We asked a group of seniors and faculty where to take your date on Valentine’s Day. Put down “The Odyssey,” and find you Penelope. Q. What are the best coffee (first) date, dinner date, and activity date in Hillsdale? If You really want to impress her, take her to the bowling alley. She won’t expect that at all, shock her!...
Culture
Hillsdale in Versailles: Who was the belle of the ball?
Senior Erik Teder was a mirror for President’s Ball. Courtesy | Gabe Beckwith While some men chose their cleanest dress shirt and most recently ironed suit as their outfit for a Versailles-themed President’s Ball Feb. 7, senior Erik Teder chose to be a mirror. “I wanted to do something related to the architecture or history of Versailles,” Teder said. “I...
Less politics, more music: We should keep ‘ICE out’ of the Grammys
Politics was more important than music during the 2026 Grammys. Anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement sentiment suffocated the atmosphere of celebrating the hard work and talent of today’s musicians. Every person has the right to free speech and to express his beliefs, but using a platform to alienate people with differing beliefs will not cultivate a musical culture for everyone to...
‘Pack for a weekend in an envelope’: Colloquium reflects on 1960s fashion
In the 1960s, high fashion was paper clothes, according to Helen Jean, the keynote speaker at the third annual hybrid Hillsdale College Visual Arts Colloquium on Feb. 7. The Colloquium, which was student-led by seniors Claire Bowers, Maggie McWhinnie, junior Maria Grazia Stroik, and sophomore Maria “Masha” Logvin, featured over Zoom, Helen Jean, the Jacquie Dorrance Curator of Fashion Design...
