The discussion was heated, though friendly, between two factions who have debated the question for years: “What are Fanny Price’s merits in Jane Austen’s ‘Mansfield Park’?” Women around Hillsdale, many of them Hillsdale College professors’ or staff members’ wives, agree to read certain books, from “East of Eden” to “The Hunger Games.” In addition to fruitful discussion, they enjoy each...
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Good friends, good food, and the good book
Last semester, Hillsdale had a Bible study in every dorm, seven studies offcampus, and seven sports team studies. There were five Greekhouse studies. All of these studies were connected with InterVarsity, but more continued independently. Now, students continue the growth and community. Junior Hannah Ahern is leading a new study in the art department. It wasn’t her idea, however. A...
Inside the Igloo
A group of Simpson men build a fire inside an igloo where they roast marshmallows, eat Swedish fish, and tell ghost stories. Freshman Alex Reuss downloads “The Higgledy-Piggledy Palace,” a fairy tale, onto his phone and begins to read aloud. Senior Garrett Holt, junior Evan Gensler, sophomore Colin Wilson, and freshman Ian Gensler pass around a bag of Swedish Fish...
Together Again
Whether it was sports, science, attending college, or joining a fraternity, the Homans have done everything together. But when it came to college, the Homans didn’t follow the same route. Jared Homan chose to attend John Carroll University for a year and a half, but now he is back at Hillsdale. The Homans have been reunited. “It’s definitely a lot...
Next Level Learning
On a busy Tuesday night at Broad Street Market and Tavern, a group of young adults and Hillsdale College politics professor Kevin Slack fill up a table. They’re all students at the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship, pursuing either Masters or doctorates, and they’ve just come from Slack’s “Liberalism and Modern Progressivism” course. Post-class meals are one way graduate...
The good dogs
Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn does not usually send campus emails. In the past year, Hillsdale’s commander-in-chief sent only two. Both regarded the rascally escapades of his playful boxer, Gus. “Gus, as foolish as he is handsome, has escaped from our back garden. He is a brown and white boxer, eight months old, very friendly. We have looked for two...
