If you’re like me, you’ve probably opened a blank Excel spreadsheet dozens of times to try — and fail — to make your own personal budget. Some are quite successful using Excel for their budgeting uses, but others are not (i.e., me). Enter technology and a slew of budgeting apps all marketed to people like...
Category: Opinions
Letter to the Editor: Isaac Morrison ’14
Dear Editor, As the Collegian recently reported, Dr. Arnn and several Hillsdale College faculty lent their public support to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. They continue to do this despite reports of Trump’s repugnant sexual remarks and alleged actions toward many women. I believe this reflects poorly on the college. While I understand that the...
Gary Johnson is not a libertarian, but Darrell Castle is
As Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson slips in the polls, libertarians need a new option for president. At the beginning of September, Johnson polled about 10 percent nationally but he has slid down to 5.8 percent, according to RealClearPolitics. Libertarians should have been willing to compromise and support Johnson, but now that he cannot...
Hillsdale students need new dorms, not an expensive chapel
Christ Church, named after the Philadelphian Church that the Founding Fathers’ worshipped at during the Continental Congress, is planned to complete the quad, and serve as one of the two most prominent buildings on campus. There are alternative uses for this money that will give greater benefit to the students, faculty, and the college’s reputation....
Americans need to rediscover patriotism
As we read by the fireplace in the Heritage Room, cozy on a chilly Michigan afternoon, we transport ourselves into the realms of those whom we study. While we physically exist in the same beautiful environment, we risk becoming so enchanted by personal adventures that it goes unappreciated. Our preoccupation blinds us to the marvels...




