While most voters have made up their minds and the possibility of an October surprise is quickly vanishing, Hillsdale College professors said the presidential election is a tossup, depending on election integrity and narrow margins in the swing states. “The most likely swing states to flip to Trump seem to be, in descending order, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and Pennsylvania,” Associate...
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Construction on student union façade to begin in November
The Diana Davis Spencer Graduate School of Classical Education is scheduled to finish in May 2026. Courtesy | Catherine Maxwell Construction on the façade of the student union will begin in November as work on the new classical education building remains on schedule to finish in May 2026, according to Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé. Bernice Grewcock donated the money...
Hillsdale Honky Tonk becomes an official club
The Student Federation approved the creation of one new student organization, the Hillsdale Honky Tonk Club, and granted five funding requests from existing clubs in its meeting Oct. 10. The Honky Tonk Club, informally known as the line dancing club, is under the presidency of sophomore Amelia King. “The goal of our club is to ultimately cultivate relationships between students...
Mock Trial teams open preseason in Pennsylvania
Returning team Platypus Deniability poses for a photo at Pennsylvania State University. Courtesy | Chloe Noller They’re so back — Hillsdale College Mock Trial just roared into the pre-seasons at their first invitational tournament of the year. Two Hillsdale teams competed last weekend at Pennsylvania State University. Platypus Deniability, a returning team of veterans from last year snagged a second-place...
College releases new resource app
HillsdaleExperience is now accessible to students. Courtesy | YouTube HillsdaleGo’s replacement app is now available for download on both Apple and Android devices. The new app, called Hillsdale Experience, provides students with a single location for academic resources including class information, the student events calendar, and the campus dining menu. The college released the app to the Google Play store...
Varsity debate team places in top four of first tournament of season
The 2024 debate team poses for a photo. Courtesy | Instagram Sophomore Alex Mooney and junior Benjamin Brown placed in the top four of the 21 competing teams at the online David Frank Tournament of Scholars, held in Eugene, Oregon, over Fall Break weekend on Oct. 19 and 20. Sophomore Jonathan Evans and seniors Mark den Hollander and Elizabeth Williams...
Podcasting offers an alternative to biased media coverage, Pulliam Fellow says
Larry O’Connor analyzed four examples of biased media in Plaster Auditorium Oct. 22. Courtesy | Adriana Azarian Platforms like YouTube and podcasts outrank left-leaning TV news and expose users to conservative views, said Larry O’Connor, conservative radio host and Eugene C. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Journalism. A host on WMAL radio in Washington, D.C., O’Connor spoke on “The Media...
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