Christ Chapel will be the newest chapter in Hillsdale College’s long affiliation with Christianity. Provost David Whalen told The Collegian earlier this semester the college has always been Christian and the purpose of the chapel is to “make explicit what is too often implicit.” A group of Free Will Baptists established the college in 1844, because they wanted to create...
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Food fight: Student Fed approves CHP request
After a contentious debate, Hillsdale College’s Student Federation voted 14-4 to allocate nearly $7,000 from its surplus fund for Centrahallapalooza at its April 6 meeting. The $6,858.21 is covering half the cost of food — the other half coming from the Student Activities Board’s own fund — which SAB members said they hope will purchase more and better options. “Time...
Keller crowned Miss Congeniality at D.C. cherry blossom festival
Princesses don’t always have it easy, as participants of the Cherry Blossom Princess Program, held last week during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., found out. Long days full of meetings with foreign dignitaries, receptions, a grand ball, and reading to kindergarteners was exhausting — but well worth it, senior Monika Keller said. Sponsored by the National Conference...
Douglass dedication set for May 12
With just under a month until the unveiling of the Frederick Douglass statue, the sculpture’s mold is ready. The dedication ceremony for the project that was announced in 2014 will take place in Kresge Plaza on May 12, Chief Staff Officer Mike Harner said. Until then, the statue is being casted and will then travel from California, where award-winning sculptor...
Hillsdale professors, students disagree with GOP teacher quotas
A proposed law in Iowa would require universities to hire a similar ratio of conservative and liberal professors, but Hillsdale College faculty and students said such a policy would not be conducive to a liberal arts education. The legislation, SF-288, would prevent Iowa’s three state-run universities — the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa...
GOAL Program holding school-wide food fundraiser for Haitian students
Two Hillsdale College students have partnered with the GOAL Program in an effort to pack and provide more than 20,000 meals for school children in Haiti. After a January trip to the Caribbean island, senior Jessie Fox and junior Zack Schultz said they were inspired and moved by the need for food and resources in a country plagued by natural...
Hillsdale Academy takes largest group ever to Europe
Students and adults from Hillsdale Academy recently traveled to Europe for the school’s biennial overseas trip. In the Academy’s largest group ever, 41 students, 32 parents, and five staff members traveled to Greece and Italy for 12 days during the school’s spring break, March 28 to April 9. “We take everyone who wants to go,” Academy Headmaster Kenneth Calvert said....
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