Courtesy | Unsplash When a right-wing party in Germany won a regional election last week, many conservatives celebrated as if an extension of the Make America Great Again movement had prevailed. Those conservatives should think again. A populist, outsider party won a Sept. 6 German state election by a landslide. Alternative for Germany (AfD) won...
Courtesy | Unsplash It’s OK for women to initiate relationships. Those with a more traditional view on courtship might be surprised to learn that, historically, many women were the first to show affection and often started relationships. A woman in the Medieval Ages would give a knight who caught her attention a handkerchief or another...
Courtesy | Unsplash Energy drinks keep you sharp. Caffeine, via energy drinks and coffee, is essential for many students’ basic functioning at Hillsdale, and there are many health benefits to drinking a moderate amount of caffeine — despite common belief. At times it feels as if the only way to get through all five of...
Courtesy | Unsplash As we race toward midterms, Hillsdale’s promise of academic rigor looms large in all our heads. For the freshmen, it will be the first real test of your Hillsdale career. In an environment as small and as competitive as Hillsdale, it’s the first in a long line of benchmarks against which you’ll...
Courtesy | Unsplash The “baby sciences” at Hillsdale are mandatory for a reason. I’ve earned my highest and lowest grades in these introductory science courses. One was outrageously easy. One was brutal. Another felt dull and uninteresting. Humanities majors often see these courses as a sad compromise, an attempt to squeeze some liberal-artsy idealism into...