This column has covered a lot of Hillsdale gossip sources, but a look into the archives shows that we are only scratching the surface of the college’s historic tea. On May 3, 1956, The Collegian first published the column, “Thru the Keyhole.” This scintillating news source delivered the information that everyone was dying to hear. For example, on Oct. 5,...
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Alumnus returns to Hillsdale, opens law firm
Andrew Fink ‘06 graduated from Hillsdale College 13 years ago, but echoes of his time at the ’Dale decorate his office: The G.K. Chesterton bust on the coffee table, the watercolor of Central Hall on the conference room wall. Fink’s alma mater won’t leave him. Fink is one of the few alumni who have come back to Hillsdale to work...
It’s never too soon to give back: Student gives up new car to create endowed scholarship for working high school students
Few college students would dream of turning down a new car — their key to late-night fast food runs and impromptu travel. But for sophomore Callahan Stoub, the dream car can wait. When Eric Stoub, Callahan Stoub’s father, sold one of his businesses, his first thought was to buy new cars for both Callahan and her brother. But Callahan had...
Professor, students examine newly discovered gravesite of college’s first president
The cemetery where the body of Hillsdale College’s first president, Daniel McBride Graham, lies has fallen to disrepair in the past few decades. After learning of the situation at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Pennsylvania, Visiting Associate Professor of Classics Joshua Fincher took juniors Joe Toates and Calvin Zabrocki to examine the area and see how Hillsdale College could improve it....
Checking off the bucket list: Mrs. A goes to Ireland
“Being Irish isn’t something you do. It’s something you are.” This is the beginning of a poem titled “What it means to be Irish” that JoAnn Arendt, lovingly known as “Mrs. A” to most on campus, has hanging in her house. Her grandfather came to the states from Ireland, and for her whole life, Arendt has wanted to visit the...
Diane Philipp: former track coach for Hillsdale and USA
The Hillsdale College women’s track and field team was off to a strong start shortly after its founding in 1977, taking second place at the 1981outdoor track GLIAC Championship meet. A year later, however, the program was taken over by a 22-year old with no athletic experience at the college level, other than her routine workouts in the sports complex....
