Brita Stoneman is a lecturer in Rhetoric and Public Address at Hillsdale College. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What is one fictional town that you would love to tour or live in? Springfield from “The Simpsons.” What is your favorite piece of clothing you own? I have always been really fond...
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Professor gives birth hours after teaching class
Only six and half hours after teaching her American Political Thought class, Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics Alyssa Cortes welcomed baby Francis into the world. “I was due March 29, so I had no idea that I was going to have the baby,” Cortes said. “It was a very big surprise.” Francis was born at...
‘This is not a partisan issue’
“Our anthem is ‘Ще не вмерла України,’ which means ‘Ukraine has not yet died.’ If that doesn’t stand to the testimony of our country, then I don’t know what does.” Despite being born in the United States, sophomore Emiliya Smyk said she has always been passionate about her Ukrainian ancestry. When she started attending Hillsdale,...
Dealing and stealing dorm relics
In the second week of her freshman year, Isabella Zink found herself taking a man down in a flying tackle. The reason? He was running away from McIntyre Residence with a homecoming banner. “It wasn’t even ours,” Zink, now a sophomore and residence assistant at McIntyre said. “I just didn’t want to give it back.” ...
Spring break ‘staycation’: How to leave when you’re not leaving
So, you didn’t buy your flight in time. You don’t have a ride home this spring break. Or, you just want to avoid your family. Besides escapism, there are only so many places you can turn to within Hillsdale itself. But if you’re bored and stuck in Hillsdale this spring break, you can always leave...




