Dr. Christina Francis is a board certified OBGYN. Courtesy | Christina Francis Drugs marketed as tools of birth control would encompass both the prevention of pregnancies as well as the destruction of embryos in the 1960s and 1970s, said Christina Francis in a speech hosted by Hillsdale College for Life March 31. “This change in definition then allowed for the...
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Scholar discusses China, TikTok
Michael Sobolik is a scholar and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. Courtesy | The Hudson Institute The United States is a Pacific power, Hudson Institute scholar Michael Sobolik said in a discussion about TikTok, China, and American foreign policy, hosted by the Alexander Hamilton Society March 26. Sobolik divided his talk into two sections, the first being the importance...

Pulliam fellow speaks on India
Tunku Varadarajan is a Wall Street Journal contributor who is this semester’s Eugene C. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Journalism. He taught a one-credit course called “The Art of the Review.” Courtesy | JNS American Christians must defend Indian Christians, who face persecution from their government, said journalist Tunku Varadarajan in a lecture April 1 in Plaster Auditorium. “It is...

Locals bring antiques to road show
Crowded together, Hillsdalians waited with everything from comic books to lead pennies in hopes of exchanging their prized items for cash at the Premier Gold, Silver and Coin Association road show, hosted March 25-29 at the Dow Hotel. Started in 2009, the business often hosts events called “road shows,” where it appraises and buys valuable items ranging from precious metals...

Trump to name alumnus to OLC
President Donald Trump will nominate Hillsdale College alumnus Elliot Gaiser ’12 to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel as assistant attorney general, the New York Times reported yesterday. Gaiser, who currently serves as the solicitor general of Ohio, recently defended the state before the Supreme Court in a discrimination case, The Collegian reported last month. Gaiser participated in...

College hires new marketing professor
Neil Watson has worked for Ave Maria College, Adidas, Tillamook Creamery, and TaylorMade Golf in senior marketing management positions. He will join Hillsdale College as an instructor of marketing in the fall. Courtesy | Ave Maria College The Economics, Business, and Accounting Department hired Neil Watson as an instructor of marketing. Chairman of Economics and Associate Professor of Finance Robert...

Campus blacks out, dorms go up
Ruthie Chinery celebrated her engagement during the blackout. Courtesy | Ruthie Chinery When the power went out on campus after a tornado warning the evening of March 30, many juniors and seniors were reminded of the ice storms and power outages of 2023. While many hoped the outage would last until the morning and force the cancellation of classes, as...
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