Students practiced traditional European dances, drank punch, and snacked on Victorian-era sweets at the Cravats and Bluestockings Regency Ball last Saturday. The dance was themed around the children’s show “Over the Garden Wall,” which combined nostalgia with autumnal themes, according to Cravats and Bluestockings president, junior Madeleine Choe. Attendees participated in English country dances...
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College announces new campus additions
A mockup of the North addition to Central Hall. Courtesy | Richard Péwé One of the planned projects will expand Central Hall Hillsdale College will build a new visitor center and an extension to Central Hall, President Larry Arnn announced at convocation Nov. 13. Other plans feature a memorial arch and updates to the facade...
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Conservatism’s demise? Speaker explains populism within the movement
Conflict between right-wing populists and mainstream conservatives is a persistent problem, according to Daniel McCarthy, vice president of publications at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute’s Collegiate Network. McCarthy presented a talk Nov. 13 titled “Is Populism Conservatism’s Future…Or Its Demise?” which was hosted by the Lyceum. McCarthy said there was a civil war on the American...
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Committee begins core curriculum review
Hillsdale College has appointed a committee to review the core curriculum and consider changes such as a possible comprehensive core exam, according to Samuel Negus, director of program review and accreditation. “The freshmen who’ve matriculated this year are the 10th class to matriculate into the new core,” Negus said. “We plan to review, look back...
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Smith teaches on Thomas More in new online course
Dean of Humanities Stephen Smith introduces the life and writings of Thomas More in an online course released by the Center for Thomas More Studies Oct. 31, the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s declaration of More as patron saint of statesmen. “He’s a free, artful, and daring thinker who lived and wrote and...