The college will raze the on-campus house Donnybrook in the next few years with plans to use the property for administrative purposes, according to Dean of Men Aaron Petersen. “There’s going to be an administrative building with a multi-use facility, offices, and storage,” Petersen said. According to Petersen, Hillsdale College purchased the house at 62 Park Street in June 2016,...
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College Republicans to host Presidents Day celebration
Hillsdale College Republicans will celebrate Presidents Day with a Trump impersonation contest Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. in the Searle Center. According to College Republicans Communications Chair and freshman Kathryn Vieceli, faculty will judge the impersonation contest, including Associate Dean of Men Jeffery Rogers. The event is intended to celebrate all that the American presidents have accomplished for the nation....
State rep argues for raw milk
Food security is national security, according to Pennsylvania state Rep. Barb Gleim. Sponsored by Hillsdale College Republicans, Gleim gave a lecture Feb. 11 titled “American Farmers Under Attack: Fake Meat, Raw Milk & Foreign Ownership.” Gleim presented a number of challenges American farmers and consumers currently face in agriculture production and maintenance. “We have China, Iran, and North Korea as...
SAB to host Midnight Market
SAB will host their annual Midnight Market on Friday from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. Courtesy | Alexandra Comus The Student Activities Board is set to host Midnight Market Feb. 14 from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. “Midnight Market is a chance for students to sell anything that they’ve made,” said sophomore and SAB creative team member Isabelle Ellis. “They...
Transfer students bond over bowling
Transfer students gathered for a bowling night at Hillsdale Lanes Jan. 31 to foster friendship and community. Junior Lucy Treene transferred her sophomore year and organized the event. Treene said the event was a great way for everyone to connect. “I thought it would be a great opportunity to have the old transfers meet the past transfers, because they have...
DC professor discusses views on Constitution
The Supreme Court has acquired too much power as the supposed referee of all constitutional disputes, Associate Professor of Government Bradley Watson said in a speech hosted by Career Services Feb. 7. Watson, who teaches law and constitution for Hillsdale’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C., gave a lecture titled “Progressive Jurisprudence and the Crisis of Constitutionalism.”...
Victor Davis Hanson named commencement speaker
Victor Davis Hanson will be the commencement speaker for the class of 2025. The provost’s office announced the selection of the historian and political commentator in an email on Feb. 6. “I am deeply honored to have been invited to present the 2025 Hillsdale College graduation address,” Hanson said in an email to The Collegian. “It marks the high point...
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