Category: Opinions

To immerse oneself in the modern literature of the past century is to come face-to-face with a deeply tragic view of human experience. Though I do not consider myself to be a conscious adherent to many of the values of the West’s intellectual and spiritual heritage, I do consider myself a beneficiary of the stability...

It was the last day of class the fall of my freshman year. We listened to Dr. Gamble cover the last several documents in the Westerm Heritage Reader and briefly go over what to expect on this first final of our collegiate career. Class finished in the odd solemnity of completion, where we all knew...

I recently met a real-life Marxist. Though I had long been convinced that none really existed, I felt obligated to assent to the reality of this one, and we had a conversation — a good one. We spoke, mostly, about the relationship between politics and philosophy, and as it came to an end, I said,...

Breaking News: Aaron Carter will be singing at Centralhallapalooza. But, of course, you have already heard about it. It’s all anybody can talk about. In a vacuum, I don’t care that Carter is coming to Hillsdale. Am I fan of his? No. Is the Student Activity Board and Student Federation wasting our money? Yes. But...

In the fall of 2012, only three freshmen earned a 4.0 grade point average in their first semester, according the registrar’s office. In the fall of 2013, 17 freshmen did the same. Similarly, while 33 percent of freshmen in the fall of 2011 made the Dean’s List and 35 percent of freshmen in the fall...