For many students, going to college means moving to another state and cultivating a new set of friends a in a completely new community. But some students at Hillsdale College spent their K-12 years only minutes away at Hillsdale Academy or in the Hillsdale Public Schools. For them, college has a unique meaning. Spending your...
Category: Features
Hillsdale County Fishing Festival: 60 years and counting
In the 1960s, several ice fishermen threw a few dollars into a hat. Whoever caught the biggest fish won the money. Over the past 60 years, Hillsdale County has continued and expanded this tradition with its annual Tip-Up Festival at Baw Beese Lake. This year’s four-day festival began on Jan. 23 and continued through Jan....
Campus Chic: Vika Nuñez
How would you describe your style? Fun. Classic. I try to be unique and personal. What recent developments have you seen in your own style? I was very preppy when I came here, and I still sometimes am, but I think I’ve definitely been influenced by friends who are more stylish. I just see what...
Historic Hysteria: Bold claim: ‘Hillsdale, fashion capital of world?’
Throughout The Collegian’s history, many reporters have said that Hillsdale fashion is, well, maybe not the best. For instance, on April 1, 1993, The Collegian ran an article entitled “Hillsdale Named Worst Dressed.” However, on Sept. 18, 1986, these sentiments changed. Collegian staff reporter Libby Clifton made the bold claim, “Hillsdale Fashion Capital of World?” ...
Christian values, policies persuade libertarian students to join Yang gang
As a presidential candidate, Andrew Yang does it his own way. “I have done the math,” Yang said about the universal basic income, his flagship proposal, at the second Democratic debate. “It’s not left, it’s not right, it’s forward.” Among his distinctive features, this is the most important. Yang claims to be building a coalition...




