Congressman Tim Walberg (R. – Mich.) keeps a bottle of air freshener in his Washington, D.C., office. It sits on the table to the left of his desk. Sitting on a chair in front of that table in mid-August, Walberg stood up, walked to the table, and returned with the blue and white bottle of...
Members of Hillsdale College’s faculty and staff have donated nearly $36,000 to political campaigns in the last four years, according to public campaign records provided through the Federal Election Commision. College President Larry Arnn contributed more than $23,000 by himself. “I donate to people I like,” Arnn said in an email. He added that most...
Approximately 20 Hillsdale College students drove to Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., to see Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan at a rally on Oct. 8. A caravan of five cars travelled east to join the 4,000 people who attended the event. The rally filled the basketball stadium serving as a stage for Ryan and...
The Hillsdale Debate team travelled to Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. on Oct. 6 and 7, where they competed in the Lafayette Ocho, winning the Overall Sweeps, as well as several individual awards. “The team did really well, showing a marked improvement from our last performance at Western Kentucky University,” Junior Bryan Brooks said. The...
On Oct. 11 at 8:24 a.m., 11 Hillsdale College students boarded a train in Jackson, Mich., bound for Chicago, Ill. The students arrived two hours later, ready to begin career services’ “working and living in Chicago” program. Director of Career Services Joanna Wiseley created the three-day program in order to create opportunities for students to...