Jake Sievers has been striving to become the next Bloomin’ Onion since his discovery of the Outback Steakhouse mascot. Sievers said the inspiration behind his new project came from watching the Outback Bowl, an annual college football bowl game played in Tampa, Florida on New Years Day. “On the SEC sideline is a person that wears a Bloomin’ Onion mascot...
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Churchill prints donated to college on permanent display
For years, Hillsdale College has held Winston Churchill as an embodiment of liberty and justice, and now it honors him with a series of photographs and drawings, located in Mossey Library, the Dow Hotel, and the Searle Center. “We wanted it to be some place on campus for permanent display, and since we have been doing renovations and redecorating in...
Hillsdale College’s ultra- runners: testing the limits
When imagining an ideal diet and workout schedule, many picture green smoothies and protein shakes, cutting down on sugars and carbs, hitting the gym a few times a week, and maybe even the weekly three or four mile walk-and-jog. None of these, however, cut it for senior Karissa McCarthy or Associate Professor of Economics Charles Steele. Over the summer, McCarthy...
Historic Hysteria: The Agony Column fostered gossip
The Collegian has seen its share of gossip columns, fashion columns, and currently a history column for its lucky readers, but in the 1920s, the newspaper printed a column that may top them all: The Agony Column. The Agony Column, published without a byline (adding to the agony: the author never got proper credit for their brilliance), ran weekly in...
Historic Hysteria: How Hillsdale’s style evolved
With fashion choices ranging from heels to crocs, this campus definitely doesn’t have a dress code. The same can not be said for previous Hillsdalians. Some say, ‘don’t wear white after Labor Day,’ others say, ‘your belt must match your shoes,’ Hillsdale College said, ‘women can’t wear slacks.’ On Nov. 21, 1944, The Collegian published, “Recently from the ‘higher ups’...
Custom-made interdisciplinary majors attracting students
Elizabeth James ’19, said she wasn’t expecting the question Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn asked her as they shook hands on the commencement ceremony stage. “Are you the one who started all this?” She was the sole recipient of an international affairs degree last May. Being the only graduate called for the major she created herself, James said the ten...
