The Collegian has seen its share of gossip columns, fashion columns, and currently a history column for its lucky readers, but in the 1920s, the newspaper printed a column that may top them all: The Agony Column. The Agony Column, published without a byline (adding to the agony: the author never got proper credit for...
With fashion choices ranging from heels to crocs, this campus definitely doesn’t have a dress code. The same can not be said for previous Hillsdalians. Some say, ‘don’t wear white after Labor Day,’ others say, ‘your belt must match your shoes,’ Hillsdale College said, ‘women can’t wear slacks.’ On Nov. 21, 1944, The Collegian published,...
Elizabeth James ’19, said she wasn’t expecting the question Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn asked her as they shook hands on the commencement ceremony stage. “Are you the one who started all this?” She was the sole recipient of an international affairs degree last May. Being the only graduate called for the major she created...
The sun sets behind the slowly rotating ferris wheel. Children run from stand to stand, screaming with delight as the smell of kettle corn and freshly-made donuts fills the air. This image is just a part of the Hillsdale County Fair; the final product of months of hard work by Fair Manager Lori Hull and...
Emily Marsh, a freshman from Annapolis, Maryland, has been sailing for as long as she can remember. In high school, Marsh was a member of her school’s competitive sailing team, and as soon as she came to campus, she joined Hillsdale’s sailing team. “I love sailing and I knew right away that I wanted to...