Students can immerse themselves in Civil War history on the 1844 Society’s inaugural Hillsdale History Tours event Oct. 26. According to Young Alumni Programs Coordinator Kaeleigh Di Cello, attendees can expect a walking tour that will teach them the history of Hillsdale College in the Civil War. “The event was inspired by the 1844 Society’s desire to help students cultivate...
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Q&A: Lizzie Penola and Lincoln Teti talk homecoming court
Seniors Lizzie Penola and Lincoln Teti pose for a photo as homecoming queen and king. Courtesy | Lizzie Penola Lizzie Penola was named 2024 homecoming queen. How were you selected for homecoming court? I’m a Chi Omega, and the tradition for us is that the seniors anonymously vote for our homecoming queen nomination. Were you surprised when you won? I...
Mary Randall rededicates playhouse after 25 years
After 25 years of playtime, Mary Proctor Randall Preschool rededicated “Miss D’s Playhouse” on Oct. 11. “It would have brought Miss D such great happiness to know that 25 years later, children are still joyfully playing and learning under this roof that bears her name,” director of Mary Randall Preschool Micha Moore ’94 said at the event. “Miss D” was...
Meter is the first metaphor, visiting writer says
For poet James Matthew Wilson, the nature of his craft can be summarized by an alliterative list: making, metaphor, memory, and meter. “If I could ask what poetry is, I’d have to be able to answer the question first of what it’s for,” Wilson said. Wilson presented his lecture “On the Nature and Ends of Poetry: a Theory of Poetic...
Packages go underground: student mail lockers open under Lane and Kendall
Students can now get mail from newly installed lockers in class buildings on campus. Courtesy | Hillsdale Students can now pick up their packages from lockers in the basement hallway between Lane and Kendall halls. “We have been talking about doing this for years now to make it easier for students to have 24/7 access to packages,” Print and Mail...
Claremont Institute Fellow speaks on editing the declaration
Charles Kesler is a distinguished professor of government at Claremont McKenna College. Courtesy | Claremont Institute The roots of modern American political disputes can be traced to the editing of Thomas Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence, Charles Kesler, senior fellow of the Claremont Institute, said in a lecture titled “Editing the Declaration: Natural Rights and Political Rights in...
Guest lecturer speaks on Christian community
Christians cannot hide from the world but must create a community to engage in it, said Sarah MacMillen, associate professor of Sociology at Duquesne University, in a talk titled “Reflective Presence: Jacques Ellul on the In-Between” hosted by Hillsdale College Sociology and Social Thought program Oct. 3. “We have to present ourselves a certain way because we feel damaged from...
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