I’ve never missed a class at Hillsdale College for sickness, or for any other insignificant reason, but I’ll take my first unexcused absence next week. But that’s the only way I can make it home for Thanksgiving. The 850-mile trip to New Hampshire requires 14 hours of driving. I’ve got to start before the holiday...
As soon as the clock strikes 12 on Nov. 1, stores around the world replace candy corn with candy canes, costumes with Christmas trees, and boring pop songs with the beautiful crooning of Michael Bublé’s “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” While the coming of Christmas brings joy and happiness to many, it...
The $3 million, 11-month renovation of the Dow Campbell A & B lecture hall concluded last month. The makeover looks great. This will be a great space for events, meals, and more. Now Olds Residence deserves attention. Since its construction 61 years ago, the dorm that hundreds of freshmen women cycle through each year, has...
Christmas music should wait at least until after Thanksgiving. If you listen to Christmas carols any sooner, you probably spell the holiday “Xmas” because you’ve lost all serious appreciation for the season. I would not have written this article except for a disturbing incident at A.J.’s Cafe on Nov. 2. We had just celebrated Halloween....
Some influencers and lifestyle gurus say cutting off “toxic friends” is a healthy thing to do. Web M.D., for example, classifies a toxic person as “anyone whose behavior adds negativity and upset to your life.” It’s only natural to distance yourself from conflict. Yet cutting off friends deemed “toxic” isn’t the healthy response it may...