Long guns, slippers with President John F. Kennedy’s face on them, and a lump of coal may seem completely unconnected. But they all find a home within the depths of Michael Alex Mossey Library’s Archives and Special Collections. The archives, first founded in the 19th century, house rare and antique books, as well as Hillsdale College memorabilia and assorted artifacts....
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You can’t live with them or go to college without them
Students with parents and siblings in town and on campus relate their unique Hillsdale experience. There are a lot of things students can bring to college to make it feel more like home: bedding, clothes, decor, food, books. Some people even bring their parents. “Having my parents move to Hillsdale during my freshman year was definitely something I never thought...
Moore group shares a perspective on hiring alumni
Graduates from Hillsdale’s class of 2021 have found success at companies and organizations like the Mayo Clinic, The Wall Street Journal, and the U.S. Senate, not to mention Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and Fox. But what is it about the alumni of a small liberal arts college in rural Michigan that stand out so much to employers? Bill Moore has special...
Freshman yo-yos his way to TikTok fame
Many TikTok stars stick to dancing and lip-syncing, but freshman Gavin Hubner has found his niche on the platform: yo-yoing. Hubner has more than 80,000 followers on TikTok, where he regularly posts short videos performing yo-yo tricks to the beats of different songs. “I started the account in April, but I only really started making good videos around June,” Hubner...
Radio hosts election watch party
If there’s one thing Hillsdale students love, it’s politics. Election season is full of debates and discussions that culminate on the second Tuesday in November: election day. This year, Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM hosted an election night watch party in the Searle Center and broadcast election results live. Different students involved in politics spoke on topics from ballot proposals...
QUICK HITS: James Webb
In this quick hits interview, Associate Professor of Accounting James Webb talks AC/DC, film noir, and advice for people who hate math. Webb joined the Hillsdale College faculty after teaching accounting and business at University of California-Berkeley. If you had to have one song playing in the back of your head forever, what would it be? ACDC’s “Standard Struck.” Would...
