There was a period of time during my high school years that I contemplated pursuing a music major with an emphasis in piano performance. When I told my piano instructor that I was applying to Hillsdale College, however, he quickly informed me that no professor worth his salt would teach at an unknown liberal arts...
Last week we covered a gossip column of Collegians past titled “The Kitty.” The column ran from March 1939 until October 1945 and reported campus rumors from the viewpoint of a literal cat, meows and all. However, the column caused quite the controversy on Hillsdale’s campus, and it wasn’t just because people were confused by...
A Virginia Tech research experiment suggests that last month’s polar vortex may have killed up to 95 percent of the stink bug population in Southern Michigan — but Hillsdale residents haven’t noted much in the way of change. Hillsdalians are no strangers to the pesky stink bug. And while they are very familiar with scanning...
Before the opportunity arose to apply for the Philos Project’s Passages Israel trip, senior Sammy Roberts had never thought much about going to the Holy Land. “I’m Catholic,” he said, “I should go to Rome!” He was taking a class at the time with Professor of History Paul Rahe, who encouraged him to apply. After...
For campus librarian Linda Moore, books are central to her every day job — and to her foreign travels. In a talk last Wednesday with a colorful PowerPoint presentation of travel photos, Moore recounted the highlights of her adventures to various locations, which include all 50 states, Auschwitz, the equator, and Antarctica. Last summer, she...