When Danielle Crosby studied abusive relationships in her classes at Trine University, she convinced herself that her life wasn’t like the girls she read about in books. Her boyfriend at the time gave her attention and wanted her affection and then he became her abuser. Crosby, a Michigan native from Hanover/Concord, said she ignored many of the red flags in...
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Bowling teams take on dating in the ’60s
What do busy college students do when they want to merge date night with intramural sports? For Hillsdale students in the 1960s, the answer was simply to join a couples’ bowling league. While this activity is usually reserved for middle-aged partners trying to revive their competitive spirit, the activity was remarkably popular at Hillsdale. A March 25, 1965 Collegian article...
Hillsdale’s top students: Where are they now?
With academic standards as high as Hillsdale’s, maintaining a high GPA can seem as impossible as giving College President Larry Arnn a satisfactory definition of the good. Since 1977, however, 48 students rose above their peers to graduate with a 4.0 GPA, according to Registrar Douglas McArthur. What are the secrets of top students, and where did they end up? ...
Historic Hysteria: TKEs total beer-tapped party house
Throughout the 1980s, Hillsdale’s Tau Kappa Epsilons suffered a variety of issues with regards to their house ranging from problems with neighbors to the literal destruction of the house. It certainly cannot be easy to be neighbors with an active 1980s frat house, and the TKE’s neighbors felt the burden. On Nov. 3, 1983, The Collegian reported, “‘We don’t expect...
ATO house renovations unite fraternity members with alumni and legacy
It was Taco Tuesday when I arrived at the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house to meet with President Micah Perry and learn about the house’s recent renovations. Upon entering, I was taken through the dining room where fraternity brothers shuffled past each other, exchanging jokes and greetings while helping themselves to large servings of refried beans, spanish rice, and guacamole...
Hillsdale’s Marketing Department moves to visual storytelling
New videos, Instagram posts, and advertisements clearly show that Hillsdale College has hit a new marketing stride in recent years. What’s behind this change? The Hillsdale Marketing Department has been buzzing with new social media outreach and advertising ideas, painting the campus with a fresh face while preserving the original and irreplaceable mission of the college. Matt Schlientz, vice president...
