Nearly 800 people, including Hillsdale students and professors, gathered at the University of Notre Dame this weekend for the 19th annual Center for Ethics and Culture fall conference. The theme of the conference, held on Nov. 1, was rooted in Russian philosopher Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s teachings on the proper relationship between God, the human person, and the state. Associate Professor of...
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Bauerlein defends biblical education
“People interpret the Bible differently,” said Mark Bauerlein, senior editor of First Things magazine, during a speech at Hillsdale College. “This is an inescapable fact of our fallen and partial perspectives, of our human interests, and of our varying formation which leads us to debate, especially over any powerful texts.” Students and faculty gathered on Nov. 6 to hear...
Michigan voters approve marijuana legalization, other ballot proposals
by Nicole Ault and Carmel Kookogey Michigan’s three ballot proposals passed in Tuesday’s election, though Hillsdale County voters weren’t on board with two of them. Nearly 52 percent of Hillsdale County voters affirmed Proposal 3, which will change several voting policies, and add an allowance for same-day voter registration. But 53 percent of the county voted no on Proposal 1,...
Friends of ’04 alumnus raise funds for scholarship in his honor
When he described what he did, he would say “business development.” When he spoke, he might use Farsi or Arabic. After Thomas Burke ’04 died at the age of 35 in 2017, his family and friends began fundraising to establish the Thomas Peter Burke Endowed Memorial Scholarship in honor of the 10-year CIA veteran. They have raised roughly $32,000 toward...
Senior presents museum studies project
Admissions requirements to Hillsdale College in the late 19th century included an understanding of Greek and Latin equal to that of current upper-level classics students. It’s just one of the fascinating facts Katie Hillery found while researching her senior project. Hillery, who is a double major in classics and history, presented her project in the main floor of the library...
Student Fed grants club status, votes on amendment to its constitution
The Student Federation approved the establishment of three new clubs and made an amendment to its constitution regarding election qualifications at last week’s meeting. Liberty Battalion, the Physical Therapy Club, and the Formal Logic Club were all given initial club status due to growing interest and faculty support. At the end of the meeting, Student Fed members voted on a...
Grad student radio show to bring prudence back to politics
Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM’s new show, Citizen Talk, has made the word “prudence” its motto by going below the surface of mere hot button issues, to explore the deeper meaning of the contentious topics of the day. Two Hillsdale College graduate students, Juan Davalos and Lynette Grundvig, have hit the airwaves of Radio Free Hillsdale on 101.7 FM with...
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