Courtesy | Unsplash Every incoming college student faces the question of what they want to do during their college experience, both to enjoy it in the moment and reap the fruits for years to come. Varsity athletics aren’t necessarily the obvious choice to Hillsdale intellectuals, but my involvement on the track and field team has...
Category: Opinions
Michigan should protect MelCat
President Donald Trump has threatened many things this year, but I never expected him to endanger my essays. If an executive order Trump issued earlier this year takes effect, the main source of funds for MelCat, Michigan’s interlibrary loan program, will disappear, and with it, MelCat at Mossey Library. Hillsdale students will not be able...
Arnn remembers Charlie Kirk
Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn spoke at the funeral of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on September 21 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, giving these remarks. Courtesy | Turning Point USA I have one short story to tell you about Charlie, my friend. He became a friend of mine because I interrogated him one...
Jaywalkers, look both ways
I almost died on the first day of this semester. As a naive transfer student, I sauntered out onto Hillsdale Street in front of an oncoming Ford F-150, wheel wells rusted high up into the bed and aftermarket exhaust growling, on the assumption he would stop for me. Not so. Far be it from me...
After Eden: Erika Kirk offers us a turning point
Erika Kirk speaks at the memorial of her husband, Charlie Kirk. Courtesy | Turning Point USA “That young man … I forgive him,” Erika Kirk said. In a powerful speech before 90,000 people, Charlie Kirk’s widow forgave the young man accused of killing her husband. No one would have blamed Erika Kirk had she chosen...




