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Boehner called him “an inspiring defender of life and American liberty.” Kentucky senator Ron Paul called him an old friend. Former Illinois congressman and Hillsdale alumnus Philip Crane ’52 died from lung cancer on Saturday night at his daughter’s house in Maryland. He was 84. Born in Chicago, Crane graduated from Hillsdale and went on...

Senior Sam Ryskamp pulled up to the Parke Hayes building on W. Bacon Street to a chorus of “It’s Sam!” “Sam is here!” “Sam! Sam!” He unfolded himself from the driver’s seat as a small boy with big eyes ran to the car to greet him, leading a trail of others. When he asked where...

The second Center for Constructive Alternatives seminar of the semester, Energy: Issues & Controversies, begins on Sunday. As America has increased its energy production, fracking, green energy, and global warming have become more pertinent, according to Associate Vice President for External Affairs Timothy Caspar. “Being Hillsdale, we like our topics to have a timeless aspect,...

Last week Student Federation representatives nominated their colleagues for officer positions. The nominees for vice president, secretary, and treasurer are running unopposed, but there are two candidates for president: junior Marie Wathen and junior Os Nakayama. Wathen is a history major, currently serving as the treasurer of Student Fed. “I have so much enjoyed the...

Hillsdale College Board of Trustee member Jack E. Stalsby, 88, died Oct. 15. “I liken him to a grandpa that you love seeing because he always had that tidbit of wisdom from some unexpected place,” said senior Noah Bader, recipient of a scholarship funded by Stalsby. Stalsby made the college and his scholarship recipients his...