Two Hillsdale seniors, Luke Kjellsen and James “Jay” Golden, will be commissioned to the Marine Corps this Spring after completing twelve weeks of training in the Officer Candidate School. Interest among Hillsdale students in becoming Marine Officers has been increasing in recent years; only this year, around 17 students expressed interest. “In huge state schools, you can have about 20...
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Hillsdale responds to free speech warning label
A free-speech group has once again placed Hillsdale College on its “warning” list. Hillsdale College received a “warning” designation from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression with an overall score of 46.73 in its 2025 College Free Speech Rankings, well below the top-ranked University of Virginia, which scored 73.41. Laura Beltz, director of policy reform for FIRE, explained that...
A taste of the craze: Campus Rec hosts pickleball tournament
Campus Rec hosted its second weekend of its new pickleball intramural sport last week, with more than 30 teams showing out to play. According to junior Sophie Schlegel, a member of the Campus Rec staff, there are more than over 30 teams signed up for this season’s “trial and error” run. “We’re trying to figure out what’s working, what doesn’t,...
CCA I discusses Christianity in America
Speakers for CCA I: Christianity in America discuss American history and the country’s roots in religion. Courtesy | Hillsdale Archives Christianity is necessary for the morality and preservation of the American republic, according to speakers at this week’s Center for Constructive Alternatives seminars. “A post-Christian America will not just be hostile toward individual Christians, but it will also be hostile...
Grove City professor addresses transgression
Grove City professor Carl Trueman discusses modern shift toward individualism at Hillsdale College Drummond lecture. Courtesy | Ligonier Modern culture defines itself by opposing whatever the established norm may be, what Carl Trueman called transgression in a Drummond Lecture titled, “Blessed Are the Transgressors,” Sept. 26 in Christ Chapel. “Transgression can never be satisfied,” Trueman said. “Transgression needs always to...
Total Fit group hosts workout challenge on campus
Student participants in Total Fit’s “Gallant” challenge pose for a photo in Founder’s Gym. Courtesy | Paul Sri Total Fit ran a “Gallant” workout challenge for anyone wanting to participate Sept. 28. Sri, a Total Fit coach, said the workout was meant to be difficult. “Like anything that we do here, we want to challenge ourselves and really work hard,”...
Simpson men prevail through the rain at Naval Battle
Rain was not enough to dampen the spirits of students as they battled on cardboard boats and rafts at Campus Rec’s Naval Battle at Baw Beese Lake last Saturday. The men of Simpson prevailed 3-0 after 15 minutes of battle. Two teams faced off in a water-themed version of capture the flag. The men of Simpson faced off against the...
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