Jason Gehrke ’07 is an assistant professor of history at Hillsdale College. This interview has been edited for length and style. If you were stranded on an island and could choose three items to have with you, what would they be? The “Confessions” of Saint Augustine and, assuming that there would be a source of...
Two TikTok sensations have made the move to long-form content. Britney Broski and Sara Schauer have started their podcast entitled, “Violating Community Guidelines,” on which they explore the strange nooks and crannies of the internet. What started off as features on their Youtube channels, like “Zillow Gone Wild,” has now evolved into a more intense...
Darwin Kinney served on the famed USS Intrepid and won an award previously given to legendary aviators such as Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. Yet, he originally chose to join the Navy because it was the only branch that didn’t require wearing a tie. A Hillsdale County native, Kinney was inducted to the Hillsdale County...
A graveyard might seem at first like a strange place to go for a stroll. Yet, Oak Grove Cemetery is a favorite among some Hillsdale students. Nestled away from campus on Montgomery St. and covered in nearly 40 acres of winding paths and woods, the historic site is beloved for its natural beauty and for...
TikTok has an iron grip on cultural trends, fashions, and nearly every industry. What started as a silly app filled with lip-syncing clips and dances has evolved into a platform that praises alien-like beauty standards, shortens people’s attention spans to that of mice, and further propels culture into an insatiable and superficial mess. Social media...