Sometimes our professors seem sadistic, heaping papers and exams upon us with glee. But our faculty here at Hillsdale are some of the nicest around. They’re even taking steps to help us sort out our sordid love lives. On Monday at 8 p.m. in the Heritage Room, Associate Professor of English Patricia Bart, Director of...
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Trump is a constitutionalist, even if he doesn’t know it
When Donald Trump announced his presidential campaign, I watched from a cubicle in a top-notch political consulting firm. Nearly his every word drew snickers and eye rolls from the campaign professionals who had gathered around the TV. “Well, at least we’ll have a *&%! show to keep us entertained for a few months,” one remarked....
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Greek Week makes Hillsdale Greeks weak
What a beautiful week to be a Greek here at Hillsdale College. Or at least, I wish it were. Greek Week is supposed to be a week where all members feel immense pride to be a part of the Greek community. Instead, each house oozes with pride for its own sorority. I am normally a...
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Bring Trump voters back into the GOP
What should conservatives do when we wrest our movement away from national populism and Donald Trump? Many conservatives have been arguing in outlets such as The Weekly Standard and National Review and The Resurgent that there must be consequences for Trump’s supporters. Often, the #NeverTrump crowd goes so far as to say that Trump supporters...
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Mark Twain was greater than Shakespeare
He was so close. Mossey Madness was his stage, and all the other writers merely players. He strode confidently from round to round until, unjustly, he fell to Jane Austen. Looking back at the bracket — a campus-wide contest to pick the greatest writer, based loosely on NCAA basketball brackets — heads will shake. He...