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America has been interested in Middle Eastern oil since World War II, Paul Rahe, professor of history at Hillsdale College, said. The Hillsdale Lyceum hosted Rahe for a discussion on the Iranian War on March 26. “Iran has the potential, if they become powerful enough, to use oil as a weapon and have tremendous leverage,” Rahe said. “We have enough...

Hillsdale students will help community members with volunteer projects Saturday, April 11, for the Great Opportunities for Assistance and Leadership program’s 6th annual Day of Service. Day of Service will run from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and GOAL will provide students with lunch after service activities end. “The goal of Day of Service is to have the biggest impact...

Students held the annual Virgil Vigil, reading a book of Virgil’s “Aeneid” each hour for 12 hours, from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. March 27-28.  Classics honorary Eta Sigma Phi hosted the event. It took around 45 minutes to read each book in English, with students pausing for breaks between books.  “It is a great experience to read one of...

Hillsdale educates its students to prepare them for service, including service during a war, according to Peter Jennings, associate professor of leadership studies.  Jennings gave a lecture on March 24 called “Hillsdale Honor: The Civil War Experience.”  “All institutions of higher learning pursue truth. At least they’re supposed to,” Jennings said. “We pursue truth but we also defend liberty.”  Jennings...

Hillsdale College hopes to develop an educational center and a K-12 school in Placer County, California, over the course of several years, according to Hillsdale General Counsel Robert Norton. A now-corrected CBS article from March 5 erroneously reported that Hillsdale is planning an undergraduate satellite campus for the site.  “If completed, the campus could eventually serve about 6,000 students and...