“President Donald Trump isn’t an isolationist, but a realist,” Victor Davis Hanson said in a speech at Hillsdale College on September 3. Hanson, an author and historian whose latest book is “The Case for Trump,” spoke about foreign policy under the Trump administration at Plaster Auditorium Sept. 2 at 8 p.m. at an event...
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A sock and his story: Alum authors children’s book
Meet Melvin, a mid-rise white sock with a proclivity towards the existential. Tired of the dirt and the stink and the spin cycle, the monotony of his mid-rise life, and, especially, his bland, mid-rise partner, Melvin abandons everything in favor of a swashbuckling quest for fame and purpose. “As you can tell, this is a...
Delp Hall faculty aide retires after 35 years of service at Hillsdale College
After working at Hillsdale College for 35 years, Denise Nivison has retired from her role as the Delp Hall faculty aide. Nivison assisted the faculty with almost every discipline on campus and was known for her warmth, smile, and encouragement. Nivison said her role as an aide changed dramatically over her time with the college. ...
Passion for polymer: Alumna turns quarantine hobby into jewelry business
What started out as making a birthday gift quickly turned into a booming jewelry business. Clara Johsen ‘19 found clay earrings expensive—so she decided to make some of her own. 70 pairs later, and Johsens is devoting time and money outside her full-time job to sell earrings off her Instagram page. “Particularly now, earrings are...
Mike Rowe of ‘Dirty Jobs’ could teach Hillsdale students about the dignity of hard work
Mike Rowe is right in the middle of the action when filming his hit television show, “Dirty Jobs.” Whether it’s making fireworks or walking city sewers, Rowe is in the thick of whatever disgusting, and often demeaning, task his show is covering. The show is his ode to hard work, a way to showcase the...




