“Beyond Order” is about the dangers of too much security and control, according to Jordan B. Peterson in the introduction to his bestselling book “Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life,” released on Mar. 2. While his first book, “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos,” explored the dangers of venturing without the requisite...
Campus-wide humiliation was a rational—and weekly—fear for Hillsdale students of the mid-20th century. “T’other day little Miss Rhea Horst took a tumble in front campus right in front of Dunne and Bradley. All present modestly turned the other way as Rhea got up and betook her blushing self off to a 1:30. It was a...
Let’s go out to the ball game. Hillsdale has lousy attendance at sporting events. Students are so busy with classes, jobs, and other commitments that they don’t pay attention to the athletic calendar unless they’re somehow involved with the athletic program. We should change that this year. At Hillsdale we often talk about the importance...
Freshman Carter McNish walked along the same trenches where Hillsdale students won medals of honor for fighting in the Civil War. Looking at Hillsdale College’s Civil War Monument, McNish read the names of those Hillsdale students who lost their lives serving as soldiers in the Civil War and decided that he ought to tell their...
This may be the first time you are hearing this, but I think it’s important to know that your life has been a lie. That thing you call “chili” is not. Unfortunately, the pervasive sin of putting beans in chili infects the minds of people outside of Texas and even some inside the confines of...