What’s one trend from the ’80s you wish would come back? The mullet. I had a proto-mullet. I played ice hockey in high school and had this long-ish hair flowing out of the back of my helmet. Those glory days are gone, and I long for them. What is the most impactful experience you’ve had? I chipped away at the...
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To call, perchance to court
With the rise of the internet, young people can meet through online dating services from Bumble, Tinder, and Christian Mingle to ClownDating.com, Mullet Passions, and Tall Friends. Or they can hang out ambiguously for months on end without expressing their feelings, which some experts call Hillsdating. But what if there was another option, a solution that takes man back a...
What’s in a name?
We’ve all experienced that first day of school roll call struggle. You’re sitting at a desk, hearing your professor rattle off names, and then watch as they pause, begin to say the first syllable, and look up for help. One of your classmates speaks up, pronounces their uncommon name, and the day moves forward. Junior Alaura Gage, Eoin Lyon, sophomore...
Hillsdale’s funkiest adventure: The Backpage
Hillsdale College is known for its strong campus culture, much of which was built by a plethora of shared jokes. From the effects of dining hall food on the digestive system to Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn’s perpetual search for the good to reflections on the phenomenon of Hillsdating, no topic is free from attack. Hillsdale’s culture of satirical wit...
From Sigma Chi to Suva, Fiji: Ambassador Joseph Cella
After graduation, Hillsdale students may find themselves in Washington D.C., Chicago, or somewhere in between, but one alumnus has recently made his home on the island of Fiji. Though he lives in a tropical paradise, Joseph Cella works hard as the United States Ambassador to Fiji and four other Pacific island nations — Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu. A graduate...
Sechrist: Private eye
A video camera, blackout curtains, and a car were the only requirements for senior Tyler Sechrist’s summer job. He spends most of his time at Hillsdale during the semester at the rock wall, with the Phi Mu Alpha boys, or running lights for theater productions. Sechrist’s summer work as a private investigator expanded his already varied list of accomplishments. One...
