A supposedly satanic Metaverse ad, a CIA agent disguised as a Hillsdale College student, and nefarious AIDS vaccine experiments were among some conspiracy theories a few Hillsdale students were bold enough to recently share. Although they talked about different theories and even different understandings of the term “conspiracy theory” itself, all were eager to offer...
As a student whose parents live approximately 0.6 miles down the road, you can trust that we’ve exhausted the possibilities of how to spend a weekend in Hillsdale. If your parents and family are coming for Parents Weekend, use this list as a local guide from a Hillsdale resident: Coffee Crawl Sure, you’ve tried Hillsdale’s...
In front of Michelle Wollet’s real estate business in downtown Hillsdale is a small Christmas tree her husband Joe built — a simple wooden frame covered with chicken wire and Christmas lights. Gloves and mittens hang from clothespins, covering the tree like ornaments. A handwritten sign reads, The Giving Tree Have One, Leave One Need...
Michael Chambers is a vsiting assistant professor of English. This interview has been edited for length, clarity, and style. What is one of the coolest things you have ever done? I’ve gotten to stay twice now overnight in a French chateau that is owned by a friend of a friend. He’s a count but doesn’t...
Elizabeth Fredericks is an assistant professor of English at Hillsdale College. This interview has been edited for length, style, and clarity. What is one of your favorite memories from your time in college? We had a poetry professor on campus who encouraged this activity that he called the poetry blitz, where the goal was to...