Aside from being admitted, paying tuition, and taking classes at Hillsdale College, there are certain qualifications that make one a tried and true Hillsdalian. Only a real Hillsdale student has experienced the following. You’ve face-planted on the ridiculously uneven sidewalk of Manning. You’ve been caught checking yourself in the extensive Heritage Room window. You...
I didn’t realize how much I appreciated the college’s visitation restrictions until one evening during visiting hours when I walked out of my room in a bathrobe. It seemed to swallow me up in white fluffiness, stretching past my ankles and wrists. The robe is a large, and I’m pretty small. Mauck Residence, where I...
Cucumbers are not for drinking. And yet they keep turning up in liquid form. Imagine going out to a nice restaurant with your family. Maybe Dad got a promotion, or your brother’s team won state. You sit down to a table set with napkins folded into roses and peonies unfolding in a vase in the...
The average temperature is slowly climbing the charts in Hillsdale. Soon enough, we’ll be in the middle of summer with 90 degree days and burn-inducing sunshine. What better way to spend a sweltering summer’s day than exploring one or all of the lakes surrounding Hillsdale? Grab a swimsuit, a few friends, and a cooler, because...
Every year, Hillsdale College puts on four conferences that attract visitors and donors to campus by the hundreds. Students, on the other hand, are forced to attend one session of the Center for Constructive Alternatives during their time at Hillsdale, and the topics could be more interesting. Here are some ideas that would pique student’s...