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Hillsdale’s most popular classes span multiple departments
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Hillsdale’s most popular classes span multiple departments

Courses offered this spring that always fill are History of Art II: Renaissance – Modern; Readings in Power, Leadership & Responsibility; English Grammar; Classical Children’s Literature; Renaissance British Literature; The Two World Wars; and Theology of the Body, according to Registrar Douglas McArthur. These classes come from numerous departments: art, business, education, English, history, and...

Of languages and literature: New professor joins Spanish department
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Of languages and literature: New professor joins Spanish department

Assistant Professor of Spanish Todd Mack has read everything from “Wuthering Heights” to the “Twilight” series, but he said the all-time greatest novel is “Don Quixote” — an opinion he’s willing to debate with anyone. While Mack, who joined joined the Spanish department this fall, said he has always loved literature and stories, it wasn’t...

Take a break from core, majors by mixing it up
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Take a break from core, majors by mixing it up

An hour before sunrise on Monday, seniors and credit-wealthy juniors will roll out of their beds, load WebAdvisor, and stare at their computer screens until the clock slips from 6:59 to 7 a.m. After they click the SUBMIT button, they’ll conclude the ritual by staring bug-eyed at the screen until, no, the webpage does not...

Outdoor Adventures Club takes fall break hike
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Outdoor Adventures Club takes fall break hike

  Hiking, climbing sand dunes, spending frigid nights in tents, and cooking food over a campfire may not be the most comfortable way to spend fall break — but for the 54 students who did, it was a restful change of pace from midterms and papers. “It was nice to kind of disconnect,” freshman Caroline...