Hillsdale College attracts students from all around the country, and some students have never experienced weather in the Midwest. Specifically, the fall is unknown territory for students from states like California, Arizona, and Nevada. These students may have never experienced the leaves changing color or the breezy season that some people in the Midwest love dearly. Midwesterners are familiar with...
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Keeping Mossey’s memory
Walking into the campus library, visitors run across a plaque beside the painting of a young boy, “Mike” Alex Mossey. The plaque says little about the boy, whose joyful life ended in tragedy, but whose legacy at Hillsdale lives on. Michael Alex Mossey was born on Oct. 2, 1954 to two Hillsdale alumni, Donald Mossey ’51 and Jane Mossey ’52....
Quick Hits: Miles Smith
Dr. Smith is a visiting Assistant Professor of History at Hillsdale College. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. If you could bring one restaurant to Hillsdale what would it be? I’m from North Carolina so I would bring in Bojangles. I love getting their Cajun filet sandwich. What is your theory on why God created mosquitoes? Well,...
Adam Rick leaves Holy Trinity to become full-time college chaplain
Rev. Adam Rick has decided to leave his job as pastor at Holy Trinity Anglican Parish in order to become the college’s full time chaplain. Rick said he moved to Hillsdale in July of 2016 to take on both jobs part-time. As both ministries grew, both began to need a full time position. “After a period of discernment with my...
Hillsdale’s Halloween traditions haunt campus once again
After some of last year’s Hillsdale Halloween festivities were cancelled due to COVID-19, the college will return to a full-swing Halloween. The days will include opportunities to contribute to charity, collect candy, and be spooked silly. Spooky Simpson This Friday, stop by Simpson between 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. to support charity and participate in The Simpson Asylum. The Asylum,...
‘Like a family in the hotel’: Student housekeepers serve community
An escape from homework. A place to build relationships. The satisfaction of serving other people—and you even get paid to do it. Working as a student housekeeper at the College’s Dow Hotel is a lot more than just folding bedsheets. “I just kind of wanted a job on campus, just to kind of keep me going, keep me accountable,...
