those of the Chicago Manual of Style next semester. Associate Professor of English Dutton Kearney said the department made the switch because the eighth edition of MLA released in April essentially removes standardization from its formatting principles. There is now no...

Obamacare makes finding sorority cooks more difficult
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Obamacare makes finding sorority cooks more difficult

A narrow culinary market and regulations from the Affordable Care Act are two factors motivating the frequent turnover in the Hillsdale College sorority kitchen staff. For the second time in a year, Pi Beta Phi sorority lost its cook and is now sending its members to the Grewcock Student Union for all meals at Bon...

Anthony Esolen selected as 2017 commencement speaker
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Anthony Esolen selected as 2017 commencement speaker

Anthony Esolen, an internationally known translator and writer, will speak at Hillsdale College’s 165th commencement ceremony on May 13, 2017. Provost David Whalen made the announcement Wednesday, after Esolen accepted the college’s invitation to address the class of 2017. Senior class officers said they chose Esolen to speak based on recommendations from faculty, peers, and...

Technology prompts college to review academic honor policy
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Technology prompts college to review academic honor policy

Hillsdale College faculty are in the process of revising the school’s Policy on Academic Honor. With developments in technology, the internet has made cheating easier than ever before, necessitating changes to the policy, Professor of Business Law David Paas said. Additionally, since plagiarism is the single offence addressed in the policy, the faculty is looking...

Co-author professors to debate liberalism, conservatism
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Co-author professors to debate liberalism, conservatism

The Lyceum is holding a debate between Professor of Philosophy Nathan Schlueter and former Hillsdale College Professor of Economics Nikolai Wenzel on their political philosophies Thursday at 4 p.m. in Phillips Auditorium.   Wenzel, a libertarian, and Schlueter, a conservative, wrote and recently published a book together called “Selfish Libertarians and Socialist Conservatives?” in which...