Category: Opinions

You are not a child. Stop acting like one. Raise your hand in class. When a professor asks a question, don’t just hear the question. Hear a small voice say a little something more: “Raise your hand if you’re not an undisciplined child.” By raising your hand, you silently say, “I am an adult. I...

I sometimes have a hard time believing how different my Swedish Montessori school experience was compared to what I got here in America. I didn’t have to sit at a desk listening to a lecture for an hour. I went wherever I wanted in the classroom at almost any time. My teachers told me what...

Hillsdale students have a  love affair with the Framers and the Constitution. This unique romance is a beautiful thing. In a day when James Madison is seldom quoted and the average person cannot tell you all of his First Amendment rights, a place such as Hillsdale is like a lone-standing tree amongst prairie grasses. While...

The classroom’s harsh fluorescent lights flickered ever so gently, exaggerating the shadow cast by my imposing tower of musty library books. Outside, powerful gusts of wind commenced their fatal battle with autumn’s last stubborn leaves clinging desperately to bare branches. Cloistered away indoors from the storm, I perched awkwardly on the hard plastic chair, mass-produced...

Candidates in Hillsdale’s recent election said that the town has a good relationship with Hillsdale College in the forum on Oct. 22. This left college students wondering: were the candidates spewing political jargon or just misguided? Hillsdale’s downtown does not have a Hillsdale College sign, poster, or even a hint that there is a school...