The Hillsdale College art department employs live models for upper-level studio classes like drawing, oil painting, and sculpture. Senior Josefina Cuddeback has been a live model for the art department. “I think it has transformed the way I see myself,” Cuddeback said. Art professors recruit models through word-of-mouth, poster advertising, and Handshake — an app...
Beyoncé’s newest releases could ruin country music
These days, every high-profile Instagrammer and their mom has made a reel using Beyoncé’s new “Texas Hold ’Em” as the track. The song, which Beyoncé released Feb. 11, is catchy on its face, so it’s understandable why it has become so popular. Beyoncé’s most recent releases — country songs “Texas Hold ’Em” and “16 Carriages”...
Hillsdale’s Yule Ball: Hogwarts magic, minus the cloak
Hillsdale men and women dressed for an evening of magic: The 2024 President’s Ball, which Student Activities Board modeled after the Yule Ball in J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” took place in the Searle Center Feb. 17. While few students owned cloaks, they managed to dress on theme. Freshman Ava Jolley...
Vintage Guitar magazine features Pongracic
Vintage Guitar magazine published an article about a Hillsdale College economics professor in its January 2024 issue. Professor of Economics Ivan Pongracic has been leading a self-proclaimed “double life” dabbling in surf music while simultaneously teaching students economics. “I do the academic stuff during the day and the music stuff at night,” Pongracic said. Vintage...
The Stanley cup craze: it’s not just about hydration anymore
Across the nation, teenage girls and their mothers are braving the night in Target parking lots, as if the fate of their hydration depends on the store’s opening. Their mission? To secure an object much more unassuming than the latest iPhone or gaming console. They’re after a water bottle most popularly known as a Stanley...




