When Steve and Tanya Briix asked their kids if they wanted to move to South Africa, the kids had one question: Can we take the hamsters? “I said, ‘You wanna move to South Africa?’ and our kids said ‘What does that mean?’” Tanya explained, “It means you get two suitcases: one for clothes and one...
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Costume & Bridal Barn one-stop shop for event attire
Dozens of rubbery faces gawk at you from above, their faces frozen in an array of grotesque contortions. There’s a gray man with three eyes, three mouths, and three noses; a classic, but particularly uncomely witch; an extraterrestrial creature vaguely reminiscent of a sea monkey; and the pitiful visage of an oaf who appears to...
Historic Hysteria: Feline gossip columnist stalks campus
The Collegian premiered a new gossip column once again on March 7, 1939 (when will these columns stop?) entitled, “The Kitty.” This column had an absolutely psycho approach to delivering gossip, referring to the anonymous author as a legitimate kitty cat, in the third person no less. It sounds like a joke, but the December...
German student spends Semester at Sea
A year and a half ago, junior Jackie Dupre left Hillsdale to travel the world. After studying abroad in Germany between her sophomore and junior year, Dupre enrolled in Semester at Sea, a program that allows undergraduates to take college classes while traveling the world on a ship. Afterward, she decided to summer in Germany...
‘Impeccably Hillsdalian’: West and Kookogey crowned king and queen
After warming up the crowd Saturday evening, Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn announced the king and queen of the 2019 President’s Ball — seniors Gill West and Chloe Kookogey. Despite the lighthearted celebration, beneath the crown and title lies four years of hard work and a serious dedication to Hillsdale’s values. Professors selected students they...




