Luke Robson ’17 dreams of bringing a renaissance to Hillsdale, and he’s scoping out properties in the city in pursuit of his vision. Robson’s company, Hillsdale Renaissance LLC already, owns several properties downtown including the Courthouse Annex and Stock’s Mill, and is working to restore Hillsdale’s historic charm and industry. “My plan is not to...
This is not the “Hamlet” of Laurence Olivier or Kenneth Branagh. With its woodgrain set, jewel-toned lightning, and Viking-era costumes complete with fur collars and leather accents, it stands apart. For the first time in his 25-year teaching career, Director and Associate Professor of Theatre James Brandon is presenting William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” It premiered last...
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has a fundamental misunderstanding of college education, according to College President Larry P. Arnn in an op-ed titled “There’s More to Education Than Free Speech.” “I wrote the piece to assert what education is,” Arnn told The Collegian. “FIRE seems like most activists: they want to do education...
Twelve Hillsdale College students received awards across six categories in the 2023 National Student Production Awards from College Broadcasters Inc., the most winners in Hillsdale’s history. CBI, a national organization for college radio programs, announced the finalists on Oct. 21 at the National Student Media Convention in Orlando, Florida. Six Hillsdale student radio and video...
Amid escalating conflict in Israel, Passages canceled a student trip to Israel late last week. Don Westblade, assistant professor of religion and organizer of the trip, which was scheduled for Dec. 28 to Jan. 7, said he supported the decision. “It is also understandably necessary, with the trip date drawing near so rapidly, that the...